The Immaculate Conception and the New Eve (Part 4 of 5)

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Every year Catholics celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception on December 8th. And every year the readings selected for the Mass on this day revolve around Mary, her identity, and the role she plays in salvation history.
In this video, which is part 4 of 5, from the readings for the Mass for the Solemnity of Immaculate Conception, Dr. Pitre affirms that when taking all of the accounts of the readings for today's celebration that the underlying reason Mary is the Immaculate Conception is because she is the new Eve. Since she is the fulfillment of Eve, who said "yes" where Eve said "no," and since New Testament fulfillments always exceed their Old Testament types, if Mary were to be conceived with Original Sin then that would make the Old Eve, who was created without Original Sin, greater than the New Eve, which is not how Biblical typology works. The fulfillment always exceeds the shadow. Moreover, Dr. Pitre confirms that the Church at large, in the east and the west, has affirmed this teaching from the early Church.
Notable quote from this video for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception:
"Now why would they say this? Don't they know Romans? Where Romans says, chapter 3, “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” I mean Augustine wrote a commentary on Romans, right, surely he would know what St. Paul says about everyone sinning. And of course he did, but what he also knew was that Mary was the new Eve, and that as the new Eve she had a special grace conferred upon her that preserved her from Original Sin. "
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This 5 part series is taken from The Mass Readings Explained, which can be learned about here: catholicproduc...
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