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I know St. Mary was born with Original Sin, but did she ever commit a sin herself?

With profound wisdom, St. Mary was known to be of few words. We are not aware of any particular sin associated with our blessed mother. It is sufficient to say that although she was born with Original Sin as any other human being, yet Christ waited for her throughout the ages for the reason that she embodied all the righteousness, humility, and purity any human could attain and was counted worthy of the title "Mother of God."

And Mary said:
“My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; for behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed. For He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name. and His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation. He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty. He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy, as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever.”