Mary freely chose to accept God's plan of raising Jesus describes which event?

• A. The Nativity
• B. Immaculate Conception
• C. The Incarnation
• D. The Annunciation

Answer: (D)

At the Annunciation, Mary freely accepts God's plan by agreeing to bear the Messiah, with her fiat, “Let it be to me according to your word.” This moment makes the Incarnation possible—the Word becoming flesh in Jesus. The Nativity is Jesus’ birth, the Immaculate Conception is Mary’s own sinless conception, and the Incarnation refers to God taking on human nature in Jesus, which begins specifically with Mary’s consent at the Annunciation.