We honor our Mother – Mary Immaculate – Immaculata.
Χαῖρε κεχαριτωμένη: chaire kecharitomene (Greek word translated as: “Hail, full of grace.” )
“chaire” – Means “hail” or “rejoice”
“charis” – The root word of ke-chari-to-mene, means “grace”
“charitoo” – Greek verb ending in omicron omega (“oo”) means to put the person or thing into the state indicated by the root. The root being “charis” or “grace,” “charitoo” means “to put into a state of “grace.”
“ke” – Greek perfect tense prefix indicates a perfected, completed present state as a result of past action. Thus, a perfected, completed present state of “charis,” or “grace,” as a result of past action.
“mene” – Greek passive participle suffix indicates action performed on subject by another. Thus, a perfected, completed present state of “charis,” or “grace,” as a result of the past action of another. As the speaker is the angel Gabriel, the “other” is God.
Therefore, “chaire kecharitomene” means: “Hail, who has been perfectly and completely graced by God.” The common Catholic rendering, “full of grace,” while good, may actually fall short!
Κεχαριτωμένη – Passive (being done to the subject) Perfect Participle = This action was done to Mary but its an action that was done to her in the past. It didnt start when the angel announced it. Angel, ”Hail, κεχαριτωμένη, you who have been favoured highly (full of grace) – What im about to tell you doesnt start now. This favour, which God bestowed on you, was given to you in the past which I am now revealing. The favour that was granted to you in the past is two fold:
1)being chosen to be the carrier of the Son of God but included in that favour is
2)God making you pure so that you will an untainted vessel worthy to carry God.”
In Luke 1:28, what God did for Mary (χαρίτω (Kerito – favoured) He will eventually do for the rest of us (Eph 1:6 which in context this favour is to become holy and blameless) when Christ decends, but He did it for her in advanced because she was blessed with the honour of carrying God in the womb.