7 Thou art all fair, O my love, and there is not a spot in thee.
Douay–Rheims · Challoner revision · Canticle of Canticles 4:7
Why this matters
The beloved is praised in love poetry. Christian liturgy has applied the imagery to the Church and Mary. “Without blemish” here is poetic praise of the beloved, not an explicit doctrinal declaration of Mary’s sinlessness.