The Fascinating History of the Solemnity of Mary’s Assumption
The Church teaches that when Mary ended her earthly life, God assumed her, body and soul, into heaven.
The Church teaches that when Mary ended her earthly life, God assumed her, body and soul, into heaven.
Every evening, for the past two weeks, he has led a meditative Rosary and the celebration of Mass, on the altar of one of the forgotten mountain churches, to end on the feast day of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
COMMENTARY: Mary’s assumption is not ‘just’ a special privilege for her, ‘conceived without sin.’ It tells us that what began with Jesus’ resurrection, already realized body and soul in Mary, is what God intends for all ‘who love him.’
User’s Guide to the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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