Assumption of the blessed virgin mary

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Our Morning Offering – 19 August – The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Prayer in Honour of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary By Venerable Pope Pius XII (1…

Our hearts are like houses with many rooms. As we see in that famous painting of Jesus knocking at the door of our heart/house, there is no door knob on the outside, depicting that it is up to us to choose to invite Him in. He never forces. So, once we have invited Him in, […]

María Santisima coronada como Reina del Cielo

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The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary commemorates the death of Mary and her bodily assumption into Heaven, before her body could begin to decay--a foretaste of our own bodily resurrection at the end of time. Because it signifies the Blessed Virgin's passing into eternal life, it is the most important of all Marian feasts and a Holy Day of Obligation.

The Assumption of Our Lady: 'the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary commemorates her passing - body and soul - into the glory of Heaven, where she stands beside her Son 'in garments of gold'. Though the dogma of the Assumption was only defined in 1950, it was already widely believed by the early Christians. Given her Immaculate Conception, the grave was no place for her body. Where she is know, we one day hope to be.'

Following is the prepared text from Bishop Olmsted's homily on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Seton Catholic Preparatory High School

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Pray for us, O holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. #Solemnity #Assumption #Mary #Catholic

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary