The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is not mentioned in the Bible, but it has been part of the Tradition of the Church from earliest times. One can find mention of the Church’s faith — which ...
A carved, deep bas-relief tympanum depicting the Virgin Mary with face turned slightly upward and arms extended above her, clad in flowing robes, hovering in mid-air over a rose-filled tomb. On either ...
August 15th is a holy day of obligation celebrating the Assumption of Mary, body and soul into heaven. On November 1, 1950 Pope Pius XII declared in Munificentissimus Deus (“The Most Bountiful ...
The Solemnity of the Assumption preempts the 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time (as well as its Gospel, which presents Jesus’ Teaching on the Bread of Life as the sine qua non to eternal life — John 6:51-58 ...
Here is further background on the day, including why it is important to the Catholic Church and traditional methods to celebrate the day. What does the Feast of the Assumption celebrate? How and where ...
In August, Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians celebrate the assumption into heaven of the Virgin Mary, the mother of God. This week’s clergy discuss the Bible passages, religious beliefs and ...
Catholic and Orthodox Christians -- and a few Protestants, too -- will celebrate Tuesday the taking up of Jesus' mother from earth to heaven. The Western church refers to it as the Solemnity of the ...
On the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pope Francis said that Mary's assumption into Heaven was an infinitely greater achievement than man's first steps on the moon. "When man ...
The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us that the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin celebrates the belief that at the end of her earthly life, Mary was "taken up body and soul into ...
The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us that the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin celebrates the belief that at the end of her earthly life, Mary was "taken up body and soul into ...
Many Protestants are unaware of it, but the infallibility of the Pope has never once been officially exercised since the doctrine was defined by the Vatican Council in 1870.* This week, the vast ...