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	Assumption of Mary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		According to Roman Catholic theology and the traditions of the Roman Catholic Church, the body and soul of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Mary, the mother of Jesus) was taken into Heaven after the end of her earthly life.
		The Feast of the Assumption is celebrated on August 15, the same calendar day as the Eastern Orthodox Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos.
		The Dormition should not be confused with the Assumption: Eastern Orthodox believe that Mary died, and there is a non-dogmatic tradition that her dead body was later assumed into heaven as a foretaste of the general resurrection.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Assumption_of_Mary (436 words)

	MARY'S ASSUMPTION:IRRELEVANT AND IRREVERENT? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		First, because, in their view, the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin unduly exalts Mary's role in salvation history, giving her an honor they say is due Christ alone.
		The dogma of the Assumption means that the Virgin Mary now experiences in heaven that union of glorified body and soul which her son enjoys.
		And the Assumption was God's way of finishing the job he started at Mary's Immaculate Conception, redeeming her body from the effects of sin as well.
	www.catholic.net /RCC/Periodicals/Dossier/0506-96/Article6.html (2006 words)

	Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Byzantine Catholic Church are held each Sunday in the English language at 8:15 a.m.
		The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Byzantine Catholic Church is a place where a new vision of hope begins as well as a new home for your soul.
		Currently the Byzantine Church is subdivided based on ethnic groupings, namely, Greek, Melkite, Ukrainian, Ruthenian, Russian, etc. The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Byzantine Catholic Church is contained in the St. Nicholas Eparchy (Diocese), with the Bishop residing in Chicago, Illinois.
	www.diocese.com /site/parish/phoenix/assumption_bvm_ukrainian/n (702 words)

	Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
		The idea of the assumption of Mary into heaven after her death is first expressed in narratives of the fifth and sixth centuries.
		The theme of the heavenly coronation of the Blessed Virgin as Queen of Heaven, often represented paintings and sculpture, is related to her being assumed into Heaven where she reigns next to her Divine Son.
		And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfilment of what was spoken to her from the Lord." And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for He has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden.
	www.wf-f.org /Assumption.html (3055 words)

	The Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary
		On November 1, 1950 Pope Pius XII announced that the Roman Catholic Church was adopting as dogma the Assumption of Mary.
		The Assumption is a declaration of faith in the assumption of Mary, body and soul, into Heaven.
		The beliefs about Mary go beyond assumption and include doctrines about her Immaculate Conception; she was born free from sin, her perpetual virginity and her action as co-redeemer with Christ.
	oh.essortment.com /assumptionbless_rrbi.htm (1221 words)

	The Death and Assumption of the Blessed Virgin
		Her body, virginally chaste and the throne of Eternal Wisdom, was not to remain in the tomb.
		The festival of the Assumption is in honour of the triumph of Mary over death, and of her glorious entrance into heaven, where Jesus received her with love and placed in her hands the scepter of pardon and clemency.
		The Blessed Virgin is truly willing to aid us in our bodily wants, but she desires also that we think seriously of curing our spiritual maladies, and if we wish to remain in sin, she will turn away from us.
	www.sspx.ca /Rosary_Crusade/issue_08.htm (1188 words)

	Catholic Culture : Liturgical Year : Blessing of Herbs on the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Prayer)
		Blessing of Herbs on the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
		This blessing comes from Germany, and formulas for it are found as early as the tenth century.
		Lastly, through the merits of the blessed Virgin Mary, whose Assumption we are celebrating, may we all, laden with the sheaves of good works, deserve to be taken up to heaven; through Christ our Lord.
	www.catholicculture.org /lit/prayers/view.cfm?id=1132 (753 words)

	The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - A Reflection
		The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - A Reflection
		A reason for the Assumption is then that it was inappropriate for one who was mother of the Lord to suffer the corruption of death.
		Through reflecting on the Assumption we can more deeply penetrate Mary’s words, fulfilled in a way that has transcended all the expectations of the young woman of Nazareth: “He that is mighty has done great things for me and holy is his name” (Luke 1:49).
	www.carmelites.ie /Spirituality/assumption.htm (1196 words)

	Mary's Assumption \| Ancient Homily on the Assumption of Mary by St. John Damascene -Welcome to The Crossroads Initiative
		Damascene on the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
		For just as her virginity remained inviolate while giving birth, when she departed her body was preserved from destruction and only taken to a better and more divine tabernacle, which is not subject to any death.
		a blessing for the world, a sanctification of the universe, refreshment for those who are tired, comfort for the sorrowing, healing for the sick, a port for those in danger, pardon for sinners, soothing balm for the oppressed, quick help for all who pray to you.
	www.crossroadsinitiative.com /library_article/189/Ancient_Homily_on_Mary_s_Assumption____St._John_Damascene.html (529 words)

	Feast of the Assumption (Dormition) of Mary
		The Feast of the Assumption is also known as the Feast of the Dormition (falling asleep) of Mary.
		Some of the Fathers believed that the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVM) was assumed while still alive, others that she was assumed after she had died.
		Festivals commemorating the death of the Blessed Virgin Mary were common from the 5th century onwards, although the exact dates were never fixed.
	www.churchyear.net /assumption.html (960 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Feast of the Assumption
		It is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin.
		Today, the belief in the corporeal assumption of Mary is universal in the East and in the West; according to Benedict XIV (De Festis B.V.M., I, viii, 18) it is a probable opinion, which to deny were impious and blasphemous.
		At Piazza, in Sicily, there is a commemoration of the Assumption of Mary (double second class) the 20th of February, the anniversary of the earthquake of 1743.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/02006b.htm (1158 words)

	MUNIFICENTISSIMUS DEUS
		Thus, while the Blessed Virgin is fulfilling in the most affectionate manner her maternal duties on behalf of those redeemed by the blood of Christ, the minds and the hearts of her children are being vigorously aroused to a more assiduous consideration of her prerogatives.
		She, by an entirely unique privilege, completely overcame sin by her Immaculate Conception, and as a result she was not subject to the law of remaining in the corruption of the grave, and she did not have to wait until the end of time for the redemption of her body.
		So it was that the Feast of the Assumption was elevated from the rank which it had occupied from the beginning among the other Marian feasts to be classed among the more solemn celebrations of the entire liturgical cycle.
	www.ewtn.com /library/PAPALDOC/P12MUNIF.HTM (2736 words)

	ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
		Mary, the Mother of Jesus Christ, is the first of God’s creatures to attain the full glory of redemption wrought by her Son.
		The tradition concerning the death of the Blesses Virgin Mary, which all the ancient churches accept, almost invariably, is the following: All the apostles except Bartholomew, who was absent at that time, with torch lit procession perform the funeral of the Virgin and bury her at the side of the Valley of Gethsemane.
		These names are descriptions of the Blessed Mother-of-God found in the hymns and prayers of the feast as well as the Holy Scriptures.
	mywebpages.comcast.net /ahahamyan/bulletin_august_2002.htm (1141 words)

	Catholic Culture : Document Library : Munificentissimus Deus
		Moreover, the scholastic Doctors have recognized the Assumption of the Virgin Mother of God as something signified, not only in various figures of the Old Testament, but also in that woman clothed with the sun whom John the Apostle contemplated on the Island of Patmos.
		He considered it as entirely certain that, as God had preserved the most holy Virgin Mary from the violation of her virginal purity and integrity in conceiving and in childbirth, he would never have permitted her body to have been resolved into dust and ashes.
		Supported by the common faith of the entire Church on the subject of the mystery of the Assumption, he could conclude that this mystery was to be believed with the same firmness of assent as that given to the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin.
	www.catholicculture.org /docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=2957 (3790 words)

	Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Middlebury (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Middlebury
		The cornerstone of the new Church of the Assumption was blessed July 1895 by the Right Reverend John S. Michaud, Coadjutor Bishop of Burlington.
		Mass was said for the first time on December 13, 1903 after many delays with construction and lack of funds.
	www.vermontcatholic.org /Parishes/AssumptionofBVM.htm (113 words)

	Assumption of Mary \| Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary \| Dogma of the Assumption -Welcome to The ...
		Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
		This article on the dogma of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin mary originally appeared in Our Sunday Visitor for the Feast of the Assumption and is reprinted here with permission.
		John Damascene's Ancient Homily on the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the Dogma of the Assumption of Mary by Pius XII!
	www.crossroadsinitiative.com /library_article/190/Assumption_of_the_Blessed_Virgin_Mary.html (1113 words)

	CUF.org :: Catholics United for the Faith
		The Most Blessed Virgin Mary, when the course of her earthly life was completed, was taken up [“assumed”] body and soul into the glory of heaven, where she already shares in the glory of her Son’s Resurrection, anticipating the resurrection of all members of His Body.
		The doctrine of Mary’s Assumption is firmly rooted in sacred Scripture and Tradition, and this constant teaching was infallibly defined as a dogma of the Catholic Faith by Pope Pius XII in 1950.
		After all, the doctrine of the Assumption was already accepted throughout the Church, and, unlike the Immaculate Conception before it was solemnly defined in 1854 by Pope Pius IX, the teaching of the Assumption was never the subject of controversy.
	www.cuf.org /Faithfacts/details_view.asp?ffID=15 (1670 words)

	Catholic Answers Forums - Reasons Why I Believe in The Blessed Virgin Mary's Assumption (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Blessed Virgin Mother and her role in salvation history is very much sculpted out in Holy Scripture from the beginning.
		One of the reasons I find the Assumption compeling is the inclusion of the Assumption as early as the 5th century in the church liturgical calender at that an early a date it would have to be something generally accepted as to be true.
		If we remove the general logical arguments for Mary Assumption (eg where is her body?) and concentrate on it as a matter of faith, I think it should be safe to say that "not sure" is a reasonable answer.
	forums.catholic.com /showthread.php?t=43566 (3547 words)

	Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Homily of John Paul II
		In the Virgin's triumph, the Church contemplates her whom the Father chose as the true Mother of his Only-begotten Son, closely associating her with the salvific plan of the Redemption.
		In Mary the promise is fulfilled: the Mother is blessed and we her children will be blessed if, like her, we listen to and put into practice the Lord's words.
		May the Virgin, whom today we contemplate in splendour at her Son's right hand, help contemporary man to live believing "in the fulfilment of the Lord's words".
	www.vatican.va /holy_father/john_paul_ii/homilies/2001/documents/hf_jp-ii_hom_20010815_assunzione-maria_en.html (834 words)

	Meditation on the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
		The feasts of Lammas (the blessing of the first loaves at the beginning of August) and the Assumption (15th August) therefore marked out the period of harvest festivities, and continued to be celebrated as such even after the harvesting had been moved to slightly later in the year.
		In Scotland, the Assumption – St. Mary's Day, or Marymass – was the most important of the Marian feasts, and the ritual Lammas bannock (the new bread) would be dedicated to Mary Mother.
		You raised the Virgin Mary to the glory of heaven.
	www.udayton.edu /mary/meditations/assmp03.html (484 words)

	Blessed Virgin Mary
		Although she is known by many names...Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church,Queen of Peace, Mother of God, Advocate, Helper, Mediatrix, Our Lady, and Queen of Heaven, people throughout the world and throughout the centuries have sought her help when troubled.
		The Blessed Virgin directs to all acts that every mother lavishes on her children.
		Remember, O most loving Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession was left unaided.
	catholicgirl.faithweb.com /blessed_virgin_mary.htm (1187 words)

	New Catholic Dictionary: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		New Catholic Dictionary: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
		The assumption of her body into heaven upon her death.
		Among the many masters who have painted the subject of the Assumption are Fra Angelico, Ghirlandajo, Rubens, Del Sarto, and Titian.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/ncd00838.htm (104 words)

	Some Thoughts on the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
		This distinction - between Ascension and Assumption - should obviate any suggestion that Catholic piety, in proclaiming the Assumption of Mary into Heaven, is in some way putting her on a level with Christ her Son.
		Some of today’s Catholics may have the impression that the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a relatively new doctrine.
		Pope Alexander III (1169) wrote “Mary conceived without shame, gave birth without pain, and has departed from earth without undergoing the corruption of the tomb, thus proving - according to the word of the angel - that she was full of grace and nothing less.” (Duhr, ibid., p.
	www.cts.org.au /1997/assumpt.htm (1082 words)

	The Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary
		You passed amid the different choirs of the blessed, above all the heavenly spirits, and approached the throne of light prepared for you.
		What songs of gladness by the elect as you were crowned by the Blessed Trinity and made Queen of heaven, advocate of the human race and dispenser of the graces of the Redemption!
		Your Assumption was for you not only the crowning of a holy life, but also a cause of joy and triumph for the human race.
	www.lasvegasmariancenter.com /Marian.htm (1644 words)

	The Definition of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Definition of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
		All these arguments and considerations of the Holy Fathers and of the theologians are based on the Holy Scriptures as their ultimate foundation, which indeed place before us as though before our eyes the loving Mother of God as most closely joined with her divine Son, and as ever sharing His lot.
		Therefore, just as the glorious resurrection of Christ was an essential part, and the final evidence of this victory, so the Blessed Virgin's common struggle with her Son was to be concluded with the "glorification" of her virginal body, as the same Apostle says: "When.
	www.sspx.ca /Angelus/1984_August/Definition_Assumption.htm (313 words)

	Proper of the Season (assumpti.htm)
		Blessed art thou, O daughter, by the Lord the most high God, above all women upon the earth.
		Blessed be the Lord who made heaven and earth, who hath directed thee to the cutting off the head of the prince of our enemies.
		And blessed art thou that hast believed, because those things shall be accomplished that were spoken to thee by the Lord.
	www.dailycatholic.org /issue/assumpti.htm (1016 words)

	Pope John Paul II 15 August 1996 Angelus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		We greet you Blessed Virgin, who accompanied and followed your divine Son, suffering and crucified, to his death, and at the foot of the Cross became "our Mother", Mother of the Church and of all humanity.
		We greet you, glorious Virgin, in the mystery of your Assumption into heaven: in you God the Father anticipated what he intends to accomplish at the end of time for all those who die in communion with Jesus Christ, his Son and your Son.
		Blessed Virgin, as you guide us like a bright star towards the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000, grant that every man and every woman may recognize Jesus, the blessed fruit of your womb, as their own Saviour.
	www.ewtn.com /library/PAPALDOC/JP960815.HTM (432 words)

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