On Aug. 15, Catholics around the world mark the solemnity of the Assumption of Mary, commemorating the end of her earthly life and assumption into heaven. But while the feast day is a relatively ...

Mary’s Assumption is “second fruits” — and pointing to the fullness of the harvest on the Last Day. Mary’s Assumption also comes nine days after the Feast of the Transfiguration.

The centuries-old legend of Mary’s assumption was a popular one, and saints frequently reflected on it in their writings. But it wasn’t until the 20th century that it had an official definition.

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 ...

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It’s mid-August, which means we in the Marian Library and across UD’s campus are anticipating a day off. While we are observing ... Apocryphal writings describing the end of Mary’s life and her ...

Other Protestants reject the doctrines that undergird the holy day. 'BODY AND SOUL' "The assumption of Mary into heaven 'body and soul' should be rejected. We have no clear scriptural text to ...

The text, which was legally binding, established the yearly observance of the Assumption, a Catholic tradition celebrating Mary's bodily ascent ... protection on this day. The son of Henri IV ...

On Aug. 15, Catholics around the world mark the solemnity of the Assumption of Mary, commemorating the end of her earthly life and assumption into heaven. But while the feast day is a relatively ...