Assumption

The Assumption Fra Angelico (c. 1430) This Friday, August 15, we will celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary—a feast full of hope for every Catholic mother. The Church teaches in the Catechism that “the Immaculate Virgin… was taken up body and soul into heavenly glory, when her earthly life was finished, and exalted by the Lord as Queen over all things” (CCC 966). This is not only a truth about Mary; it is a promise to us of what God intends for all who love Him. St. John Damascene, a Doctor of the Church, called the Assumption “the … Continue