{"id":1490,"date":"2020-08-14T23:28:20","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T17:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/?p=1490"},"modified":"2020-08-14T23:28:20","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T17:58:20","slug":"assumption-of-blessed-virgin-mary-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/assumption-of-blessed-virgin-mary-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary"},"content":{"rendered":"

With great and immense joy, the Church celebrates the solemnity of the Assumption of Mary on 15th<\/sup> August. The solemnity commemorates Mary\u2019s bodily resurrection and glorification of our Lord at the end of her life.<\/p>\n

The word\u00a0Assumption comes from\u00a0the Latin verb assumere,<\/em> meaning \u201cto take to oneself\u201d. Our Lord, Jesus Christ took\u00a0Mary\u00a0home to Himself where He exists. Assumption of Mary is the dogma which was proclaimed by Pius XII in his\u00a0 Apostolic Constitution\u00a0Munificentissimus Deus<\/em>, in which this perennial truth was solemnly defined: \u201cBy the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and by our own authority, we pronounce, declare, and define it to be a divinely revealed dogma: that the Immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n

There is a huge difference in the Church’s teaching about Jesus’ Ascension and Mary’s Assumption. The biggest difference is that\u00a0Jesus raised Himself up to Heaven whereas the Assumption of Mary was carried out by Jesus. Mary was lifted up by Jesus. Jesus was her personal Saviour. The dogma of Mary’s Assumption states that Mary:” having completed the course of her earthly life,\u00a0was assumed\u00a0body and soul into heavenly glory<\/em>.” This clearly shows that Mary did not raise herself up. Yes, she needed a Saviour.<\/p>\n

The dogma of her Immaculate Conception and the dogma of the Assumption isn\u2019t explicitly stated in the Scripture. In the encyclical, Pope Pius XII pointed to several Scripture passages that he believed, illustrated the doctrine of the Assumption of Mary. Some of them include:<\/p>\n

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  1. a) Arise, O Lord, into thy resting place: thou and the ark, which thou hast sanctified. (Psalm 131:8)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    b)The Woman clothed with the Sun (Revelation 12)<\/p>\n

    c)I will glorify the place of my feet (Isaiah 61:13), etc.<\/p>\n

    There are a number of passages that mention Mary directly, \u00a0and could be used as Scripture-based defenses of her Assumption. For example,in Luke 1:28, Mary is described as \u201cfull of grace\u201d which would imply that she was exempt from the fourfold curse that had been laid upon Eve in Genesis 3:15. The fourth commandment to honor one\u2019s father and mother (Exodus 20:11) \u00a0could also apply our Lord\u2019s care for His holy mother, including her body and soul after death. And let\u2019s not forget that the bodily resurrection won by Jesus\u2019 Resurrection mentioned in 1 Corinthians 15:54 applies to all believers, including Mary. Both Scripture and Tradition demonstrate Jesus\u2019 closeness to Mary and from this can be surmised that Mary\u2019s share in Jesus\u2019 Resurrection would be equally as close. Based on all of this and more, the Church considers the dogma of Mary\u2019s Assumption to be in accordance with the divine truths contained in the Scripture.<\/p>\n

    The solemnity of the Assumption of Mary calls each one of us:<\/p>\n

    Firstly<\/strong>, to live a holy life because at the end of this earthly pilgrimage we have to return to our heavenly father and to do so we have to live a life willed by God.<\/p>\n

    Secondly,<\/strong>Mary had a perfect faith and trust in God throughout her life, which led her to say, \u201cBe it done to me according to Thy word\u201d. The same perfect faith and trust of Mary encourages each one of us to live the same.<\/p>\n

    Thirdly<\/strong>, let us hope that belief in Mary\u2019s bodily Assumption into heaven, makes our belief in our own resurrection stronger and more effective.<\/p>\n

    May our loving mother continue to pour upon us the heavenly blessings. Wish you all a happy feast of the Assumption of Mary.<\/p>\n

    Fr. Leslie Gomes<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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