Mary assumed into heaven: Intercede for us!
Every year on 15 August, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary. The belief in the Assumption of Our Lady has its roots in the Church’s Tradition, although it was formally defined as a Dogma of faith by Pope Pius XII in 1950. Early Christian writings and the Church Fathers also testify to the veneration of Mary and the belief in her special role in the life of Jesus and the Church.
Pope Pius XII, on 1 November 1950, proclaimed as Dogma that Our Lady, “having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory”. This truth of faith emphasizes Mary’s unique role in the history of our salvation as the Mother of Jesus, the Son of God. It highlights her destiny of fullness and blessedness, and glorifies her immaculate conception.
For Christians, the Assumption of Mary into heaven invites us to a deeper commitment of faith and discipleship following Mary’s example of humility, obedience and trust in God’s providence.
May Our Lady, model
of faith for all Christians, pray for us!
Prayer to Mary, Assumed into Heaven
O Immaculate Mary, Assumed into heaven,
you who are most blessed in the vision of God:
of God the Father who exalted you among all creatures,
of God the Son who willed that you bear Him as your Son and that you should be His Mother,
of God the Holy Spirit who accomplished the human conception of the Saviour in you.
O Mary, most pure
O Mary, most sweet and beautiful
O Mary, strong and thoughtful woman
O Mary, poor and sorrowful
O Mary, virgin and mother
woman very human like Eve, more than Eve.
You are near to God by your grace and by your privileges
in your mysteries
in your mission, in your glory.
O Mary, assumed into the glory of Christ
in the complete and transfigured perfection of our human nature.
O Mary, gate of heaven
mirror of divine light
ark of the Covenant between God and mankind,
let our souls fly after you
let them fly long your radiant path,
transported by a hope that the world does not contain eternal beatitude.
Comfort us from heaven, O merciful Mother,
and guide us along your ways of purity and hope
till the day of that blessed meeting with you
and with your divine Son
our Saviour, Jesus. Amen!
(Saint Paul VI)
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