Mary’s Song of Praise
And Mary said,Readings:
‘My soul magnifies the Lord,
and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour,
for he has looked with favour on the lowliness of his servant.
Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
for the Mighty One has done great things for me,
and holy is his name.
His mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.
He has shown strength with his arm;
he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
He has brought down the powerful from their thrones,
and lifted up the lowly;
he has filled the hungry with good things,
and sent the rich away empty.
He has helped his servant Israel,
in remembrance of his mercy,
according to the promise he made to our ancestors,
to Abraham and to his descendants for ever.’
Luke 1:46-55
Isaiah 61:10-11
Psalm 34 or 34:1-9
Galatians 4:4-7
Luke 1:46-55
PRAYER
O God, who have taken to yourself the blessed Virgin Mary, mother of your incarnate on: Grant that we, who have been redeemed by his blood, may share with her the glory of your eternal kingdom; through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen
The Roman Catholic Church, celebrates today as the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven. Pope Pius XII declared the bodily assumption of Mary into heaven to be a dogma of the church. "The Assumption of Mary into heaven is also taught by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Oriental and Coptic Orthodox Churches, where it is known as the Dormition of the Theotokos." (Wiki)
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Though, technically, the Dormition is theologically/mariologically different than the assumption. The Assumption assumes that death cannot touch The Blessed Mother, because of her lack of original sin, whereas the Dormition says that Mary died, or fell asleep, and then was taken into heaven. I only say this because a Roman Catholic would object to the idea that Mary died.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, Thank you for posting the prayers and the readings.
I only say this because a Roman Catholic would object to the idea that Mary died.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, thanks for visiting. I'm glad you liked the prayers and readings. Regarding the death of Mary, apparently not all Roman Catholics object to the idea that Mary died. From the Catholic Encyclopedia:
Regarding the day, year, and manner of Our Lady's death, nothing certain is known. The earliest known literary reference to the Assumption is found in the Greek work De Obitu S. Dominae. Catholic faith, however, has always derived our knowledge of the mystery from Apostolic Tradition. Epiphanius (d. 403) acknowledged that he knew nothing definite about it (Haer., lxxix, 11). The dates assigned for it vary between three and fifteen years after Christ's Ascension. Two cities claim to be the place of her departure: Jerusalem and Ephesus. Common consent favours Jerusalem, where her tomb is shown; but some argue in favour of Ephesus. The first six centuries did not know of the tomb of Mary at Jerusalem.
FWIW, the papal definition left open whether or not Mary died: "...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."
ReplyDeleteBeautiful artwork, as usual, Mimi. Thanks.
Rick, thanks for the info. Isn't that a lovely icon? I know nothing about it except what's underneath the the picture.
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