The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The teach­ing of the Roman Catholic Church is that, The Assump­tion of the Blessed Vir­gin Mary is when Mary was tak­en up body and soul into Heav­en after her life here on earth was over. In the East­ern Ortho­dox tra­di­tion, Dor­mi­tion of the Theotokos, Mary died and then rose to Heav­en.

This is a very impor­tant feast and is often cel­e­brat­ed on August 15. It is a Holy Day of Oblig­a­tion by the Church Cal­en­der. This year, the feast of Assump­tion of the Blessed Vir­gin Mary falls on Wednes­day, August 15, 2012.

In praise and ado­ra­tion of our Blessed Moth­er on this day of the Feast of the Assump­tion:

“Her name, like the name of Jesus, is joy to the heart,
a drop of hon­ey to the mouth, a delight­ful melody to the ear.”
(Saint Antho­ny of Pad­ua)

Homi­ly 08-15-2011 — Fr. Antho­ny Mary, MFVA — The Assump­tion of the Blessed Vir­gin Mary

For more infor­ma­tion on the Feast of Assump­tion of the Blessed Vir­gin:

Feast of the Assump­tion –Catholic Ency­clo­pe­dia

CHURCH FATHERS: Assump­tion of Mary

Assump­tion of the Vir­gin Mary (Greek Ortho­dox Church)

Assump­tion of Mary -Wikipedia

Assump­tion of Mary in France