The Assumption of Mary
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Description: The Assumption of Mary (or the Feast of the Assumption) is an important Catholic and Eastern Orthodox doctrine and feast day celebrating the belief that at the end of her earthly life, the Virgin Mary was taken body and soul into heaven. Key aspects of the Assumption include: - The feast day is celebrated on August 15th in the Roman Catholic Church and most Eastern Orthodox Churches. - It became an official dogma of the Roman Catholic Church in 1950 when Pope Pius XII defined it in the apostolic constitution "Munificentissimus Deus." - The belief has roots going back to early Christianity, with various writings from the 4th-6th centuries referring to Mary's bodily assumption. - In Eastern Orthodoxy, the equivalent feast is often called the Dormition ("falling asleep") of the Theotokos, which focuses on Mary's death before her body was assumed. - Unlike Jesus's ascension, Mary's assumption is believed to have been passive (she was taken up by God's power rather than ascending by her own power). - The Assumption is one of the four Marian dogmas of the Catholic Church, alongside Divine Motherhood, Perpetual Virginity, and Immaculate Conception. The feast is celebrated with special Masses, processions, and in some countries like Italy, Spain, and many Latin American nations, it's a public holiday. Is there a particular aspect of the Assumption of Mary you'd like to explore further?
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