The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin is a singular participation in her Son's Resurrection and an anticipation of the resurrection of other Christians: In giving birth you kept your virginity ...

O immaculate virgin, mother of God and mother of humanity, we believe with all the fervour of our faith in your triumphal assumption both in body and in soul into heaven where you are acclaimed as ...

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This event is known as the Assumption or Dormition of the Virgin Mary. The feast was originally known as the Memory of Mary. It was celebrated in Jerusalem in the fourth century. The people of Rome ...