The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a commemoration celebrated by the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church and a few other Christian religions around the world. ----- < ✠ > ----- This celebration of Mary's Assumption began with 5th century Christians (AD 400's), although evidence points to an earlier observance. But it was, at that time, a remembrance of Mary's life and death, without the Assumption connection. Rather, it bore a sense of Our Lady’s, “Birth Into Heaven,” or, as it was known in the Byzantine tradition, her “Dormition” (falling asleep). The actual Feast of the Assumption, as we think of it, was first seen within the Church at Rome during the middle of the 7th century. So while it has obviously been observed by the faithful for a long time, it took roughly 13 centuries for it to be declared doctrine: On 1, November, 1950, Po...
Feast of Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist (d. AD 101) Christmas, December 27 Third Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) Prayer O God, who through the blessed Apostle John, has unlocked for us the secrets of your Word, grant, we pray, that we may grasp with proper understanding what he has so marvelously brought to our ears. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen. ----- ------ Introduction Born in Bethsaida, John was called while mending his nets to follow Jesus. He became the beloved disciple of Jesus. He wrote the fourth Gospel, three Epistles and the Apocalypse. His passages on the pre-existence of the Word, who by His Incarnation became the light of the world and the life of our souls, are among the finest of the New Testament. He is the evangelist of the divinity of Christ and His fraternal love. With James, his brother, and Simon...
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