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Earlier in the Catechism, we unpacked Mary as the Mother of Jesus. Now, we look at what it means for Mary to be the Mother of the Church. Fr. Mike makes it clear that, when he entrusts his disciples to Mary, his Mother, from the Cross, he's entrusting us to her as well. Today's readings are from Catechism paragraphs 963-970. This episode has been found to be in conformity with the Catechism by the Institute on the Catechism, under the Subcommittee on the Catechism, USCCB. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/ciy Please note: The Catechism of the Catholic Church contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.

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He was a Phrygian by birth, a slave of Philemon, to whom the Apostle Paul addressed his epistle. Onesimos escaped from Philemon and fled to Rome, where he was converted to the Faith by St Paul. St Paul sent him back to his master, who at St Paul's urging gave him his freedom. He served the Church for many years before dying a martyr, beaten to death with clubs.   Saint Onesimos is also commemorated on November 22, with Sts Philemon, Archippus and Aphia; and on January 4 at the Synaxis of the Seventy Disciples. Our Venerable Father Dalmatius of Siberia (1697) Saint Dalmatius is venerated as a pioneer of the movement that took many ascetics to dwell in the wilderness of Siberia, establishing a new company of Desert Fathers and causing the Russian Far North to be called the 'Northern Thebaid.' He was born in Tobolsk and reared in piety by his family, recently-converted Tatars. When grown, he entered the imperial army as a Cossack and served with such distinction that the Tsar awarded him a noble title. He married and lived in Tobolsk in comfort and prosperity. One day — after the destruction of Tobolsk in a great fire in 1643 — struck by a realization of the vanity of worldly things, he left family, wealth and property and went to a monastery in the Ural Mountains, taking with him only an icon of the Dormition of the Theotokos.   He was tonsured a monk with the name of Dalmatius, and devoted himself to prayer and ascesis with such fervor that, a short time later, the brethren elected him Abbot. Fearing pride and fleeing honor, Dalmatius fled with his icon of the Theotokos to a remote cave, where he lived a life of silence and continual prayer. His presence did not long remain secret in that sparsely-settled region, and soon Christians were coming from far and wide to ask his prayer and counsel; many pagans came to him for holy Baptism. Soon his habitation became too small for those who had chosen to stay as his disciples, and the Saint received a blessing from the Bishop of Tobolsk to build a wooden chapel and some cells. This was the beginning of the great Monastery of the Dormition (also called the Monastery of St Dalmatius).   Over the years the brethren endured many tribulations. Once the Tatar Prince of the region, provoked by false rumors, planned to destroy the monastery and kill all the monks. The night before the attack, the holy Mother of God appeared to the prince in resplendent clothes, holding a flaming sword in one hand and a scourge in the other. She forbade the Prince to harm the monastery or the brethren, and commanded him to give them a permanent concession over the region. Convinced by this vision, the Prince made peace with the monks and became the Monastery's protector, though he was a Muslim.   In the succeeding years the Monastery was repeatedly burned down by the fierce pagan tribes which inhabited the area; once all the monks except St Dalmatius himself were butchered, but always the monastery was rebuilt. The Saint reposed in peace in 1697, and was succeeded as abbot by his own son Isaac, who built a stone shrine at the Monastery to house the relics of the Saint and the icon of the Mother of God which he had kept with him throughout his monastic life.

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Watch Dr. Nathan Jacobs and Bible Answer Man host Hank Hanegraaff explore Eastern Orthodox perspectives on faith, works, and Mary's role in Christianity. Together they unpack common misconceptions about Orthodox beliefs, diving deep into why Mary's significance extends far beyond being Jesus's mother, and how Eastern Christians view the relationship between faith and salvation. Originally aired on the Hank Unplugged Podcast on March 3, 2020.  Original episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IkWN4WgIKc All the links:  X: https://x.com/NathanJacobsPod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hSskUtCwDT40uFbqTk3QS Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nathan-jacobs-podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenathanjacobspodcast Substack: https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/ Website: https://www.nathanajacobs.com/ Academia: https://vanderbilt.academia.edu/NathanAJacobs (03:37) Why do some Evangelicals believe that Hank Hanegraaff left the Christian faith when he became Eastern Orthodox?  (07:37) Discussing the differing framework of faith and works in the East and the West  (20:47) We are not saved by good works, but for good works (23:42) Discussing the Dormition of the Mother of God, Mary  (26:37) The perpetual virginity of Mary  (34:47) The role of Mary in the Incarnation and the profound theological implications  (38:17) A preview of the next conversation in this podcast series with Nathan Jacobs on Sola Scriptura

He was probably the first Bishop of Athens, ordained by the Holy Apostle Paul himself. St Dionysius (see October 3) describes St Hierotheos as his teacher and friend "after Paul." With St Dionysius, St Hierotheos was miraculously brought by the power of the Holy Spirit to be present with the Apostles at the Dormition of the Theotokos. He reposed in peace.

He is mentioned in Acts 17:19-34. He was a learned Athenian, a member of the Athenian court on Mars Hill (Areos Pagos in Greek, from which the title 'Areopagite' comes). At the time of Christ's crucifixion, he was studying in Egypt and saw the sky darkened there for three hours when Christ breathed His last. He later married and had several children. When St Paul preached in Athens, Dionysius was among the first to believe, and became either the first (according to some) Bishop of Athens, or the second, succeeding St Hierotheos (commemorated tomorrow, October 4). With St Hierotheos he was present at the Dormition of the Mother of God. He received a martyr's end in his old age, possibly in Athens. Several famous works of mystical theology, including On the Divine Names, are attributed to him.

Upon meeting the Holy Virgin Mary, St. Dionysius the Areopagite wrote to the Apostle Paul about his experience with her. This letter is found in the Great Collection of the Lives of Saints of the Orthodox Church on the feast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos, August 15th. https://panagiaquicktohear.com/2016/09/05/the-theotokos-and-st-dionysius-the-aeropagite/

What is feminism? What are the consequences of the movement? What is the role of women in the Church and the world? And what women and the priesthood? Abbess Theologia gives succinct and clear answers to these questions. 0:00 Intro The Feminist Movement 0:14 Causes for the Movement 1:51 The Movement's Success 3:00 Problems with the Movement Orthodoxy and the Feminist Movement 5:16 Women and the Priesthood 11:36 Feminism and the Holy Mountain

Questions Covered: 01:12 – Did fetal microchimerism have a part to play in Mary's assumption? 06:10 – There is a practice where people fast during lent from one thing (food, vice.) Some people say that when you pray Sunday evening prayer 1 on Saturday, it is now Sunday where you feast and you don't have to fast from your Lenten fast anymore. Is this a sound practice or should one only stop their Lenten fast on Sunday? 09:55 – Is it true that the ends never justify the means? It seems that this belief would prohibit things like war. A popular moral question is; If the nazis asked you where a Jewish family is hiding, isn't it best to lie? How else can you respond? I haven't heard you speak on this and I'm interested in your perspective 13:22 – Why do priests not get to marry? Doesn’t this lead some into sexual sin anyways when they harm children in the worst cases? God gave us a holy marriage between men and women for this purpose. Why? 19:14 – If the West believes in original sin, and the Eastern Orthodox believe in ancestral sin, where does that put Eastern Catholics? I spoke with one Eastern Catholic priest who said they affirm ancestral sin, but I thought in order to be Catholic you had to believe in original sin? 21:08 – Both are good, but is it better to know history or philosophy? Concerning Catholicism or life in general (your opinion). 23:15 – I have a question concerning canon 285.2 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law. It states: “Clerics are to avoid those things which, although not unbecoming, are nevertheless foreign to the clerical state.” Is the law thinking of any special area here? Could you give an example of something that is totally fine to do for a layperson but not for a priest? 31:09 – Do you like tooled leather? 32:12 – Can you explain Vicarious Satisfaction as taught by Aquinas vs. Penal Substitutionary Atonement and is Penal Substitution the foundation for salvation by Faith Alone? 36:52 – Kinda a silly question, but when Moses, Elijah, and other old testament characters “saw God,” did they see Jesus before He was sent from heaven and born unto the world through the Blessed Virgin Mary? Or did they actually see “God the Father?” 40:41 – You have previously critiqued the philosophical version of the Kalam argument because you believe God is capable of actualizing a universe with an infinite past.  Let’s take that for granted. It seems to me that an atheist cannot make such an appeal to support the possibility of an infinitely old universe. Therefore, could someone use the philosophical version of the Kalam as a sort of “internal critique” of the atheist worldview. One can say, “What you describe is impossible without divine omnipotence making it happen.” 44:39 – To what extent is the Catholic dogma of the Assumption of Mary a potential stumbling block to reunion with Eastern Orthodox churches?  I have heard that they believe something similar, called the Dormition of Mary, but I don’t know if the belief is uniform among all Eastern Orthodox churches, or if it’s exactly the same as the Assumption. 47:59 – Why did God not give us a mortal sin (or Grace) detector so we can know with certitude what we did was deadly or venial or simply a vice? 51:00 – What if a person had no faith all its life, just refused to believe and then gets dementia or alzheimers is there still hope for them to get to heaven 52:32 – Can you please contrast the passage from Luke 1:28 where the Angel Gabriel addresses Mary with the greeting “Hail, full of grace,” with the passage from Acts 6:8 (also authored by Luke) where Stephen is described as “full of grace.” …

Father John's sermon reveals how, strangely enough, we are all called to be Ladders of God. We see in the life of the Theotokos, the Virgin Mary, the prime example of this. The Holy Fathers of the Orthodox Church see in her life a fulfilment of Jacob's Vision: the Divine Ladder from which Heaven is connected to Earth through the Incarnation of Jesus Christ.What if your daily actions could transform you into a living tabernacle for Christ? This episode invites you to explore how we, as Orthodox Christians, can become gates, ladders, and vessels of God's presence, much like the Holy Lady Theotokos. We'll draw a unique comparison to the game Chutes and Ladders to illustrate our spiritual journey, emphasizing our role in the grand plan for universal salvation. The discussion highlights the profound significance of sharing in God's energy and power, with special attention to the Nativity and Dormition of Theotokos, and how these events inspire our path to personal sanctification. By striving for holiness, we prepare ourselves to present Christ to the world, thus participating in His saving work.Imagine making Christ present in every act, every word, despite our human imperfections. This episode underscores how the Holy Spirit and the Eucharist empower us to be conduits of divine grace, making a more profound impact on others than any physical church could. You'll learn practical steps to embody Christ daily, guided by the intercessions of the Holy Lady Theotokos and all the saints. As we live out our faith, we become living tabernacles, carrying Jesus into the world and sharing His love with all those we encounter. Listen in for an insightful and inspiring discussion on how to truly embody Christ's presence in your everyday life.**********Contact this episode's sponsor!:

Mother gives a meditation on The Theotokos she had during the Feast of the Dormition.

Homily, 08.18.2024 - Eighth Sunday after Pentecost & Eighth Sunday of Matthew, After-feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos; the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (1:10-17); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (14:14-22) You can also learn more about Orthodox Christianity by searching for “The Orthodox Faith:  Catechism with Fr. Jeremiah Vollman” on podcast platforms (e.g. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-faith-catechism)

Today we continue to celebrate the Transfiguration of the Lord on Mt. Tabor, when the spiritual eyes of Peter, James, and John were opened to behold His divine glory. They saw Him shining brilliantly and heard the voice of the Father proclaiming “This is my beloved Son with Whom I am well pleased; listen to Him.” We also continue to prepare to celebrate the Dormition (or “falling asleep”) of the Theotokos, when she became the first to follow her Son as a whole embodied person into the eternal life of the heavenly kingdom.

On the Cross, the Lord charged the Apostle John to care for His holy Mother. The Apostle settled her in a house in Jerusalem, where she lived for the rest of her days on earth, praying and offering counsel and encouragement to the Apostles. In her old age, the Archangel Gabriel appeared to her and told her that in three days' time she would enter into her rest. Giving thanks to God, she hastened to the Mount of Olives where she prayed continually, preparing herself to meet the Lord. Meanwhile, the Apostles, scattered in various parts of the earth, were caught up in clouds and miraculously brought by the holy Angels to Jerusalem, so that they might all be with the Theotokos at her repose. After she had blessed them, she gave up her soul to God. The Apostles buried her with all honor, solemnity and joy at Gethsemane. The Apostle Thomas, who was delayed (again!) by God's providence, arrived on the third day and went to her tomb, intending to honor her. But when the Apostles opened her grave, they found her holy body gone and only the winding-sheet remaining. That evening the Theotokos appeared to them surrounded by angels, and said to them, 'Rejoice: I will be with you always!'. Thus they learned that she had been bodily translated to heaven, anticipating the general resurrection of all. Her age at her repose is not known, but many say that she was about sixty years old.

Full Text of ReadingsSolemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Lectionary: 621,622The Saint of the day is Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MaryThe Story of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary On November 1, 1950, Pope Pius XII defined the Assumption of Mary to be a dogma of faith: “We pronounce, declare and define it to be a divinely revealed dogma that the immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul to heavenly glory.” The pope proclaimed this dogma only after a broad consultation of bishops, theologians and laity. There were few dissenting voices. What the pope solemnly declared was already a common belief in the Catholic Church. We find homilies on the Assumption going back to the sixth century. In following centuries, the Eastern Churches held steadily to the doctrine, but some authors in the West were hesitant. However by the 13th century there was universal agreement. The feast was celebrated under various names—Commemoration, Dormition, Passing, Assumption—from at least the fifth or sixth century. Today it is celebrated as a solemnity. Scripture does not give an account of Mary's assumption into heaven. Nevertheless, Revelation 12 speaks of a woman who is caught up in the battle between good and evil. Many see this woman as God's people. Since Mary best embodies the people of both Old and New Testaments, her assumption can be seen as an exemplification of the woman's victory. Furthermore, in 1 Corinthians 15:20, Paul speaks of Christ's resurrection as the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. Since Mary is closely associated with all the mysteries of Jesus' life, it is not surprising that the Holy Spirit has led the Church to believe in Mary's share in his glorification. So close was she to Jesus on earth, she must be with him body and soul in heaven. Reflection In the light of the Assumption of Mary, it is easy to pray her Magnificat (Luke 1:46–55) with new meaning. In her glory she proclaims the greatness of the Lord and finds joy in God her savior. God has done marvels to her and she leads others to recognize God's holiness. She is the lowly handmaid who deeply reverenced her God and has been raised to the heights. From her position of strength she will help the lowly and the poor find justice on earth, and she will challenge the rich and powerful to distrust wealth and power as a source of happiness. Learn more about the Assumption of Mary! Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Friends of the Rosary, Today, August 15, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a holy day of obligation for Catholics. In 1950, Pius XII proclaimed the Assumption of Mary a dogma of the Catholic Church in these words: "The Immaculate Mother of God, the ever-virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heaven." Pius Parsch, in The Church's Year of Grace, wrote:  “Now, toward the end of summer, when fruits are ripe in the gardens and fields, the Church celebrates the most glorious "harvest festival" in the Communion of Saints. Mary, the supremely blessed one among women, Mary, the most precious fruit that has ripened in the fields of God's kingdom, is today taken into the granary of heaven." The celebration of the Assumption is the oldest feast day of Our Lady. It was the "Memory of Mary." Its origin is traced to when Jerusalem was restored as a sacred city during the reign of the Roman Emperor Constantine (c. 285-337). On a hill near Mount Zion in Palestine was the "Place of Dormition," the spot of Mary's "falling asleep." The belief in the Assumption dates back to the apostles themselves. Mary expired in the presence of the disciples of Christ, and her tomb, when opened later, was found empty. The apostles concluded that the body was taken into heaven and transferred to the glory of eternity. The location of that empty tomb is today the Benedictine Abbey of the Dormition of Mary, a place of pilgrimage on the edge of Jerusalem. In the seventh century, the feast was celebrated in Rome as the "Falling Asleep" ("Dormitio") of the Mother of God. Today, this solemnity day looks to eternity. It is not just the commemoration of a historical event. It also gives us hope to follow Our Lady when our lives are over. Ave Maria!Jesus, I Trust In You! Come, Holy Spirit, come! To Jesus through Mary! + Mikel Amigot | RosaryNetwork.com, New York • ⁠August 15, 2024, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

For the feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God, the Orthodox Church appoints a reading from Luke that references a different Mary. Why does the Church choose that reading? What does the reading mean? And what is the significance of Mary's witness to Christ? 

Dormition of the Theotokos(Thursday August 15th 2024AD) by Duchovny Dom Monastery

Join Charlie, a non-binary sci-fi and fantasy writer, and their husband, Brian, as they explore the theological and symbolic meanings behind the Assumption of Mary. This discussion delves into the historical evidence for religious figures, the nature of faith, and the importance of religious stories beyond their factual accuracy. Through a lighthearted and pragmatic lens, the episode navigates complex religious topics, emphasizing the spiritual significance of Mary's story and its relevance to modern lives. This thoughtful analysis aims to foster a deeper understanding of faith, divine union, and the enduring power of religious narratives.Support us on: https://ko-fi.com/cedorsettBecome a patron of the arts patreon.com/cedorsettFor Educational Resource: Wisdoms Cry https://wisdomscry.comFor all of the things we are doing at The Seraphic Grove go to Creation's Paths https://www.creationspaths.com/BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/creationspaths.comThreads https://www.threads.net/@creationspathsInstagram https://www.instagram.com/creationspaths/Transcript:Charlie- New: [00:00:00] Today as the church celebrates and remembers. The assumption of Mary into heaven. We're going to ask the important question. . And this matters to me because. Today I'm creations paths. Intro Hello everybody. My name is Charlie. I'm a non binary scifi, fancy writer. And I am joined today by my husband, Brian. Brian - New: Hulu. Charlie- New: And yeah, that was kind of a flippant way to start, but, I think people. Often take religion and spirituality. Way too seriously. And it's important for us to. Allow for a little lightheartedness. And how do we approach these topics? Brian - New: Also. It's important. For the pragmatic individuals From their perspective, they're going to wonder, like what. Does it even matter? [00:01:00] and . Maybe not even look into what it is to even find out if it matters or not. To them, they don't think it matters enough. So it's not a slave. It's not a bad question. As you know, We all have busy lives and. Many, many things that we can be spending our time on and. That's a good question. Charlie- New: Well, that's Meister Eckhart said. What good is it to me today? If Jesus was born. 2000 years ago. If he is not born right here and right now in my heart, I think that that's a really. Good invalid way to see all of this because. I think it's a mistake to try to historicize faith. By that, I don't mean. That I don't believe in historical Jesus or anything like that. I think. You have to be rather foolish to not believe in a historical Jesus. There's enough evidence. That this person existed. We can argue over what his life meant. We can argue over what words he actually said, but the idea that there that's where he [00:02:00] is beyond debate. And also beyond my interest. I mean to be quite Frank and I talk about this a lot. The power. That any of these stories have? Isn't the story? It's wonderful that there was a historical Jesus and there was probably a historical Mary. And whether or not. We think we know for sure that his mother was named Mary a. Something like 60% of the women in the, in Judea were named some version of Mary. Like it's an insanely high number. I think that might be too high. I don't know. It might be too low. We have a lot of graves and other legal documents from the time. There were a lot of Mary's Maria's Mariam nays. Merriam's. there were a lot of marries in the first century. So just out of. The odds of it. Probably. Just like, there was definitely a Jesus. Cause again, Fairly common name. Back then. So the story of the assumption of [00:03:00] Mary, which. I think confuses some people because we talk about the Ascension of Christ and the assumption of Mary and we use the word assumption differently now is like, You're assuming something. But it literally means to take up. So when you assume something, you take it up is. If it were true, whether it is or not. the reason. We talked about the assumption rather than the Ascension is a basic old theological argument of Jesus ascended into heaven, basically on his own power. And God sent the angels to take. Mary up to assume Mary into heaven. In much the same way that the chariot came down for a light. There's actually I think a good argument over whether or not. Mary. Died in the story. Before this. Because the oldest version of this that we have is actually a third century story. Called the Dormition of Mary. It's a fancy way of saying when Mary fell asleep. In this story. Something happened to me. The text [00:04:00] says she fell asleep, which was a euphemism for the dying. . They put her in the tomb. The angels go out throughout the world and bring all of the apostles back. To Jerusalem and they're all over the world. But they bring them all back. I get to fly angel airlines. So that they can be there. And. Lo and behold, what happens? Mary walks out of the tube. Says a brief sermon about. How good it is to be alive and that you should. I'll do a as her son commanded. And then the angels come and they carry her up into heaven. And then the angels returning carry all the apostles back to wherever they were before this happened. Perfectly adorable. Third century century story. Brian - New: Sorry. I keep laughing every time you see angel airlines, because it reminds me of a thing I once heard. Regarding angel airlines would be whisked away and. The, reply. was. God gave you a gift of two working legs and feet. I'm not here to defame God's gift. Get to walk in. Angel airlines. I'm like, yeah. They [00:05:00] told him to get to walking back. Got a feeling this took months. not like the Enterprise beaming you up and beaming you back down probably. Charlie- New: So the thing about this is. We have a fixation. In our modern world. Over whether something historically happened. And I get that to a certain degree. It's nice to know. It's facts about certain things. And this one. Even if we could come up with something. That would be considered a fact. It wouldn't matter. this is one of those things you have to take on faith, right? We can talk all day long about how I do believe that there is so much evidence for historical Jesus. And that there was not only a historical Jesus, but he was crucified. That is beyond. Recognize . This happened. The Talmud says that the apostles stole his bot. The gospels say that he, Rick rose from the dead. Many of the earliest Roman writers. Say that he was believed to have [00:06:00] risen from the dead. But do not account for his bot. Which leads me to believe. There was not a tune in the first several centuries that people could point to and say, that's where he was. I do find it odd that none of the Roman writers. Who were very vicious against Christianity. Point to things like, and that's the pile that his body was thrown onto. The dogs could eat it. Brian - New: Yeah. Because they did that. And other writings of other individuals. Charlie- New: It's weird, but again, What historical proof could I give you? There is no such thing as historical evidence for a miracle. I can show you somebody who had. Just to go to Lourdes. For example, there are medical records of people that had. Physical disfigurements that based in the water. And those physical disfigurements healed. We have before and after photos, we have letters from their doctors. You have to take it on faith. If you don't have faith already, You're going to [00:07:00] assume while the records are somehow. Biased there. Fabricated, you know what I'm saying? There is no such thing as evidence for a miracle. And I don't care. That to me, isn't the most important part of the story. Whether or not a literal woman named Mary. Literally. Was raised into heaven. To me is the weirdest thing to argue about. Especially close to 2000 years. After the events. . When I say the dormission of Mary is a cute little story. Mary moved to emphasis with John. This is something that's very well attested to. In the early Christian writers that John basically when Jesus died, took over as caretaker for her. As a widow. And that she probably lived out the rest of her days in Ephesus. So the idea that they would have traveled all the way from emphasis back to Jerusalem. Again, not the point. The point is, does this story [00:08:00] mean something? And I really feel like we need to get there. With any of these stores, right? When we read Cyril of Jerusalem telling us that the Phoenix is all burst into flames. When Christ was born. Hey, Brent themselves to Ash. And then. Erupted again, back to life. Do I believe that somewhere in the Arabian peninsula was a whole bunch of birds that suddenly caught fire. Did Cyril bully. That somewhere in. The Arabian peninsula, whole bunch of birds. Fire. I don't, I don't think so. I do think that there's something very important in the cemetery. And then these words. What does it mean that Mary. Was carried up into heaven. What does that mean for us? Well, as we've talked about several episodes now, Mary is the tree of life. Mary is. The. Matrix of God, the mother of God. So of course the idea that she would be left here. Well, that's weird. [00:09:00] Why would you leave her here? Especially with the gospels telling us that, in my father's house, there are many mansions. Oh, wait. There's that chariot literature again, that palace literature and mysticism again. That's interesting. Of course the twist on it. And the Christian story is, and my father's palace. There are many mansions and I go to prepare a place for you. Okay. This is often seen as a story about heaven. I think you can interpret it that way. If you want to. I tend to think that this is again, referring to the mystical practices of that day in time. . That's something again, we'll have to talk about in further detail. Somewhere else. What does it mean that Mary. I was taking them to hug. Well, first of all, Mary is. The audience surrogate. For us. She's the first person to believe. Charlie- New: Angel shows up, says you're going to give birth. To the sun. Of the most high. And we have Mary's Fiat. Let it be done unto me, according to your world. [00:10:00] Mary is the first one to hear. That her son is going to suffer. And she ponders all things in our heart. Right. Mary proclaims the gospel first. All right. And the significant. God has been to raise up the lowly and throw the proud down. Mary is there. The crucifixion she's there at the. Resurrection she's there at the Ascension she's there at Pentecost. The story would be oddly incomplete. If she didn't also assend. Especially as the story had developed up until this point, we already have. The earliest versions of the, what would later be the immaculate conception. Which are different because there was no concept of original sin in the original story. Mary was just very special. In fact, in this version of the story, she's a tempo Virgin. She dedicated herself to God and just kind of prodo nun. Sort of way. And went and lived in the temple. Until it was decided, you know, you should probably get married. And [00:11:00] then they arranged her marriage to Joseph and everything. But it is the natural ending. To her story. And to ours. Mary. Falls asleep. And it's called up. Into the heavens. She's assumed up into them and she's carried into the clouds. And this is such a powerful image because it is the first time. We have this image. Where the person. Probably died first. Elijah and Elijah. Or just walking down the road. And swing low sweet chariot. And there goes Alijah. Elijah's. Flying away on the charity. Right? We don't even know what happened with Dina. And I've walked with God and God took him. We're still debating to this day. Over, what does it mean that God took him? That can mean a lot of different things. What does that mean? Well, the Nokian literature for several centuries. God assumed him adaptiveness. He ascended into heaven. When, in fact in most of this literature [00:12:00] becomes the greatest of all archangels. He takes the place that was. Abdicated when Lucifer fell.But neither of them died. You know, who died. And the angels took him. Moses. Where's Moses buried. Well, according to Jude. When Moses died. Michael had the devil argued over his body. Michael one. And then carried his body away to Barre. Well, where did he carry it away to? We're not pointed at a place. A marker on the map. Right. It's carried away. Took him away. The only other person I can think of who has a story like this is Moses. The law giver. Wait a minute. The law giver. Now, this may be a stretch for some of you. follow me here. If the only analogy we have for this kind of a story. Is Moses the law-giver who went up Mount Sinai. Brought the law back down. The only person in scripture who's recorded as having seen God. Face-to-face. And died for it. Brian - New: Yeah. i was going to say. And did [00:13:00] not survive. The encounter did not survive. He continued on, but does not survive. It's true when you read those passages. Yeah. Charlie- New: Globe like the front and they asked her to cover his feelings. Please cover up. Brian - New: You're freaking us out, dude. And the end, the governance of up, cause he was panicking people to be in his presence. Yeah, that's not a person who's still alive. not in the traditional sense. Charlie- New: But, like I said, the only other person I can think of who has this kind of a story in the tradition is Moses. David doesn't have the story. Solomon doesn't have the story. It's just Moses. Mary. Gave birth to the way the truth and the life. Moses. You give the law. This is the parallel to me. That the first century church has seen here. And that is. Putting forward here. When we're seeing this kind of capstone. And especially. She gives a farewell address in the story in the door mission of Mary. That to me reminds me of Moses his farewell [00:14:00] address. Because remember he was forbidden to enter the promised land. So yes, to say goodbye to everybody, and then everybody. Probably crosses the river. And leaves him. She gets a very similar message where it's like, remember everything that happened. Remember the commandments. In this story and the door mission of Mary Mary does the same thing. All the apostles are brought back together. And she gives this one last speech. If you will. And it's not look at me. I'm so great. It's Mary been married. It's the same thing we see in the marriage. Feast of Canaan. Whatever my son tells you do it. Remember all the things that my sunsets. It's that reminder. Okay. It's a similar story. The power of this message. Is Mary as the law-giver. Because Mary gave us no commandments. Mary gave us a way of living. Uh, way of living. That is filled. With both the power of the holy spirit. That is in accord with [00:15:00] the one life. That is in accord with. That humility. Of taking up. The space that you are there to occupy. Oh, Being meek. And being strong. She wanted to protect Jesus. She knew that what was going to happen to him. But she'd let him go out. And preach and teach. In fact, we know that she lost at least three of her kids. To this mission. Because we know of course Jesus gets crucified. We know that. James and Jude are also killed. Brothers of Jesus and presumably her children. I know the Catholics in the audience are going to say. But they're her adopted children from previous. Marriage of Joseph's and again, sigh, I don't care. Uh, mother as a mother. I don't want to argue over semantics. But here we are again. In this. Wonderful moment where we're told and reminded. Whatever my son told you. Do it. Remember his commandments to you? Well, what were his commandments [00:16:00] to us? To love one another. As. We love ourselves to love God with all our heart, mind, and spirit. It's still live in this love in this compassion. In fact, before we started calling it the Eucharist or communion. It was the agape feast. It was the love feast. That's what church service was called. It was the feast of love. We see that all throughout Paul's writings, we see that all throughout the first and second century writings that we have. So that's a later. That it changes and it becomes the Eucharist, the Thanksgiving or the communion. It was the love feast because this is the great law. That comes into the world through Mary, which is Jesus. So just the law of love, the law of freedom. This is why. The assumption of Mary. Has power. It's not because of some promise of. Eternal life for. Any of those things, which if those have meaning and resonance for you, By all means, let them have meaning [00:17:00] and resonance for you. But this is Mary going to her proper place. In full humility. As we talked about before with the sons of zebedee, whoever will be first will be last. Jesus said. Well, Mary obviously is both the first and the last she appears here, there and yonder throughout the scriptures. But beyond that, we know very little about her. And yet. Here she is. Going. To her home. To be queen of heaven queen of the angels queen of all hearts. In charge of the divine treasury of divine grace. Her natural place. And this is the reminder for us of where we are going, where we are living. As we said in the previous episode, Mary is the tree of life. The seed that is planted within us. The tree of life growing within us that bears the fruit. That is Jesus Christ. This is the goal. This is the end state. We're all reaching for that theosis, that union with God. How else [00:18:00] can her story end? But with perfect union. With God. Because isn't that where we want our story to end. And I'm not talking just about death. I'm talking about. At any time. I want to be United with God now. I went to cleave onto God now. I want to join. Forces with the one life. Now. And what a beautiful day. To be thinking about this and aspiring for it. Then when we're remembering. The assumption of marry. We're here. Here it is. Her perfect and complete union with God. She already had the grace. To give birth to God in this world. To give birth to divine wisdom. In this world. And now. Perfect union with the divine. The mother of God returning. To heaven. Carried up. And the arms of the angels. How else could this story? How else do we want our story then? Because this isn't that the [00:19:00] goal. As they very openly said in the early centuries of Christianity. God became man, that man might become God. This was seen as the purpose of Christianity, this union, right? Jesus said it. The night before the crucifixion and the gospel of John, let them be one. One in me as I am with you, that they may be one in us. And he repeats this over and over and over again. This unity with the divine, this. Acting in accord with the. One. Life. Is the purpose and function of why we're here. We're learning to live in accord with nature in accord. With that light. And here in this one, beautiful image of Mary. We get to see that. And that's powerful. Brian - New: It's very powerful. Charlie- New: So this is an image. That again, you can meditate on. I really do agree with St. Ignatius Loyola. This idea that we should put ourselves in this place. [00:20:00] We actually look at Ignation meditation and prayer. It really is this kind of build the scene in your mind and imagine that you're there for all these important moments. And this is a powerful one to do that with. And I think visualization. It's such a powerful and wonderful. Tool that we have. And yes, it's fine to have reverence. And to celebrate these moments. But I think it's equally important for us. To relate to them. Imagine yourself being assumed to have. What would that be? Like, what would you see? What would you feel? What would the touch of the angels fans feel like. As they've lifted you. What would it be like to be in the presence of pure love? What does that lie? Let's sit and meditate on that. And to really bring it deep into your heart. Those are the questions we're asking today. What would it mean to live that? Perfect love. And union. With the one. [00:21:00] Life. God is our alive. Goodness. 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"And just as the all-holy body of God's Son, which was taken from her, rose from the dead on the third day, it followed that she should be snatched from the tomb, that the mother should be united to her Son; and as He had come down to her, so she should be raised up to Him." John of Damascus, also known as St. John Damascene, was an influential monk and theologian of the 8th century. He is considered the last of the Greek Fathers and is primarily known for his definitive defense of icons against the iconoclast heresy. His influential body of work includes sermons, hymns, and an encyclopedia that summarizes the philosophical and theological developments of the Patristic era. His significant contributions to the Church's understanding of her doctrine and liturgy have earned him the title "Doctor of the Church." In this sermon—one of three on the Dormition of Mary—St. John reflects upon Mary's participation in the mysteries of salvation, describes the gathering of the apostles and angels to honor her departure from this world, and exhorts all to celebrate the great feast of her Assumption. Links Sermon II: On the Assumption full text: https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/basis/johndamascus-komesis.asp SUBSCRIBE to Catholic Culture Audiobooks https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/catholic-culture-audiobooks/id1482214268 SIGN UP for Catholic Culture's newsletter http://www.catholicculture.org/newsletter DONATE at http://www.catholicculture.org/donate/audio Theme music: "2 Part Invention", composed by Mark Christopher Brandt, performed by Thomas Mirus. ©️2019 Heart of the Lion Publishing Co./BMI. All rights reserved.

We are certainly in a spiritually rich time of year in the life of the Church. Having begun the fast in preparation for the Dormition of the Theotokos, we are now also anticipating the Transfiguration of the Lord, when Peter, James, and John beheld His divine glory on Mount Tabor. As with all the feasts of the Church, the point is not simply to remember what happened long ago, but instead to participate personally in the eternal truth made manifest in these celebrations. And that means nothing less than being transfigured ourselves by our Lord's gracious divine energies as we come to share more fully in His restoration and fulfillment of the human person as a living icon of God.

Father Alexander Karloutsos, the protopresbyter of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church of the Hamptons and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese's representative to the White House, joins the editors on the podcast to discuss his relationship with President Joe Biden and past presidents going back to Jimmy Carter. In 2022, Biden presented Father Alex with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian award.

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Earlier in the Catechism, we unpacked Mary as the Mother of Jesus. Now, we look at what it means for Mary to be the Mother of the Church. Fr. Mike makes it clear that, when he entrusts his disciples to Mary, his Mother, from the Cross, he's entrusting us to her as well. Today's readings are from Catechism paragraphs 963-970. This episode has been found to be in conformity with the Catechism by the Institute on the Catechism, under the Subcommittee on the Catechism, USCCB. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/ciy Please note: The Catechism of the Catholic Church contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.

https://t.me/athoniteaudio/6188 Compiled by St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood Translated by Ana Smiljanic PART ONE The Life of Elder Thaddeus PART TWO The Teachings of Elder Thaddeus 1. On Thoughts, 2. On Family Life, 3. On Humility, 4. On Serving God and Neighbor, 5. On Monasticism, 6. On Repentance, 7. On Prayer, 8. On Love, 9. On the Fallen World, 10. On Spiritual Struggle, 11. On the Faith, 12. On Inner Peace, 13. On the Spiritual Realm, 14. A Homily on the Dormition of the Mother of God, 15. Repentance is a Change of Life, 16. Collected Sayings of Elder Thaddeus +May his prayers and blessings be upon us. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athonite-audio/support

Clive Oppenheimer is a volcanologist, filmmaker and Professor of Volcanology at the University of Cambridge. His research has taken him on expeditions across the world, from Antarctica, where he discovered the camp of Captain Scott's attempt to reach the South Pole, to Ethiopia where he was held at gunpoint by rebels. Clive was born in London, and fell in love with rocks and the stories they tell on visits to what is now the Natural History Museum. His mother survived the Blitz in London and his father escaped persecution by the Nazis in Germany in the 1930s. On a gap year trip to Indonesia, Clive saw his first volcanoes and realised both their natural power and their significance in human lives. He studied at the University of Cambridge, and completed a PhD at the Open University.He has taken part in and led expeditions to volcanoes all over the world, including Indonesia, Italy and Ethiopia. He is one of few Westerners to have worked in North Korea, where he was invited by the government to study volcanic activity at the culturally significant Mount Baekdu. He has also made three documentaries with filmmaker Werner Herzog about volcanoes and their scientific, cultural and spiritual significance. DISC ONE: Blue Rondo a la Turk - Dave Brubeck Quartet DISC TWO: Love Hangover - Diana Ross DISC THREE: Autobahn - Kraftwerk DISC FOUR: Lava - The B-52's DISC FIVE: Debaser - Pixies DISC SIX: Turangalîla-symphonie, Part VI Jardin du sommeil d'amour. Composed by Olivier Messiaen and performed by the Orchestre de l'Opéra Bastille, cond Myung-Whun Chung, with Yvonne Loriod (piano) and Jeanne Loriod (ondes martenot) DISC SEVEN: T'zeta - Bezawork Asfew DISC EIGHT: Hymn for the Dormition of the Mother of God - The Sixteen and Harry ChristophersBOOK CHOICE: The Vivisector by Patrick White LUXURY ITEM: A seismometer CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Debaser – PixiesPresenter Lauren Laverne Producers Sarah Taylor and Tim Bano

He was a Phrygian by birth, a slave of Philemon, to whom the Apostle Paul addressed his epistle. Onesimos escaped from Philemon and fled to Rome, where he was converted to the Faith by St Paul. St Paul sent him back to his master, who at St Paul's urging gave him his freedom. He served the Church for many years before dying a martyr, beaten to death with clubs.   Saint Onesimos is also commemorated on November 22, with Sts Philemon, Archippus and Aphia; and on January 4 at the Synaxis of the Seventy Disciples. Our Venerable Father Dalmatius of Siberia (1697) Saint Dalmatius is venerated as a pioneer of the movement that took many ascetics to dwell in the wilderness of Siberia, establishing a new company of Desert Fathers and causing the Russian Far North to be called the 'Northern Thebaid.' He was born in Tobolsk and reared in piety by his family, recently-converted Tatars. When grown, he entered the imperial army as a Cossack and served with such distinction that the Tsar awarded him a noble title. He married and lived in Tobolsk in comfort and prosperity. One day — after the destruction of Tobolsk in a great fire in 1643 — struck by a realization of the vanity of worldly things, he left family, wealth and property and went to a monastery in the Ural Mountains, taking with him only an icon of the Dormition of the Theotokos.   He was tonsured a monk with the name of Dalmatius, and devoted himself to prayer and ascesis with such fervor that, a short time later, the brethren elected him Abbot. Fearing pride and fleeing honor, Dalmatius fled with his icon of the Theotokos to a remote cave, where he lived a life of silence and continual prayer. His presence did not long remain secret in that sparsely-settled region, and soon Christians were coming from far and wide to ask his prayer and counsel; many pagans came to him for holy Baptism. Soon his habitation became too small for those who had chosen to stay as his disciples, and the Saint received a blessing from the Bishop of Tobolsk to build a wooden chapel and some cells. This was the beginning of the great Monastery of the Dormition (also called the Monastery of St Dalmatius).   Over the years the brethren endured many tribulations. Once the Tatar Prince of the region, provoked by false rumors, planned to destroy the monastery and kill all the monks. The night before the attack, the holy Mother of God appeared to the prince in resplendent clothes, holding a flaming sword in one hand and a scourge in the other. She forbade the Prince to harm the monastery or the brethren, and commanded him to give them a permanent concession over the region. Convinced by this vision, the Prince made peace with the monks and became the Monastery's protector, though he was a Muslim.   In the succeeding years the Monastery was repeatedly burned down by the fierce pagan tribes which inhabited the area; once all the monks except St Dalmatius himself were butchered, but always the monastery was rebuilt. The Saint reposed in peace in 1697, and was succeeded as abbot by his own son Isaac, who built a stone shrine at the Monastery to house the relics of the Saint and the icon of the Mother of God which he had kept with him throughout his monastic life.

He was a Phrygian by birth, a slave of Philemon, to whom the Apostle Paul addressed his epistle. Onesimos escaped from Philemon and fled to Rome, where he was converted to the Faith by St Paul. St Paul sent him back to his master, who at St Paul's urging gave him his freedom. He served the Church for many years before dying a martyr, beaten to death with clubs.   Saint Onesimos is also commemorated on November 22, with Sts Philemon, Archippus and Aphia; and on January 4 at the Synaxis of the Seventy Disciples. Our Venerable Father Dalmatius of Siberia (1697) Saint Dalmatius is venerated as a pioneer of the movement that took many ascetics to dwell in the wilderness of Siberia, establishing a new company of Desert Fathers and causing the Russian Far North to be called the 'Northern Thebaid.' He was born in Tobolsk and reared in piety by his family, recently-converted Tatars. When grown, he entered the imperial army as a Cossack and served with such distinction that the Tsar awarded him a noble title. He married and lived in Tobolsk in comfort and prosperity. One day — after the destruction of Tobolsk in a great fire in 1643 — struck by a realization of the vanity of worldly things, he left family, wealth and property and went to a monastery in the Ural Mountains, taking with him only an icon of the Dormition of the Theotokos.   He was tonsured a monk with the name of Dalmatius, and devoted himself to prayer and ascesis with such fervor that, a short time later, the brethren elected him Abbot. Fearing pride and fleeing honor, Dalmatius fled with his icon of the Theotokos to a remote cave, where he lived a life of silence and continual prayer. His presence did not long remain secret in that sparsely-settled region, and soon Christians were coming from far and wide to ask his prayer and counsel; many pagans came to him for holy Baptism. Soon his habitation became too small for those who had chosen to stay as his disciples, and the Saint received a blessing from the Bishop of Tobolsk to build a wooden chapel and some cells. This was the beginning of the great Monastery of the Dormition (also called the Monastery of St Dalmatius).   Over the years the brethren endured many tribulations. Once the Tatar Prince of the region, provoked by false rumors, planned to destroy the monastery and kill all the monks. The night before the attack, the holy Mother of God appeared to the prince in resplendent clothes, holding a flaming sword in one hand and a scourge in the other. She forbade the Prince to harm the monastery or the brethren, and commanded him to give them a permanent concession over the region. Convinced by this vision, the Prince made peace with the monks and became the Monastery's protector, though he was a Muslim.   In the succeeding years the Monastery was repeatedly burned down by the fierce pagan tribes which inhabited the area; once all the monks except St Dalmatius himself were butchered, but always the monastery was rebuilt. The Saint reposed in peace in 1697, and was succeeded as abbot by his own son Isaac, who built a stone shrine at the Monastery to house the relics of the Saint and the icon of the Mother of God which he had kept with him throughout his monastic life.

He was probably the first Bishop of Athens, ordained by the Holy Apostle Paul himself. St Dionysius (see October 3) describes St Hierotheos as his teacher and friend "after Paul." With St Dionysius, St Hierotheos was miraculously brought by the power of the Holy Spirit to be present with the Apostles at the Dormition of the Theotokos. He reposed in peace.

He was probably the first Bishop of Athens, ordained by the Holy Apostle Paul himself. St Dionysius (see October 3) describes St Hierotheos as his teacher and friend "after Paul." With St Dionysius, St Hierotheos was miraculously brought by the power of the Holy Spirit to be present with the Apostles at the Dormition of the Theotokos. He reposed in peace.

He is mentioned in Acts 17:19-34. He was a learned Athenian, a member of the Athenian court on Mars Hill (Areos Pagos in Greek, from which the title 'Areopagite' comes). At the time of Christ's crucifixion, he was studying in Egypt and saw the sky darkened there for three hours when Christ breathed His last. He later married and had several children. When St Paul preached in Athens, Dionysius was among the first to believe, and became either the first (according to some) Bishop of Athens, or the second, succeeding St Hierotheos (commemorated tomorrow, October 4). With St Hierotheos he was present at the Dormition of the Mother of God. He received a martyr's end in his old age, possibly in Athens. Several famous works of mystical theology, including On the Divine Names, are attributed to him.

He is mentioned in Acts 17:19-34. He was a learned Athenian, a member of the Athenian court on Mars Hill (Areos Pagos in Greek, from which the title 'Areopagite' comes). At the time of Christ's crucifixion, he was studying in Egypt and saw the sky darkened there for three hours when Christ breathed His last. He later married and had several children. When St Paul preached in Athens, Dionysius was among the first to believe, and became either the first (according to some) Bishop of Athens, or the second, succeeding St Hierotheos (commemorated tomorrow, October 4). With St Hierotheos he was present at the Dormition of the Mother of God. He received a martyr's end in his old age, possibly in Athens. Several famous works of mystical theology, including On the Divine Names, are attributed to him.

There's a sense in which The Vocation of Mary was the most special and the most common. In this homily given on the Feast of the Dormition in 2010, Fr. Pat considers these two vocations of our Lord's Mother.

There's a sense in which The Vocation of Mary was the most special and the most common. In this homily given on the Feast of the Dormition in 2010, Fr. Pat considers these two vocations of our Lord's Mother.

We welcome back Mike Aquilina of The St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology to discuss the Catholic teachings about Mary. How can the common objections of Protestants be answered, and why is her motherhood so needed in today's culture?   Show Notes Centuries later, we're still discovering reasons to celebrate the Assumption Keeping Mary Close: Devotion to Our Lady through the Ages – Mike Aquilina History's Queen: Exploring Mary's Pivotal Role from Age to Age | Ave Maria Press Mike Aquilina's Website Mary, human nature made perfect Ancient Traditions of the Virgin Mary's Dormition and Assumption (Oxford Early Christian Studies) How the Virgin Mary became the 'Queen of History' How Our Lady of Guadalupe saved both the New World and the Old Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Did Mary Die? Dormition? Assumption? What do Catholics Believe? Dr. Taylor Marshall explains the theological history of this debate. Watch this new podcast episode by clicking here: If the audio player does not show up in your email or browser, please click here to listen. Dr. Taylor Marshall's newest book: Antichrist and Apocalypse: The 21 Prophecies […] The post 1018: Did Mary Die? Dormition? Assumption? What do Catholics Believe? [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall.

On the Cross, the Lord charged the Apostle John to care for His holy Mother. The Apostle settled her in a house in Jerusalem, where she lived for the rest of her days on earth, praying and offering counsel and encouragement to the Apostles. In her old age, the Archangel Gabriel appeared to her and told her that in three days' time she would enter into her rest. Giving thanks to God, she hastened to the Mount of Olives where she prayed continually, preparing herself to meet the Lord. Meanwhile, the Apostles, scattered in various parts of the earth, were caught up in clouds and miraculously brought by the holy Angels to Jerusalem, so that they might all be with the Theotokos at her repose. After she had blessed them, she gave up her soul to God. The Apostles buried her with all honor, solemnity and joy at Gethsemane. The Apostle Thomas, who was delayed (again!) by God's providence, arrived on the third day and went to her tomb, intending to honor her. But when the Apostles opened her grave, they found her holy body gone and only the winding-sheet remaining. That evening the Theotokos appeared to them surrounded by angels, and said to them, 'Rejoice: I will be with you always!'. Thus they learned that she had been bodily translated to heaven, anticipating the general resurrection of all. Her age at her repose is not known, but many say that she was about sixty years old.

Full Text of ReadingsSolemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Lectionary: 621, 622All podcast readings are produced by the USCCB and are from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States _______________________________________The Saint of the day is Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MaryThe Story of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary On November 1, 1950, Pope Pius XII defined the Assumption of Mary to be a dogma of faith: “We pronounce, declare and define it to be a divinely revealed dogma that the immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul to heavenly glory.” The pope proclaimed this dogma only after a broad consultation of bishops, theologians and laity. There were few dissenting voices. What the pope solemnly declared was already a common belief in the Catholic Church. We find homilies on the Assumption going back to the sixth century. In following centuries, the Eastern Churches held steadily to the doctrine, but some authors in the West were hesitant. However by the 13th century there was universal agreement. The feast was celebrated under various names—Commemoration, Dormition, Passing, Assumption—from at least the fifth or sixth century. Today it is celebrated as a solemnity. Scripture does not give an account of Mary's assumption into heaven. Nevertheless, Revelation 12 speaks of a woman who is caught up in the battle between good and evil. Many see this woman as God's people. Since Mary best embodies the people of both Old and New Testaments, her assumption can be seen as an exemplification of the woman's victory. Furthermore, in 1 Corinthians 15:20, Paul speaks of Christ's resurrection as the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. Since Mary is closely associated with all the mysteries of Jesus' life, it is not surprising that the Holy Spirit has led the Church to believe in Mary's share in his glorification. So close was she to Jesus on earth, she must be with him body and soul in heaven. Reflection In the light of the Assumption of Mary, it is easy to pray her Magnificat (Luke 1:46–55) with new meaning. In her glory she proclaims the greatness of the Lord and finds joy in God her savior. God has done marvels to her and she leads others to recognize God's holiness. She is the lowly handmaid who deeply reverenced her God and has been raised to the heights. From her position of strength she will help the lowly and the poor find justice on earth, and she will challenge the rich and powerful to distrust wealth and power as a source of happiness. Learn more about the Assumption of Mary! Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Friends of the Rosary: Today, the Catholic Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a Holy Day of Obligation. In 1950, Pope Pius XII defined the dogma of the Assumption in these words: "The Immaculate Mother of God, the ever-virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heaven." This belief, dated back to the apostles themselves, became Catholic doctrine and the Assumption was declared a truth revealed by God. In the early days of Christianity, the "Memory of Mary" was celebrated. In the seventh century, it began to be celebrated in Rome under the title of the "Falling Asleep" ("Dormitio") of the Mother of God. Centuries later, it would become the feast of the “Assumption of Mary.” From the beginning, it was clear that there were no relics of Mary to be venerated. Mary had died in the presence of the apostles and they buried the body in Jerusalem. But her tomb, when opened later, was found empty. Her body did not remain in the state of death, neither was it dissolved by decay. The apostles concluded that the body was taken up into heaven. It was not fitting that the flesh that had given life to God himself should ever undergo corruption. The location of the empty tomb soon became a place of pilgrimage. Today, the Benedictine Abbey of the Dormition of Mary stands on the spot. All the feast days of Mary mark the great mysteries of her life and her part in the work of redemption. Her divine motherhood is celebrated both at Christmas and a week later, on January 1st, on the feast of the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. The Immaculate Conception, on December the 8th, shows her fullness of grace from the first moment of her existence, completely untouched by sin. This feast marks the preparation for her divine motherhood. The Assumption is God's crowning of His work as Mary ends her earthly life and enters eternity. It gives us hope that we, too, will follow Our Lady when our life is ended. Ave Maria!Jesus, I Trust In You! To Jesus through Mary! + Mikel A. | RosaryNetwork.com, New York • August 15, 2023, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Get ready for an episode inspired by the audience about faith, belief, and religion.  We'll have a lively talk about things like how churches look and why rituals might seem confusing sometimes.  Join us as we chat about what makes church experiences special and learn about different beliefs people have.  We'll also talk about big questions like doubts and why people pray.  During our conversation, we'll explore important religious figures from history and see how our beliefs can change over time.  This episode shows how ChatGPT helped create the intro and organize our talk, making it a fascinating podcast for everyone to enjoy.  In this episode, we will be talking about:  Diverse Worship Styles Uncomfortable Religious Experiences Interpretation of Titles Varied Church Experiences Understanding Different Beliefs Doubts and Belief Comparing Religious Figures Exploring History and Faith Role of Mary in Catholicism Evolution of Beliefs and Respectful Dialogue ~Connect on Social Media! Telegram Group Chat: https://t.me/allaroundgrowthFacebook Community:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/allaroundgrowthTwitter:  https://twitter.com/allaroundgrowthFacebook:  https://www.facebook.com/allaroundgrowthInstagram:  https://www.instagram.com/allaroundgrowthYouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@allaroundgrowth~Cover Photo Credit:  Wayne Bruley - https://t.me/allaroundgrowth/55693~Discussion Links:ChatGPT - ChatGPT is an AI-powered language model developed by OpenAI, capable of generating human-like text based on context and past conversations.The Way to Know God and to Grow in That KnowledgeWebster's Dictionary 1828What Does "Orthodoxy" Mean?Introduction to OrthodoxyJan Hus - Czech theologian, philosopher and preacherMartin Luther - German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and Augustinian friar.TheotokosFeast August 15 : ASSUMPTION of MARY into Heaven Explained - Solemnity Remembering when Mary was taken to Heaven - a Holy Day of ObligationAssumption of the Blessed Virgin MaryThe Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos~#FaithJourney #BeliefExploration #ReligiousDialogue #SpiritualInsights #PodcastTalks #ThoughtfulConversations #DiverseViews #PhilosophicalExploration #RespectfulDebates #SharedPerspectives

Mary Fugate, Executive Assistant and Marian Scholar par Excellence joins us.1:20:  Mary schooled all of us on Mary trivia.2:15:   What did the Eastern Church amd Western Church have to say about this?3:00:  The traditional story of the dormition of Mary.3:30:   St Stanislaus church has a painting of the Dormition of Mary.3:50:  Mary is human, so....4:40:  When did we start using the term Assumption.5:05:  A bit on a Carravagio painting on the Dormition.5:50:   Assumption Orthodox church in Tremont has a lovely painting of the Dormition.7:05  On Barbie the existentialist.8:00  Some Barbie movie spoilers from Mary as we discuss the Barbie movie and how it relates to Mary.9:30:  Seminary images of Mary.12:15:  Softball Update for Championship Sunday.15:00;  Young Adult Fencing??  Cleveland State actually has this!  16:30:  Ballpark Mass at St Joe's in Avon Lake.  Also the church search this week.19:00: Nine Nights of Night Prayer: Go get Ice cream tonight!21:00:  Readings for the Solemnity of the Assumption and the 20th Sunday in Ordinaary time.23:15:  Follow Vito the Rescue Dog on IG

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On the Cross, the Lord charged the Apostle John to care for His holy Mother. The Apostle settled her in a house in Jerusalem, where she lived for the rest of her days on earth, praying and offering counsel and encouragement to the Apostles. In her old age, the Archangel Gabriel appeared to her and told her that in three days' time she would enter into her rest. Giving thanks to God, she hastened to the Mount of Olives where she prayed continually, preparing herself to meet the Lord. Meanwhile, the Apostles, scattered in various parts of the earth, were caught up in clouds and miraculously brought by the holy Angels to Jerusalem, so that they might all be with the Theotokos at her repose. After she had blessed them, she gave up her soul to God. The Apostles buried her with all honor, solemnity and joy at Gethsemane. The Apostle Thomas, who was delayed (again!) by God's providence, arrived on the third day and went to her tomb, intending to honor her. But when the Apostles opened her grave, they found her holy body gone and only the winding-sheet remaining. That evening the Theotokos appeared to them surrounded by angels, and said to them, 'Rejoice: I will be with you always!'. Thus they learned that she had been bodily translated to heaven, anticipating the general resurrection of all. Her age at her repose is not known, but many say that she was about sixty years old.

Fr. Daniel G. Dozier, Pastor of St. George Byzantine Catholic Church - Olympia, and Adjunct Professor of Sacred Scripture at Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and Methodius, joins us to talk about the similarities and differences between the Church of the East and of the West. The plan was to talk about the Feast of the Assumption/Dormition, but we ended up spending the whole first segment laying the groundwork for that more specific topic. (We do get to the Dormition in the second segment).  If you are curious about Byzantine Catholicism, you can learn more at God With Us Online or Becoming Byzantine.

Questions Covered: 05:21 – I am a bit of a survivalist nut and I am always preparing for the collapse of civilization. I was just wondering, if there was a nuclear war or really any kind of catastrophe that would trigger a societal collapse, and the chaos was so widespread that most of the bishops and all of the cardinals were killed, how would the new pope be elected? Could the surviving bishops (who I would imagine would not be cardinals because most likely they’d all be remote rural bishops) elect the new Pope? Furthermore, what if all the bishops were killed? Could regular priests somehow advance one of their own to the bishopric? If not, could they at least lay their hands on laypeople and continue apostolic succession that way? 19:12 – When the Magi came, do you think it made the Holy Family wealthy? Enough to travel and stay in Egypt, provide for a 3-year ministry of 13 plus, and for the care of his beloved mother Mary until the Dormition? 22:43 – Are the laws of logic and thought — identity, non-contradiction, and excluded middle — true of all *possible* universes, or only of ours? Would multiverse theories or alternate dimensions modify these rules? And do the laws *certainly* apply even here, or could one argue that maybe an extreme form of Scotistic “haecceity” versus “quiddity” means that maybe they don’t? 28:19 – Why is most lunch meat round when bread is mostly square? 36:28 – Jimmy, huge fan of your work, your terminal intellect and towering beard. Or maybe I got that backwards. If we, in the eschaton are given our infallible bodies and the new Jerusalem in essence becomes our planet krypton… can you postulate on what we will do in the eschaton? Saints are generals in God's army etc? But what will our missions be? Will we go and evangelize the universe of fallen creatures? If so, will Christ have to incarnate on that world to save them or will we as we have been “made Gods” or is that a blasphemous thing? If we do hypothetically have to incarnate for them, would our infallible bodies change to the alien form we incarnate for thus we become aliens only until we go to the next world? Or if only Christ can do the incarnating / saving would be or are there already millions of incarnations of Christ and his form in heaven adjusted to whatever creature he's interacting with? 44:40 – Why did Humans take so long to be advanced just recently with agriculture, medicine, economy, infrastructure etc. What were they doing for 200,000 years!? 52:45 – With admission by the USA of ufos, what do we think about extraterrestrial beings—souls, evangelizing, origin, etc.? …

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Questions Covered: 04:00 – Was it certain or contingent that Adam and Eve would fall or that the angels would fall?  14:42 – Suppose Middle-Earth really existed. Could God become incarnate as a man, an elf, a dwarf, and a hobbit all at the same time? If yes, could man, elf, dwarf, and hobbit Jesus interact with each other and maybe all go   17:03 – I am a bit of a survivalist nut and I am always preparing for the collapse of civilization. I was just wondering, if there was a nuclear war or really any kind of catastrophe that would trigger a societal collapse, and the chaos was so widespread that most of the bishops and all of the cardinals were killed, how would the new pope be elected? Could the surviving bishops (who I would imagine would not be cardinals because most likely they’d all be remote rural bishops) elect the new Pope?  23:34 – When the Magi came, do you think it made the Holy Family wealthy? Enough to travel and stay in Egypt, provide for a 3-year ministry of 13 plus, and for the care of his beloved mother Mary until the Dormition? 28:43 – Where does the idea of toll booths come from, and why didn’t it make its way into the Western church? 42:30 – Are the laws of logic and thought — identity, non-contradiction, and excluded middle — true of all *possible* universes, or only of ours? Would multiverse theories or alternate dimensions modify these rules? And do the laws *certainly* apply even here, or could one argue that maybe an extreme form of Scotistic “haecceity” versus “quiddity” means that maybe they don’t? 49:23 – Why is most lunch meat round when bread is mostly square? …

Earlier in the Catechism, we unpacked Mary as the Mother of Jesus. Now, we look at what it means for Mary to be the Mother of the Church. Fr. Mike makes it clear that, when he entrusts his disciples to Mary, his Mother, from the Cross, he's entrusting us to her as well. Today's readings are from Catechism paragraphs 963-970. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/ciy Please note: The Catechism of the Catholic Church contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised. This episode has been found to be in conformity with the Catechism by the Institute on the Catechism, under the Subcommittee on the Catechism, USCCB.