{"id":28161,"date":"2013-08-15T08:25:02","date_gmt":"2013-08-15T12:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/?p=28161"},"modified":"2013-08-15T08:26:49","modified_gmt":"2013-08-15T12:26:49","slug":"assumption-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/2013\/08\/assumption-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary\/","title":{"rendered":"Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Inspired from on high by God’s Spirit,
\nthe apostles convened from all over the world,
\nin honor of you, O Mother of light!<\/p>\n

And all heaven’s powers stood by the Master,
\nfilled with awe and love,
\nas they prepared to welcome you,
\nin whom the Word of God had dwelt.<\/p>\n

With joyful voices they sang forth their hymns of praise:
\nToday, all creation rejoices,
\nfor the Queen of all,
\nthe very handmaid of the Lord, is nigh!<\/p>\n

Open wide, all your portals on high:
\nMake way for the Mother of light to enter in,
\nfor through her all the world received salvation,
\nfrom this Maid who exceeds all praise,
\nfor her greatness is beyond all understanding.<\/p>\n

So the, O fairest Lady,
\nwe, too, celebrate your holy Dormition.
\nNow that you dwell in everlasting glory with your divine Son,
\nwe give you thanks on this glorious day and we bless you,
\nfor you never cease praying for us!<\/p>\n

The above text from Vespers sung by Byzantine Church which celebrates a vigil of the Dormition, as they call the feast. They use the term for the vigil as the “foretaste” of the Dormition of the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary. Hymn texts are very great communicators of what the Church believes to be beautiful, good and true. Like music, sacred art has an interesting way to move a believer to know a truth. In the image I placed with the text was painted by the Dominican Fra Angelico (Blessed John of Fiesole). You’ll notice the dormition (the falling asleep) of Mary and her Assumption, an act seemingly happening at the same moment. From a dogmatic point of view, the Catholic Church never definitively taught whether Mary experienced death, or not. Pope Pius XII left it an open question. Perhaps it is a both\/and point.<\/p>\n

Today is a day to Bless Herbs<\/strong><\/a>. This is the blessing used by the Byzantines. More info: the Blessing of Herbs<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0AND another Blessing<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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