The Dormition of the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary

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“Mondays with Mary” – 10 words from St. Alphonsus Liguori to the 21st Century on the Assumption of Mary

By Tom Perna on August 11, 2014 • ( 3 Comments )

This Thursday is the Dormition of the Theotokos for the East and Friday is the Assumption of Mary into Heaven for the West. As we celebrate this great Marian Solemnity through both […]

The Death, Dormition, and Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

By Tom Perna on August 15, 2013 • ( 8 Comments )

Blessed Pope Pius XII in 1946 asked the Bishops of the Catholic Church to gather information for the potential dogmatic declaration of this doctrine. Two questions were asked of the Bishops: First, […]