Neither the tomb, nor death, could hold the Theotokos,Who is constant in prayer and our firm hope in her intercessions.For being the Mother of Life, She was translated to life by the One who dwelt in her virginal womb. Andrea Del Castagno Read more

In giving birth, you preserved your virginity!In falling asleep you did not forsake the world, O Theotokos!You were translated to life, O Mother of Life,And by your prayers you deliver our souls from death! El Greco Read more

Collect: All-powerful and ever-living God, you raised the sinless Virgin Mary, mother of your Son, body and soul to the glory of heaven. May we see heaven as our final goal and come to share her glory. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns wth you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Palmavecchio Read more

In an age of senuality and materialism the Assumption points out the dignity and destiny of our human body, extols the dignity of womanhood, and turns our eyes to the true life beyond the grave. At Mass today ask Mary for the grace to keep your mind fixed on things above and to aspire continually to be united with her and to be brought to the glory of the Resurrection. Annibale Carracia Read more

…Now toward the end of the summer season, at a time 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 which has ripened in the fields of God’s kingdom, is today taken into the granary of heaven. — Pius Parsch Juan Martin Cabezalero Read more

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… we can laugh at ourselves. I’ve always been a playful papist… which is a good thing because it’s effective medicine. Thank you Lord for the grace to laugh in the face of adversity. Read more

… Had it not been for art I would not be a Catholic. It was in the halls of the Chrysler Museum that God’s existence was reinforced in my heart at a very young age. These private revelations and faith filled manifestations were not fostered in the typically aesthetic austere environment of modern churches. There was no sermon in my youth that could have possibly verbalized the Mysteries of Christ more articulately than great works of art. Rubens, Descent From... Read more

photo taken by Martin Doan in Rome 2000. Read more