Assumption of the blessed Virgin mary

Readings: • Rev 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab • Psa 45:10, 11, 12, 16 • 1 Cor 15:20-27 • Lk 1:39-56. On December 8, 1854, Pope Pius IX defined the dogma of the ...

While many Protestants object to the dogma of the Assumption (and the Immaculate Conception) because they see it as somehow introducing a competition of sorts between Jesus and his Mother, the exact opposite is the case. But the new Eve willingly accepted the Word of the Lord, embraced the will of the Father, and reciprocated the love of the Holy Spirit. She perfectly shared in the conception, life, and death of her Son, and so also perfectly shared in his Resurrection. The old Eve failed the test in the Garden, and so returned to dust. Among those insights was the recognition, as Pius XII observed, that Mary—sinless and full of grace, the divine life of God—was uniquely preserved from physical corruption and decay. Your contribution will help us continue to make CWR available to all readers worldwide for free, without a subscription. That just as Mary was kept from original sin by God’s grace, she was also kept from the decay of the grave by that same grace.