Defining the Dogma of the AssumptionMunificentissimus Deus Pope Pius XII - 1950 1. The most bountiful God, who is almighty, the plan of whose providence rests upon wisdom...
The Assumption of Our LadyThe following article by Fr. Paul Haffner is an excerpt from “Mariology: A Guide for Priests, Deacons, Seminarians, and Consecrated...
The Mystics and Mary’s Assumption and CoronationWhen Mary’s soul left her body, the soft chanting of the angels seemed to withdraw slowly from the Cenacle. Peter and John must have...
Why A New Marian Dogma?Up to this point in history, the Catholic Church has proclaimed four “dogmas” or solemnly pronounced doctrines about Mary, the Mother of...
Mary’s Death and Bodily AssumptionOn November 1, 1950, Pope Pius XII defined the Assumption of the Blessed Mother of God into heaven in the following words: Wherefore,...