Now is not the time to throw out devotion to Mary, but to reclaim a relationship with her

Richard Leonard

On 15 August we celebrate Mary’s Assumption. There is nothing in the doctrine that says Mary didn’t die. Of course she did – she was a human being. The Eastern Church celebrates the feast of Mary’s Dormition, of her falling asleep.

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