"If we have died with him we shall also live with him;
if we persevere we shall also reign with him."
- 2 Timothy 2:11-12 (The New American Bible)
In the doctrine of the Assumption, the Church teaches that Mary, the Mother of Jesus, was taken up body and soul into heaven after the completion of her earthly life. Because of her Immaculate Conception, Mary was freed from the consequences of Original Sin. Although this doctrine was not officially defined until 1950, Christians have celebrated the feast of the Assumption of Mary since the seventh century. Today join all of us here at Autom as we celebrate the Assumption as a holy day of obligation on August 15th.if we persevere we shall also reign with him."
- 2 Timothy 2:11-12 (The New American Bible)
Just as God acted directly in Mary that she might conceive and bear Jesus physically, so He acts in us that we might bear Jesus spiritually. Mary is both a sign of what heaven holds for us and a Mother to help us get there. She is a model and passionate advocate for us in our own spiritual journey of holiness.
Mary had a calling, and we do as well. Mary listened to the Lord always in her heart and obeyed Him. Let us follow in the ways of Mary and take time to listen to the gentle voice of the Spirit in the quiet of our hearts.
"Do you not know that your body is a temple of the holy Spirit within you,
whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?
For you have been purchased at a price.
Therefore, glorify God in your body."
- 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (The New American Bible)
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