THIS IS HOW THE VIRGIN MARY DIED ACCORDING TO SAN JUAN DAMASCENO, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCHπ»π¦π
βThe Mother of God did not die of illness, because she did not have to receive the punishment of illness because she had no original sin. She did not die of old age, because she did not have to grow old, since the punishment for the sin of the first parents did not come to her: growing old and ending up due to weakness. She died of love. The desire to go to heaven where her Son was was so great that this love made her die.
Some fourteen years after the death of Jesus, when she had already spent all her time teaching the religion of the Saviour to young and old, when she had comforted so many sad people and helped so many sick and dying, she let the Apostles know that now the date of leaving this world for eternity was approaching.
The Apostles loved her as the kindest of all mothers, and they hastened to travel to receive from her maternal lips her last counsel, and from her sacrosanct hands her last blessing.
They arrived, and with copious tears, and on their knees, they kissed those holy hands that had so many times blessed them. For each one of them the exalted Lady had words of comfort and hope. And then, like someone who falls asleep in the most placid of dreams, it was She, the Holy, closing her eyes; and her soul a thousand times blessed, departed for eternity.
The news spread throughout the city, and there was not a Christian who did not come to mourn with his body, as for the death of his own mother. His burial looked more like an Easter procession than a funeral. Everyone sang the Hallelujah with the strongest hope that they now had a most powerful Protector in heaven, to intercede for each one of Jesus' disciples.
Very soft but strong aromas were felt in the air, and each one seemed to hear very soft harmonies of music. But, Thomas the Apostle, he had not been able to arrive on time. When he arrived they had already returned from burying the Blessed Mother.
βPeter,β - said Thomas- βYou cannot deny me the great favour of being able to go to the tomb of my most loving mother and give one last kiss to those holy hands that blessed me so many times.β And Peter accepted.
They all went to the Holy Sepulchre, and when they were close they began to feel again very soft aromas in the environment and harmonious music in the air.
They opened the tomb and instead of seeing the body of the Virgin they only found⦠a great quantity of very beautiful flowers. Jesus Christ had come, He had raised His Blessed Mother and taken her to heaven.
This is what we call The Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
And who of us, if he had the powers of the Son of God, would not have done the same with his own Mother?
βThe Mother of God did not die of illness, because she did not have to receive the punishment of illness because she had no original sin. She did not die of old age, because she did not have to grow old, since the punishment for the sin of the first parents did not come to her: growing old and ending up due to weakness. She died of love. The desire to go to heaven where her Son was was so great that this love made her die.
Some fourteen years after the death of Jesus, when she had already spent all her time teaching the religion of the Saviour to young and old, when she had comforted so many sad people and helped so many sick and dying, she let the Apostles know that now the date of leaving this world for eternity was approaching.
The Apostles loved her as the kindest of all mothers, and they hastened to travel to receive from her maternal lips her last counsel, and from her sacrosanct hands her last blessing.
They arrived, and with copious tears, and on their knees, they kissed those holy hands that had so many times blessed them. For each one of them the exalted Lady had words of comfort and hope. And then, like someone who falls asleep in the most placid of dreams, it was She, the Holy, closing her eyes; and her soul a thousand times blessed, departed for eternity.
The news spread throughout the city, and there was not a Christian who did not come to mourn with his body, as for the death of his own mother. His burial looked more like an Easter procession than a funeral. Everyone sang the Hallelujah with the strongest hope that they now had a most powerful Protector in heaven, to intercede for each one of Jesus' disciples.
Very soft but strong aromas were felt in the air, and each one seemed to hear very soft harmonies of music. But, Thomas the Apostle, he had not been able to arrive on time. When he arrived they had already returned from burying the Blessed Mother.
βPeter,β - said Thomas- βYou cannot deny me the great favour of being able to go to the tomb of my most loving mother and give one last kiss to those holy hands that blessed me so many times.β And Peter accepted.
They all went to the Holy Sepulchre, and when they were close they began to feel again very soft aromas in the environment and harmonious music in the air.
They opened the tomb and instead of seeing the body of the Virgin they only found⦠a great quantity of very beautiful flowers. Jesus Christ had come, He had raised His Blessed Mother and taken her to heaven.
This is what we call The Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
And who of us, if he had the powers of the Son of God, would not have done the same with his own Mother?
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THIS IS HOW THE VIRGIN MARY DIED ACCORDING TO SAN JUAN DAMASCENO, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCHπ»π¦π βThe Mother of God did not die of illness, because she did not have to receive the punishment of illness because she had no original sin. She did not die of old ageβ¦
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Forwarded from St Bennyβs Refectory
The Death of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Early Christian writers inform us that the blessed Virgin Mary dwelt in Ephesus, a city in Asia Minor, where her Christ-given son, St. John the Evangelist, was made Bishop. We are also assured that the Christians of Ephesus cherished a special reverence and veneration for her, and that in this honored city was built the first church in memory of the Blessed Virgin. In the year 431, the Council of the Church, held in Ephesus, solemnly proclaimed Mary's dignity and title as The Mother of God.
In the last years of her life, we are told, Mary yearned to return again to the land sacred to the memory of her divine Son Jesus. How long she lived in Jerusalem before she died is not certain, but it is generally admitted that there it was she fell asleep in the Lord. With all faith we believe that the earthly life of the Blessed Virgin was closed in the same calm, peaceful, and gentle manner in which she had lived. The Fathers of the Church tell us that an angel of the Lord informed her of her approaching death, and surely when she lay down to die one of the Apostles anointed her with holy oil in the name of the Lord and gave her the Viaticum. The martyrdom of St. James, the Bishop of Jerusalem, assembled the remaining Apostles in the Holy City about the time of the death of the Blessed Virgin. Doubtless, the hand of God, working through His ministers, had gathered them there, that they might be present at the deathbed of the Mother who had given them their blessed Master. Mary looked affectionately upon the Apostles of her divine Son, advised and consoled them, with a mother's solicitude exhorted them to renewed zeal in spreading the Kingdom of God, blessed them and the women gathered about, and, as they all gazed silently and tearfully upon the enraptured countenance of the dying Mother, her virginal soul, surrounded by angels, went forth to God.
Early Christian writers inform us that the blessed Virgin Mary dwelt in Ephesus, a city in Asia Minor, where her Christ-given son, St. John the Evangelist, was made Bishop. We are also assured that the Christians of Ephesus cherished a special reverence and veneration for her, and that in this honored city was built the first church in memory of the Blessed Virgin. In the year 431, the Council of the Church, held in Ephesus, solemnly proclaimed Mary's dignity and title as The Mother of God.
In the last years of her life, we are told, Mary yearned to return again to the land sacred to the memory of her divine Son Jesus. How long she lived in Jerusalem before she died is not certain, but it is generally admitted that there it was she fell asleep in the Lord. With all faith we believe that the earthly life of the Blessed Virgin was closed in the same calm, peaceful, and gentle manner in which she had lived. The Fathers of the Church tell us that an angel of the Lord informed her of her approaching death, and surely when she lay down to die one of the Apostles anointed her with holy oil in the name of the Lord and gave her the Viaticum. The martyrdom of St. James, the Bishop of Jerusalem, assembled the remaining Apostles in the Holy City about the time of the death of the Blessed Virgin. Doubtless, the hand of God, working through His ministers, had gathered them there, that they might be present at the deathbed of the Mother who had given them their blessed Master. Mary looked affectionately upon the Apostles of her divine Son, advised and consoled them, with a mother's solicitude exhorted them to renewed zeal in spreading the Kingdom of God, blessed them and the women gathered about, and, as they all gazed silently and tearfully upon the enraptured countenance of the dying Mother, her virginal soul, surrounded by angels, went forth to God.
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Yet even now,β declares the Lord, βreturn to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts and not your garments.β Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love; and he relents over disaster.
Joel 2:12-13
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Praying is what makes life, praying makes dying sweet!
Guido Gezelle.
Praying is what makes life, praying makes dying sweet!
Guido Gezelle.
Forwarded from Lazarus Symposium
"I love this woman [the Virgin Mary], I love everything she did. I talk to Mary, I tell her things, I ask her things. She gives me relief, she gives me a company that I don't have, she is always there. She listens to me and comforts me."
- Alain Delon (1935 β 2024)
- Alain Delon (1935 β 2024)