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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)