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St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church

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Pastor: Fr. Jeff McCormick Saturday Vigil (With Livestream/Con Transmisión en Vivo): Parochial Vicar: Fr. Adonis Gonzalez 5:00 pm • 7:00 pm español Deacons: Rev. Mr. Carl Carieri, Rev. Mr. Scott Joiner, Sunday (On-site only / Solamente en la iglesia): Rev. Mr. Pierre Douyon, Rev. Mr. Manuel Mendoza 8:00 am • 9:30 am • 11:00 am • 12:30 pm • 6:00 pm Life Teen PARISH OFFICE ● OFICINA PARROQUIAL Weekday (Monday - Saturday): Tel: 954.432.0206 8:00 am Fax: 954.432.0775 Healing & Bereavement (4th Monday of the month): Email: [email protected] 7:00 pm Website: www.stmax.cc Bulletin: [email protected] Hours: Mon - Fri: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm CONFESSIONS ● CONFESIÓNES

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Director of Religious Education: Maryann Hotchkiss 9:00 am - 10:30 am in the Church Office Tel 954.885.7260 · Fax 954.885.7261 · [email protected] NOVENA ● DEVOTION ● DEVOCIÓN Preschool Director: Jimena Hibbard Tel 954.885.7250 · Fax 954.885.7252 · [email protected] Monday:

Director of Youth Ministry: John Mark Kaldahl 7:00 pm - Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help (available online) 954.432.0206 · [email protected] Saturday: 8:00 am - Novena to St. Maximilian Kolbe (after the morning mass) PARISH REGISTRATION ● INSCRIBIRSE Primer sábado del mes:

Welcome to all new families and individuals! 6:30 am - Rosario de la Aurora Registration forms are available in the Parish Office. Registration indicates a desire to become an active steward of St. Max Parish by contributing of your time · talent · treasure. ADORATION ● ADORACIÓN

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SACRAMENTS ● SACRAMENTOS Monday - Friday (Church Iglesia): | Baptism ● Bautismo 8:45 am - 9:45 am after Mass English: every Sunday at 2:00 pm Español: un sábado cada mes. First Friday ● Primer Viernes: Visit www.stmax.cc for more information. 8:30 am - 9:30 am (Livestream) Last Sunday ● Último Domingo: Parents: Baptism Preparation Class Contact the Parish Office. 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm (Youth Ministry) Wednesday: Matrimony ● Matrimonio 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm (Charismatic Prayer Group) Couples must contact the Parish Office six months prior to the desired date of the wedding. Suspended due to COVID-19: Mondays: 7:00 pm Sick (including Homebound) ● Enfermos Tercer Viernes (La Capilla): Contact the Parish Office at onset of illness. In case of death in the 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm (Hora Apostólica) family, contact the Parish Office immediately.

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Saturday, August 14 8:00 am: St. Maximilian Kolbe 5:00 pm: † Lutgarda Aguirre 7:00 pm: (L) Conchita Freitag (L) Mike and Chistopher Ruiz † Amilcar Castellanos † Rita Villaverde † Consuelo Villaverde † Dora Brisita † Salvador Dipp, Sr. † Julia Morros

Sunday, August 15 8:00 am: † María Fernández 9:30 am: † Josefa Ramírez 11:00 am: † Robert Granese 12:30 pm: † Irma Ramírez † Lutgarda Aguirre † Viola Tracy † Dorthy Gareau † Martha Waltole † Esther Estrada † Orville Higgins † Cyril Kukovica † Flora Conti † Joe Max Asunción † Ángel Tomas 6:00 pm: † John Troster

Monday, August 16 8:00 am: (L) Jennifer and James Catanzaro

Tuesday, August 17 8:00 am: † Anibal Jorge

Wednesday, August 18 8:00 am: † Alice Talbot

Thursday, August 19 8:00 am: (L) Elliot Neal

Friday, August 20 8:00 am: † Rodolfo Faelnar

Saturday, August 21 8:00 am: † Miriam Valderrama-Consuegra

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SOLEMNITY OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. Luke 1:42 On this feast, we praise God who has taken the sinless TODAY’S READINGS Virgin Mary, body and soul, into His glory. FIRST READING In our first reading, from Revelation, we find God’s temple The vision concerning the woman clothed with the sun. in heaven opened and the Ark of the Covenant revealed. (Revelation 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab) The most sacred item in Israel’s history, the Ark had been missing since the Temple’s destruction in 586 B.C. PSALM The queen stands at your right hand, arrayed in gold. Thus, John reports some startling news. Even more startling (Psalm 45) is his revelation that the sacred vessel is now a woman, who is mother of the royal Son of David, the Messiah. SECOND READING Christ, the first fruits; then those who belong to him. Of this woman, then, we sing to God as the ancient Israelites (1 Corinthians 15:20-27) sang: “The queen stands at your right hand, arrayed in gold.” In the court of King Solomon, we glimpse Israel’s traditional GOSPEL arrangement: Solomon’s mother, Bathsheba, takes her place Mary praises God in the Magnificat. at the king’s right hand (see 1 Kings 2:19). (Luke 1:39-56) At Mary’s Assumption, as we see in Revelation, the queen once again takes her place at the right hand of the Son of David. Our second reading shows us why this is fitting: “in Christ shall all be brought to life, but each one in proper order.” READINGS for THE WEEK What is implicit in St. Paul’s statement is revealed in Monday · August 16 Revelation. The consummation of Christ’s work has begun, Jgs 2:11-19; Ps 106:34-37, 39-40, 43ab, 44; Mt 19:16-22 as is proper, with the Assumption of the queen mother. Tuesday · August 17 John’s Apocalypse shows also the fulfillment of our Gospel. Jgs 6:11-24a; Ps 85:9, 11-14; Mt 19:23-30 There, Mary, pregnant with Jesus, retraces the steps of David as he brought the Ark to Jerusalem (see 2 Samuel 6). Wednesday · August 18 Mary “arose and went” into the hill country, just as David Jgs 9:6-15; Ps 21:2-7; Mt 20:1-16

“arose and went” to that region. Upon Mary’s arrival, Thursday · August 19 Elizabeth is awestruck, just as David was before the Ark. Jgs 11:29-39a; Ps 40:5, 7-10; Mt 22:1-14 The encounter causes the baby John to leap with excitement, as David leapt before the Ark. And Mary stayed in the Friday · August 20 “house of Zechariah” for “three months,” as the Ark Ru 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22; Ps 146:5-10; 22:34-40 remained in the “house of Obed-edom” for the same period. Saturday · August 21 Mary is the vessel of God’s presence, and she is queen Ru 2:1-3, 8-11; 4:13-17; Ps 128:1b-5; Mt 23:1-12 mother. She reigns now in splendor with Jesus in the heavenly Jerusalem. Sunday · August 22 Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Ps 34:2-3, 16-21; Eph 5:21-32 [2a, 25-32]; Jn 6:60-69

CATECHISM of THE CATHOLIC CHURCH The remarkable meeting of Mary and Elizabeth teaches us about the Person of Christ and the prophetic role of John the Baptist, who leapt in Elizabeth’s womb. Elizabeth referred to Mary as the “mother of my Lord” and affirmed that the Christ child was a fulfillment of all that God had promised through the prophets. By virtue of the Christ child within her, the reunion of Mary with her cousin Elizabeth represents the ultimate visit of God to his people. This mutual greeting of the two women, called the Visitation, is the second Joyful Mystery of the Rosary.

§148 The Virgin Mary most perfectly embodies the obedience of faith. By faith Mary welcomes the tidings and promise brought by the angel Gabriel, believing that "with God nothing will be impossible" and so giving her assent: "Behold I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be [done] to me according to your word." Elizabeth greeted her: "Blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfilment of what was spoken to her from the Lord." It is for this faith that all generations have called Mary blessed.

§149 Throughout her life and until her last ordeal when Jesus her son died on the cross, Mary's faith never wavered. She never ceased to believe in the fulfilment of God's word. and so the Church venerates in Mary the purest realization of faith.

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LA SOLEMNIDAD DE LA ASUNCIÓN DE LA SANTÍSIMA VIRGEN

¡Bendita tú entre las mujeres y bendito el fruto de tu vientre! Lucas 1:42 LECTURAS HOY En esta solemnidad, alabamos a Dios que tomó a la Virgen de María, sin pecado, en cuerpo y alma a su gloria. PRIMERA LECTURA Una gran señal apareció en el cielo; En la primera lectura del Apocalipsis, vemos abierto el una mujer vestida como el sol. Templo de Dios y la revelación del Arca de la Alianza. (Apocalipsis 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab) El Arca, el artículo más sagrado en la historia de Israel, había desaparecido después de la destrucción del Templo en ac 586. SALMO Es por eso que Juan tiene noticas sorprendentes que reportar. De pie, a tu derecha, está la reina. (Salmo 45 [44]) Lo más sorprendente es la revelación que este sagrado artefac- to es ahora una mujer, la madre del rey hijo de David, SEGUNDA LECTURA el Mesías. Cristo es el primogénito de los que duermen. (1 Corintios 15:20-27) De esta mujer pues entonamos a Dios la canción de los israelitas: “De pie, a tu derecha, está la reina, EVANGELIO enjoyada con oro de Ofir.” En la corte del Rey Salomón, nos María se apresura a visitar a su prima Isabel damos una idea de este arreglo tradicional de Israel: la madre que estaba embarazada. de Salomón, Betsabé toma su lugar a la derecha del rey (véase (Lucas 1:39-56) 1 Reyes 2,19). En la Asunción de María, como lo vemos en el Apocalipsis, la reina de nuevo toma su lugar a la derecha del Hijo de David. LECTURAS de la SEMANA La segunda lectura nos demuestra por qué esto es lo apropia- Lunes · 16 de agosto do: “así en Cristo todos volverán a la vida, pero cada uno en Jue 2:11-19; Sal 106 (105):34-37, 39-40, 43ab, 44; Mt 19:16-22 su orden.” Lo que Pablo declara implícitamente se revela en el Apocalipsis. La consumación de la obra de Cristo ha comen- Martes · 17 de agosto zado, como es debido, con la Asunción de la madre reina. Jgs 6:11-24a; Sal 85 (84):9, 11-14; Mt 19:23-30 El Apocalipsis de Juan de igual manera demuestra el Miércoles · 18 de agosto cumplimiento del evangelio de hoy. Es ahí que María, Jgs 9:6-15; Sal 21 (20):2-7; Mt 20:1-16 llevando a Jesús en su vientre, sigue los pasos que David Jueves · 19 de agosto caminó al llevar el Arca de Jerusalén (véase 2 Samuel 6). Jgs 11:29-39a; Sal 40 (39):5, 7-10; Mt 22:1-14 María “se encaminó” a un pueblo en las montañas, al igual que David “se encaminó” en la misma región. Al llegar María, Viernes · 20 de agosto Isabel se sorprendió, al igual que David al estar en la presen- Rut 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22; Sal 146 (145):5-10; Mt 22:34-40 cia del Arca. Este encuentro hace que la criatura, Juan,

Sábado · 21 de agosto salte de gozo, así como David saltó de gozo ante el Arca. Rut 2:1-3, 8-11; 4:13-17; Sal 128 (127):1b-5; Mt 23:1-12 Y María permaneció en la “casa de Zacarías” unos “tres meses,” como el Arca, que también permaneció en la “casa Domingo · 22 de agosto de Obed-Edom” por ese mismo periodo. Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Sal 34 (33):2-3, 16-21; María es el vaso de la presencia de Dios y también la madre Ef 5:21-32 [2a, 25-32]; Jn 6:60-69 reina. Ella reina resplandeciente con Jesús en la Jerusalén celestial.

CATECISMO de LA IGLESIA CATOLICA El extraordinario encuentro de María e Isabel nos enseña sobre la Persona de Cristo y el papel profético de Juan el Bautista, que saltó en el vientre de Isabel. Isabel se refirió a María como la “madre de mi Señor” y afirmó que el niño Jesús era el cumplimiento de todo lo que Dios había prometido a través de los profetas. En virtud del niño Jesús dentro de ella, el reencuentro de María con su prima Isabel representa la última visita de Dios a su pueblo. Este mutuo saludo de las dos mujeres, llamado Visitación, es el segundo Misterio Gozoso del Rosario.

§148 La Virgen María realiza de la manera más perfecta la obediencia de la fe. En la fe, María acogió el anuncio y la promesa que le traía el ángel Gabriel, creyendo que «nada es imposible para Dios» y dando su asentimiento: «He aquí la esclava del Señor; hágase en mí según tu palabra». Isabel la saludó: «¡Dichosa la que ha creído que se cumplirían las cosas que le fueron dichas de parte del Señor!». Por esta fe todas las generaciones la proclamarán bienaventurada.

§149 Durante toda su vida, y hasta su última prueba, cuando Jesús, su hijo, murió en la cruz, su fe no vaciló. María no cesó de creer en el «cumplimiento» de la palabra de Dios. Por todo ello, la Iglesia venera en María la realización más pura de la fe.

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS

It’s exciting to see so many families wanting their child to RCIA, An Adult Journey to Prepare for Sacraments know, love and serve Jesus! Inviting adults on a journey of faith leading towards Registration is going strong. initiation into the Catholic faith through the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist/Communion. Some of our classes are already full! Classes will meet in the St. Max Education Center following the current It’s a discernment process for: guidelines for COVID. ∗ adults, who have never been baptized. ∗ Please don’t delay any longer. Register your child adults, who were baptized in a non-Catholic online at www.stmax.cc Click Religious Education, Church. then Religious Education Registration 2021 -2022. ∗ adults, who were baptized Catholic, but never received their First Communion and Confirmation. Registration will close on September 5th. Classes are ∗ adults, who were baptized Catholic, but never offered for students in Elementary School and Middle received their Confirmation. School – in every grade, except kindergarten. Join us on this journey, as together we become more First Communion preparation may begin in First Grade aware of Jesus’ presence in our life and become better and is a two consecutive year process. disciples.

Confirmation preparation begins in 7th grade and is a RCIA meets on Thursday from 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm in two consecutive year process. Room 202 of the St. Max Education Center beginning September 30th. RCIA Registration Forms are available Assignment Letters will be sent by e-mail after Labor online at www.stmax.cc. Click Religious Education, Day. then RCIA Adult. If you have questions, please contact Maryann at 954-885-7260. Classes will begin the week of September 26 for all registered students. The RCIA Team looks forward to meeting you!

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XIX Sunday in Ordinary Time • August 8, 2021 • XIX Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario 7

ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE Saint and Martyr of the Immaculate

St. Maximilian Kolbe, inspires 1894 us with his unique Mariology Raymund Kolbe Was born in and apostolic mission, which Zdunska Wola is to bring all souls to the on January 8, Sacred Heart of Christ the second son of Julius Kolbe and through the Immaculate Maria Dabrowska. Heart of Mary. Christ’s most 1906 pure, efficient, and holy He had a vision of instrument of evangelization - the Virgin Mary especially those most which changed his “Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much. estranged from the Church. life. He asked Mary You can never love her more than Jesus did.” what was to become of him, 1918 1930 1941 and learned that Date of birth: January 8, 1894 Maximilian was Maximilian travelled On February 17, he was to become Birthplace: Zdunska Wola, Poland ordained a priest to Japan, where He was arrested a martyr. Died: August 14, 1941 in on April 28. he founded a and imprisoned in He accepted this. Auschwitz monastery at the Pawiak prison. When he took Age: 47 the outskirts of his vows to Nagasaki, On May 28, he become a priest a Japanese paper, was transferred he added “Mary” and a seminary. to Auschwitz to his name. death camp.

He returned to 1936 There he offered Poland the He returned to his life for another following year. Poland. He was and was 1910 He began to suffer seriously ill by this condemned to He joined the from tuberculosis. time, but continued slow death in a Franciscan order his work. starvation bunker. 1927 and took the name He established 1939 On August 14, his Maximilian. an evangelization impatient captors The Second World center near ended his life with 1914 War began. Warsaw called a fatal injection. He was sent to Maximilian the “City of the study in Rome. provided shelter Immaculata.” 1982 to refugees from 1917 By 1939, the City Greater Poland, Pope John Paul II He started a had expanded from including 2,000 canonized Maximilian as a “Let us remember that love magazine called eighteen friars to Jews whom he hid from Nazi “martyr of charity”. lives through sacrifice and is “The Knight of the an incredible 650, Immaculata” so persecution. nourished by giving.” making it the that more people largest Catholic would know about religious house in FEAST DAY † AUGUST 14 Mother Mary. the world. Source: niepokalanow.eu

ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE SAN MAXIMILIANO KOLBE Martyr of Charity (Love) Mártir de la Caridad (Amor)

“No one in the world can change Truth. “Nadie puede cambiar la verdad. What we can do and should do is to seek truth Lo que podemos y debemos hacer es buscarla, and to serve it when we have found it.” hallarla y servirla cuando la hayamos encontrado.”

The 20th century has been called the Century of Martyrs. El siglo XX se ha titulado Siglo de Mártires. Algunos Some historians estimate that more people died for their historiadores estiman que más personas murieron por su faith in the 20th century than the previous nineteen fe en el siglo XX que en los diecinueve siglos anteriores centuries combined. The 20th century saw a massive juntos. El siglo XX vio gran derramamiento de sangre por amount of bloodshed from people who died because of parte de personas que murieron por su fe. their faith. Uno de los ejemplos más dramáticos de estos mártires es One of the most dramatic examples of these martyrs is san Maximiliano Kolbe, un sacerdote franciscano polaco Saint Maximilian Kolbe, a Polish Franciscan priest who que ofreció su vida en el campo de exterminio de offered his life in the Auschwitz death camp in exchange Auschwitz a cambio de la vida de otro hombre, que era for the life of another man, a husband and father. esposo y padre.

Maximilian Kolbe saw the evil of both the Nazi fascism Maximiliano Kolbe vio el mal del fascismo nazi que invading Poland from the west and communism invading invadió Polonia desde el oeste y el comunismo que Poland from the east. The squeezing of the Polish people invadió Polonia desde el este. La opresión del pueblo was partly a military effort, but perhaps more profoundly, polaco era en parte un esfuerzo militar, pero tal vez más it was an attempt to drain Poland of its culture, which was profundamente, era un intento de despojarlo de su cultura, decidedly Catholic. Totalitarian regimes cannot tolerate que era decididamente católica. Los regímenes totalitarios an authoritative voice other than the state. no pueden tolerar una voz autoritaria que no sea el Estado. In response to the attack on the very life of the Polish faithful, Maximilian Kolbe invested his time and energy En respuesta al ataque a la vida misma de los fieles into creating a counter voice through print media and polacos, Maximiliano Kolbe invirtió su tiempo y energía the formation of priests. The saint knew that what faced en crear una voz en contra por medio de la prensa escrita Poland and the western world was first and foremost y la formación de sacerdotes. El santo sabía que lo que a spiritual battle and thus needed a spiritual response. enfrentaba Polonia y el mundo occidental era primero y principalmente una batalla espiritual y, por consiguiente, In establishing various newspapers and houses of requería de una respuesta espiritual. formation, Maximilian Kolbe heroically and courageously stood up to the secular powers of his time. His work Al fundar diversos periódicos y casas de formación, showed that the political powers may gain control of civil Maximiliano Kolbe se alzó heroica y valientemente institutions, but they would never and could never gain contra los poderes seculares de su época. Su obra control of the human spirit. demostró que los poderes políticos pueden ganar control de las instituciones civiles, pero nunca ganarían ni nunca This great priest must have known he risked his life, but it podrían ganar control del espíritu humano. was a risk he was willing to take in order to witness to the true dignity of the human person. Este gran sacerdote debe haber sabido que arriesgó su vida, pero era un riesgo que estaba dispuesto a correr In the end, he did give up his life when he offered to take para dar testimonio de la verdadera dignidad de la persona the place of a father and husband who was to be executed humana. En el final, dio su vida cuando ofreció tomar at Auschwitz. el lugar de un padre y un esposo que iba a ser ejecutado en Auschwitz. In his life and death, Fr. Kolbe achieved victory over the lies of the totalitarian movements that tried to redefine En su vida y muerte, el padre Kolbe alcanzó la victoria God’s created order. Totalitarian ideologies may appear sobre las mentiras de los movimientos totalitarios strong temporarily, but the martyr reveals that the human que trataron de redefinir el orden creado por Dios. spirit, strengthened by God’s grace, is stronger. Las ideologías totalitarias pueden parecer fuertes temporalmente, pero el mártir revela que el espíritu humano, fortalecido por la gracia de Dios, es más fuerte.

St. Maximilian Kolbe, pray for us! ¡San Maximiliano Kolbe, ruega por nosotros!

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August 14 • Feast Day for St. Maximilian Kolbe 14 de Agosto • Día Festivo de San Maximiliano Kolbe

The Assumption of Mary: 12 Things to Know and Share Jimmy Akin • National Catholic Register • August 13, 2016

August 15 is the solemnity of the Assumption of Mary. 4) Does the dogma require us to believe that Mary died? In the United States, it is a holy day of obligation (in years when it does not fall on a Monday). It is the common teaching that Mary did die. In his work, Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma, Ludwig Ott lists this What is the Assumption of Mary, how did it come to be de- teaching as sententia communior (Latin, “the more common fined, and what relevance does it have for our lives? opinion”).

Here are 12 things to know and share . . . Although it is the common understanding of that Mary did die, and although her death is referred to in some of 1) What is the Assumption of Mary? the sources Pius XII cited in Munificentissimus Deus, he deliberately refrained from defining this as a truth The Assumption of Mary is the teaching that: of the faith.

The Immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, John Paul II noted: having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory On 1 November 1950, in defining the dogma of the [Pius XII, Munificentissimus Deus 44]. Assumption, Pius XII avoided using the term "resurrection" and did not take a position on the question of the Blessed 2) What level of authority does this teaching have? Virgin’s death as a truth of faith.

This teaching was infallibly defined by Pope Pius XII The Bull Munificentissimus Deus limits itself to affirming on November 1, 1950 in the bull Munificentissimus the elevation of Mary’s body to heavenly glory, declaring Deus (Latin, “Most Bountiful God”). this truth a "divinely revealed dogma."

As Pius XII explained, this is “a divinely revealed dogma” (ibid.). 5) Why should Mary die if she was free from Original Sin and its stain? This means that it is a dogma in the proper sense. It is thus a matter of faith that has been divinely revealed by God Being free of Original Sin and its stain is not the same thing and that has been infallibly proposed by the Magisterium as being in a glorified, deathless condition. of the Church as such. Jesus was also free of Original Sin and its stain, but he could—and did—die. 3) Does that mean it is an “ex cathedra” statement and that we have to believe it? Expressing a common view among theologians, Ludwig Ott writes: Yes. Since it is a dogma defined by the pope (rather than by an ecumenical council, for example), it is also an For Mary, death, in consequence of her freedom from “ex cathedra” statement (one delivered “from the chair” original sin and from personal sin, was not a consequence of punishment of sin. of Peter).

Because it is infallibly defined, it calls for the definitive However, it seems fitting that Mary’s body, which was by assent of the faithful. nature mortal, should be, in conformity with that of her Divine Son, subject to the general law of death. Pope John Paul II explained:

The definition of the dogma, in conformity with the 6) What are the earliest surviving references to universal faith of the People of God, definitively excludes Mary’s Assumption? every doubt and calls for the express assent of all Christians John Paul II noted: [General Audience, July 2, 1997]. The first trace of belief in the Virgin's Assumption can Note that all infallibly defined teachings are things be found in the apocryphal accounts entitled Transitus we are obliged to believe, even if they aren’t defined Mariae [Latin, “The Crossing Over of Mary”], “ex cathedra” (by the pope acting on his own). whose origin dates to the second and third centuries.

The bishops of the world teaching in union with the pope These are popular and sometimes romanticized depictions, (either in an ecumenical council or otherwise) can also which in this case, however, pick up an intuition of faith infallibly define matters, but these aren’t called on the part of God's People. “ex cathedra” since that term refers specifically to the exercise of the pope’s authority as the successor of St. Peter. (It’s Peter’s cathedra or “chair” that symbolizes the pope’s authority.)

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7) How did the recognition of Mary’s Assumption and have looked upon the Ark of the Covenant, built of develop in the East? incorruptible wood and placed in the Lord's temple, as a type of the most pure body of the Virgin Mary, John Paul II noted: preserved and exempt from all the corruption of the tomb There was a long period of growing reflection on Mary’s and raised up to such glory in heaven. destiny in the next world. Treating of this subject, they also describe her as This gradually led the faithful to believe in the glorious the Queen entering triumphantly into the royal halls raising of the Mother of Jesus, in body and soul, and to the of heaven and sitting at the right hand of the divine institution in the East of the liturgical feasts of the Dormition Redeemer (Ps. 44:10-14ff).

[“falling asleep”—i.e., death] and Assumption of Mary. Likewise they mention the Spouse of the Canticles "that goes up by the desert, as a pillar of smoke of aromatical 8) How did Pius XII prepare for the definition spices, of myrrh and frankincense" to be crowned (Song 3:6; of the Assumption? cf. also 4:8, 6:9).

John Paul II noted: These are proposed as depicting that heavenly Queen and

In May 1946, with the Encyclical Deiparae Virginis Mariae, heavenly Spouse who has been lifted up to the courts of Pius XII called for a broad consultation, inquiring among the heaven with the divine Bridegroom [Munificentissimus Bishops and, through them, among the clergy and the People Deus 26]. of God as to the possibility and opportuneness of defining the bodily assumption of Mary as a dogma of faith. 11) What are some specific New Testament passages?

The result was extremely positive: only six answers out of Pius XII continued:

1,181 showed any reservations about the revealed character Moreover, the scholastic Doctors have recognized the of this truth. Assumption of the Virgin Mother of God as something signified, not only in various figures ofthe Old Testament, 9) What Scriptural basis is there for the teaching? but also in that woman clothed with the sun whom John the

John Paul II noted: Apostle contemplated on the Island of Patmos (Rev. 12:1ff).

Although the New Testament does not explicitly affirm Similarly they have given special attention to these words Mary’s Assumption, it offers a basis for it because it of the New Testament: "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with strongly emphasized the Blessed Virgin's perfect union you, blessed are you among women” (Luke 1:28), since they with Jesus’ destiny. saw, in the mystery of the Assumption, the fulfillment of that most perfect grace granted to the Blessed Virgin and This union, which is manifested, from the time of the the special blessing that countered the curse of Eve Savior’s miraculous conception, in the Mother’s [Munificentissimus Deus 27]. participation in her Son’s mission and especially in her association with his redemptive sacrifice, cannot fail 12) How can we apply this teaching to our everyday lives? to require a continuation after death. According to Pope Benedict XVI: Perfectly united with the life and saving work of Jesus, Mary shares his heavenly destiny in body and soul. By contemplating Mary in heavenly glory, we understand

There are, thus, passages in Scripture that resonate with that the earth is not the definitive homeland for us either, the Assumption, even though they do not spell it out. and that if we live with our gaze fixed on eternal goods we will one day share in this same glory and the earth will become more beautiful. 10) What are some specific Old Testament passages? Consequently, we must not lose our serenity and peace even Pope Pius XII pointed to several passages that have been amid the thousands of daily difficulties. The luminous sign legitimately used in a “rather free” manner to explain belief of Our Lady taken up into Heaven shines out even more in the Assumption (meaning: these passages resonate with it brightly when sad shadows of suffering and violence seem in various ways, but they don’t provide explicit proof): to loom on the horizon.

Often there are theologians and preachers who, following We may be sure of it: from on high, Mary follows our in the footsteps of the holy Fathers, have been rather free footsteps with gentle concern, dispels the gloom in in their use of events and expressions taken from Sacred moments of darkness and distress, reassures us with her Scripture to explain their belief in the Assumption. motherly hand. Thus, to mention only a few of the texts rather frequently Supported by awareness of this, let us continue confidently cited in this fashion, some have employed the words of the on our path of Christian commitment wherever Providence psalmist: may lead us. Let us forge ahead in our lives under Mary's "Arise, O Lord, into your resting place: you and the ark, guidance [General Audience, August 16, 2006]. which you have sanctified" (Ps. 131:8);

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BIBLE STUDY "The St Max Bible class in English will start Mon- day, August 16 using Zoom. Classes run from 7:30 until 9:00 pm every Monday. We will be covering the Gospel of John.

If you wish to participate in this study, please advise Rick Nazario via his email: [email protected] or 786-525-6215. Have a blessed day! As St. Jerome once said, "Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ."

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En esta sesión de "La Biblia y la Virgen", In this session of “The Bible and the exploramos tanto la enseñanza de la Virgin,” we explore both the teaching Asunción de María como la identidad of Mary’s Assumption and the identity of de la mujer misteriosa en el libro de the mysterious woman in the book of Apocalipsis. ¡Este episodio también Revelation. This episode also reveals revela cómo las visiones apocalípticas how John’s apocalyptic visions are de Juan son el dramático cumplimiento the dramatic fulfillment of the promise de la promesa que Dios hizo en el Jardín God made back in the Garden of Eden! del Edén!

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