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Your body is holy and excelling in splendor
Today, August 15, as our church celebrates the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we are invited to read and reflect on a passage from the letter of the apostle Paul to the Ephesians (1:16–2:10) entitled "In Christ Jesus God has given us a seat in the heavenly places". Our treasure, which follows, is from the apostolic constitution "The most beautiful God" by Pope Pius XII.
The Catholic Church celebrates the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary because it teaches that, at the completion of her earthly life, God took Mary body and soul into the glory of heaven, giving her…
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