On the eve of the Feast of the Assumption, St. Anthony of Padua struggled with doubts about whether the Blessed Virgin Mary was taken body and soul into Heaven. He prayed earnestly for light and clarity.
In response, Our Lady appeared to him in a beautiful vision. She assured him that she was indeed assumed into Heaven—body and soul—and urged him to defend and proclaim this profound truth.
St. Anthony obeyed with zeal. He preached and wrote powerfully about the Assumption, using rich scriptural imagery. Centuries later, when Pope Pius XII solemnly defined the Dogma of the Assumption in 1950, he highlighted St. Anthony’s exceptional contributions to this teaching.
This powerful story reminds us that Mary, the Mother of God, is our greatest intercessor. Her Assumption is a sign of hope for all of us — where she has gone, we hope to follow, through the grace of her Son.
“The Immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory.” (Munificentissimus Deus)
Queen assumed into Heaven, pray for us!
Jonathan Fabian Ginunggil,
Pelayan Atasan Tertinggi / Most High Servant,
Yesus, Maria, Yusuf Pelayanan Kasih / Jesus, Mary, Joseph Ministry of Love
(Blessed and Saints and the Nine Choirs of Angels)
My vocation is Blessed and Saints.
"I am the most humble of all the Saints in Heaven" Mary, Mother of God."
"I am the handmaid of the Lord, said Mary ‘let what you have said be done to me."
Mother Mary is the most humble Saint in Heaven and she is also the Mother of God for us all
(Luke 1:38)
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