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Definition: The Assumption, Solemnity of

We do not know anything about Mary's life after the day of Pentecost. Christian tradition holds that Mary spent the last years of her life in Ephesus (present-day Turkey) with the apostle John. There is also a Church in Jerusalem called the Church of the Dormition (meaning "falling asleep of Mary") at the legendary place of her death. In some parts of the Church there was once a commemoration of her death. Since the seventh century this celebration has been called the Assumption. In 1950 Pope Pius XII defined as a dogma of our faith that Mary was assumed into heaven "body and soul" without specifying whether or not Mary actually experienced a physical death. Her glorified status is a message to us about her son, Jesus.

Source:
Youth Update Glossary
St. Anthony Messenger Press, 2002

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Adam and Eve?

Some people say that Adam and Eve weren’t real. Then why is their story in the Bible? How do we know what is real?

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Source:Youth Update GlossarySt. Anthony Messenger Press, 2002

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Source:
Youth Update Glossary
St. Anthony Messenger Press, 2002