Assumption of Mary

God’s temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant could be seen in the temple.

A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. She was with child and wailed aloud in pain as she labored to give birth. Then another sign appeared in the sky; it was a huge red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and on its heads were seven diadems. Its tail swept away a third of the stars in the sky and hurled them down to the earth.

Then the dragon stood before the woman about to give birth, to devour her child when she gave birth. She gave birth to a son, a male child, destined to rule all the nations with an iron rod. Her child was caught up to God and his throne. The woman herself fled into the desert where she had a place prepared by God. Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: “Now have salvation and power come, and the Kingdom of our God and the authority of his Anointed One.” Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab  

Meditation Based On the Intercessions for the 
Feast of the Assumption of Mary

Eternal Word, you chose Mary as the uncorrupted ark of your dwelling place.

+Free us from the corruption of sin.

You are our redeemer, who made the immaculate Virgin Mary your purest home and the sanctuary of the   

Holy Spirit.

+ Make us temples of your Spirit for ever.

King of kings, you lifted up your mother, body and soul, into heaven.

+ Help us to fix our thoughts on things above.

Lord of heaven and earth, you crowned Mary and set her at your right hand as queen.

+ Make us worthy to share this glory.

O God, who,

 looking on the lowliness of the Blessed Virgin Mary,

 raised her to this grace,

 that your Only Begotten Son was born of her according to the flesh

 and that she was crowned this day with surpassing glory,

 grant through her prayers,

 that, saved by the mystery of your redemption,

 we may merit to be exalted by you on high.

 Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

 who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

 one God, for ever and ever.

– Amen.