A depiction of our Lady’s Assumption painted by Rubens

Our Lady’s Assumption into heaven teaches us many lessons. In this meditation we use a text from the book of Revelation to consider some of these lessons:

• Mary sanctified herself in her ordinary life in the home, as we do
• She is the new Ark of the Covenant, bringing the very Word of God into the world
• Mary is rewarded for her humility and docility to God
• Mary’s Assumption fills us with hope for our own resurrection to eternal life
• Mary had many crosses on the way, as we will
• The woman in the book of Revelation overcomes the attacks of the devil, as we must
• Mary’s intercession for us is all-powerful