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 THE TEACHING ON THE ASSUMPTION OF MAMA MARIA A distinction needs to be made between Ascension and Assumption. Jesus Christ, Son of God and Risen Lord, ascended into heaven, a sign of divine power. Mama Maria, on the contrary, was elevated or assumed into heaven by the power and grace of God. This Marian dogma was proclaimed by Pope Pius XII on November 1, 1950 on his Encyclical Munificentissimus Deus (Most Bountiful God). The dogma states that Mary, Immaculate Mother of God ever Virgin, after finishing the course of her life on earth, was taken up in body and soul to heavenly glory. This definition as well as that of the Immaculate Conception makes not only reference to the universal, certain and firm consent of the Magisterium but makes allusion to the concordant belief of the faithful. The Assumption had been a part of the the spiritual and doctrinal patrimony of the Church for centuries. It had been part of theological reflection but also of the liturgy and was part of the sens...

 DOGMATIC DEFINITION OF ASSUMPTION OF VIRGIN MARY This doctrine of the Assumption of Mama Maria was dogmatically defined by Pope Pius XII on November 1, 1950, in the apostolic constitution Munificentissimus Deus. The Assumption of Mama Maria had been celebrated since apostolic times. In Jerusalem there is a church known as Dormition Abbey. It is believed to be one of the places where Mama Maria lived after the resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ. In the first half of August, an icon (painting) of Mama Maria is taken from the church of the Dormition Abbey and the icon is taken through the streets of Jerusalem in a procession. The word Dormition means Falling Asleep. The image of Mama Maria is taken to a graveyard, cemetery across town where it is place in a tomb. A few days later (on August 15), the people come out to the tomb of Mama Maria and joyously carry the icon back through the city of Jerusalem in a procession which is greeted by citizens of Jerusalem, be they Christi...