{"id":63884,"date":"2022-02-03T11:01:48","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T10:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topa.be\/glossary\/assumption-of-mary\/"},"modified":"2022-02-03T11:01:48","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T10:01:48","slug":"assumption-of-mary","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/glossary\/assumption-of-mary\/","title":{"rendered":"Assumption of Mary"},"content":{"rendered":"

This feast – on August 15 – plays an important role in the veneration of Mary as the Mother of God. As the most important saint, it is obvious to Christians that upon her death she was immediately received into the heavenly paradise. In the Eastern Churches, this is called the feast of “the Falling Asleep of the Mother of God”, i.e. her death, which immediately means a heavenly rebirth. In Antwerp they also celebrate Mother’s Day on that day.
\nSome people also call this the Ascension of Mary, which is wrong. Unlike Jesus, who as God Himself could return to the place where He is at home, Mary could only be taken up to heaven through God the Father and Jesus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This feast – on August 15 – plays an important role in the veneration of Mary as the Mother of God. As the most important saint, it is obvious to Christians that upon her death she was immediately received into the heavenly paradise. In the Eastern Churches, this is called the feast of “the Falling […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","glossary-cat":[273],"class_list":["post-63884","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry","glossary-cat-liturgical-year"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t