Assumption or Dormition of Mary
Recommended Books on Mary:
The Reed of God by Caryll Houselander
Refuting the Attack on Mary: A Defense of Marian Doctrines by Father Mateo
Quick List of Marian Terminology:
Annunciation – The angel Gabriel was sent by God to Mary to ask her to be the mother of Jesus.
Assumption of Mary – Mary was assumed into heaven body and soul.
Dormition of Mary – Eastern tradition that Mary fell asleep before being assumed into heaven.
dulia (Greek)- The veneration and honor that we owe the saints.
fiat (Latin) – Mary’s “Yes” to God at the Annunciation. Translated as “thy will be done”.
hyperdulia (Greek) – The highest form of veneration and honor due to any creature of God, as carefully distinguished from the worship and adoration owed to God.
Immaculate Conception – Mary was free from the station of Original Sin from the moment of her conception.
latria (Greek) – Worship rightly offered to God alone.
Magnificat (Latin) – The prayer offered by Mary to God at the Visitation, beginning with “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord.” (Luke 1:39-56)
perpetual virginity – Mary remained a virgin her entire life.
Theotokos (Greek) – literally, “God-bearer”, indicating that Mary was the mother of God, not just the human part of God. The title officially declared by the Church as rightly given to Mary at the Council of Ephesus in 431.
Virgin Birth – Jesus was born from a virgin.
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