Presider’s Page for 15 August (Assumption of the BVM)
Presider’s Page for 15 August (Assumption of the BVM) Note: This feast originated in Jerusalem before the fifth century as the “Falling-Asleep of the Mother of God.” It was adopted in Rome in the mid-seventh century and was renamed the “Assumption” in the next century. It celebrates Mary’s passing over, body and soul, from this…