by Fr. Nicholas Reynolds, OP, Provincial Promoter of the Holy Rosary
Monday, on August 15, the Church celebrates the mystery of the Assumption of Mary. While the Assumption itself is not contained directly in Sacred Scripture, it remains an important mystery for us through the tradition of the Early Fathers of the Church. St. John of Damascus, a Syrian Father of the Church, known as the Doctor of the Assumption of Mary, speaks on the nature and the importance of the Assumption of the Mother of God.