JERUSALEM — For Christians who were born and raised in the Holy Land, every holiday and feast day is an opportunity to reconnect with their faith in the place Christianity was born. But some days hold a particularly special place in the hearts of Holy Land Catholics. The Solemnity of the Assumption, which falls on Aug. 15, is one of them. The feast celebrates Mary’s assumption — God’s delivery of her body and soul — to heaven in order to be with Jesus Christ, her Risen Son. “This is Our Lady. She is the Mother of God and second to Our Lord,” explained Wadi Abunassar, adviser and media spokesman of the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land. “And this is our Church. We have to serve it, to keep faith and hope, despite all the challenges” facing the Holy Land’s tiny Christian community.
Visiting Mary’s Tomb: Church of the Assumption Draws Pilgrims for Marian Solemnity| National Catholic Register
Visiting Mary’s Tomb: Church of the Assumption Draws Pilgrims for Marian Solemnity| National Catholic Register
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