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- “Eschatology and the Church in the Light of the Assumption”, by Paul E. Duggan, Marian Studies, Vol. 56 (2005). Available in PDF format (through this page) at Marian Studies.
On the Feast of the Assumption or Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the one true Church, by which we remember how–more wonderfully than with Enoch and Elijah of old–the Blessed Mother was assumed body and soul into heaven at the end of earthly life, the first-fruits of our final resurrection in her divine Son, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
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O God, our refuge and our strength, look down with mercy upon the people who cry to Thee; and by the intercession of the glorious and immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of Saint Joseph her spouse, of the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and of all the saints, in Thy mercy and goodness hear our prayers for the conversion of sinners, and for the liberty and exaltation of the Holy Mother the Church. Through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen. (From Sancta Missa)