"The sanctuary of God in heaven opened, and a great sign appeared.” These words from the Book of Revelation invite us to consider Mary’s Assumption as a glimpse into heaven. Here we are taken up into a vision that reaches beyond the here and now, that gives meaning and direction to every life and every generation.
The Assumption proclaims that Mary, the Mother of God, shares already the fullness of her Son’s redemption. Mary, the faithful servant, had rejoiced in the humanity entrusted to her. Within that humanity she had loved and responded, had given birth to Jesus and, with him, had faced pain and death. The love that had united Mary to her Son could never be broken in death. That bond had been forged in a faith open to God, in an Immaculate Conception that had transfigured the whole of humanity. What had been begun at the Annunciation was brought to its glorious conclusion in the Assumption as Mary shared the fullness of Christ’s Resurrection.
