What Is Assumption in the Bible?
Feast
That the Virgin Mary, at the end of her life on earth, was taken up into heaven body and soul. There she already shares in the resurrection of her Son.
It can mean
- It is a dogma: Pope Pius XII proclaimed it on November 1, 1950. It is a truth of faith for all Catholics.
- What it announces: what happened to Mary is what we all hope for: to rise with Christ.
- In the Bible: it does not tell how Mary’s life on earth ended. It does say that Mary announced that all generations would call her blessed.
Today
Its feast is August 15. It is a solemnity and, in many countries, a holy day of obligation: we go to Mass.
Where it appears in the Bible
Luke 1:48; Luke 1:49
What the Bible says
Luke 1:48
Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
Luke 1:49
Because he that is mighty, hath done great things to me; and holy is his name.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Catechism 966 and 974; Pius XII, apostolic constitution Munificentissimus Deus (11/1/1950); Catechism 2177