Assumption of Mary

Assumption of the Virgin by Guido Reni Catechism of the Catholic Church Article 9 Paragraph 6 966: Finally the Immaculate Virgin preserved free from all stain of original sin when the course of her earthly life was finished was taken up body and soul into heavenly glory and exalted by the Lord as Queen over all things so that she might be the more fully conformed to her Son the Lord of lords and conqueror of sin and death."508 The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin is a singular participation in her Son's Resurrection and an anticipation of the resurrection of other Christians: In giving birth you kept your virginity; in your Dormition you did not leave the world O Mother of God but were joined to the source of Life. You conceived the living God and by your prayers will deliver our souls from death.