From an Eastern Christian leaflet (via Byzantine Seminary Press):
On November 1, 1950, Pope Piux XII solemnly proclaimed the centuries-long belief that the "Immaculate Mother of God, the ever-Virgin Mary, having completed the course of Her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory." This solemn proclamation of the dogma of Mary's Assumption into Heaven fittingly describes this crowning event in the life of the Most Holy Mother of God, whose liturgical veneration originated in the East.
In his Homily on the Dormition, St. John Damascene makes the Tomb of Mary talk: 'Now the Angels keep watch over me. Now the divine grace dwells in me. I have become a well of healing for the sick, a defense against demons, a refuge to those who fly to me. Draw near in faith, you people, and you will receive grace in streams.'
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