Today’s Gospel cuts straight to the heart of who Mary is for us and why we should be so grateful to her: she embodies discipleship and shows us the way to follow her son, Jesus. The story of the Assumption is plainly miraculous but is only that so so that we can enter more deeply into the mystery of our relationship with God and what that relationship will mean for what becomes of us.

About the Speaker: Father Michael Kelly is a Jesuit priest and English language publisher of the respected Jesuit periodical, La Civilta Cattolica.

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