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The Parish Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven (Maltese: Knisja Parrokkjali ta' Santa Marija Assunta) is a Roman Catholic parish church in Mġarr, Malta, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. It was constructed between 1912 and 1946 on the site of an earlier church which had existed since around 1400.
Luke 1:28, in which the Archangel Gabriel greets Mary with the words, "Hail Mary, full of grace", since Mary's bodily assumption is a natural consequence of being full of grace; 1 Corinthians 15 ( 1 Corinthians 15:23 ) and Matthew 27 ( Matthew 27:52–53 ), concerning the certainty of bodily resurrection for all who have faith in Jesus.
The titular statue of the Assumption was purchased from Gallard et Fils of Marseille in 1863, [2] making it the oldest statue of the Assumption on Gozo. [11] The church also includes a statue of Saint Anthony of Padua made in 1904, a statue of Saint Joseph made in 1906, and a statue of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux made in 1922.
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The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven (Maltese: Katidral ta' Santa Marija Assunta) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the Cittadella of Victoria in Gozo, Malta. The cathedral is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, and has been the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gozo since the formation of the diocese in 1864.
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Filseta means movement in the ancient Eritrean and Ethiopian language of Ge’ez and is used in the Tewahedo Church in reference to The Assumption of Saint Mary into Heaven. [3] Divine liturgy is conducted during all the days of the fast culminating in the final liturgy on the 15th day revering Saint Mary.
The belief in Mary as Queen of Heaven obtained the papal sanction of Pope Pius XII in his encyclical Ad Caeli Reginam (English: 'Queenship of Mary in Heaven') of October 11, 1954. [ 1 ] The Roman Catholic Church celebrates the feast every August 22, in place of the former octave day of the Assumption of Mary in 1969, a change made by Pope Paul VI .