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Feast of the Assumption

On Sunday 15th August the Church celebrates the Feast Day of the Assumption of Our Lady when according to our faith, the Holy Mother, “having completed her course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory”.

Although defined as an article of faith by Pope Pius XII just over half a century ago, the Assumption of Our Lady into heaven has been accepted from back to the earliest of Christian times.

The Assumption signals the end of Mary’s earthly life and marks her return to heaven to be reunited with Jesus. While the bodies of both Jesus and Mary are now in heaven, there is a difference between the Assumption and the Resurrection. Where Jesus arose from the tomb and ascended into heaven by his own power, Mary’s body was taken up to heaven by the power of her Son.

For this reason we use different words to describe each event. One is the Ascension of Christ and the other, the Assumption of Mary.

Here is a link to the Mass recorded last year in the Parish for the Feast of the Assumption

Feast of the Assumption

#Wellbeing

According to Twitter a # symbol is used to categorise keywords or topics. Last week in our #Playground we used the # to identify some of the positive experiences enjoyed in the playground at school with friends.

Interested in finding out more about the history of the hashtag click here?
If you want a creative challenge, can you suggest a new use and meaning for an existing symbol or word online?

Send your suggestions to bwendt@sbmord.catholic.edu.au and I will put them in the newsletter in two weeks time. Submissions close 24th August. Insert related #playground images to go with entry.

Literacy News

Did you have a go at solving the riddles in last week’s Fabulous Friday Rubric.

Here are the answers. How did you go?

I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I? candle
What month of the year has 28 days? All of them
What is always in front of you but can’t be seen? The future
What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it? A promise
What has many keys but can’t open a single lock? A piano
I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I? Your breath
What can you catch, but not throw? A cold
What has a head and a tail but no body? A coin
Three doctors said that Bill was their brother. Bill says he has no brothers. How many brothers does Bill actually have? None, he has three sisters
What begins with an “e” and only contains one letter? An envelope
You see me once in June, twice in November and not at all in May. What am I? The letter ‘e’