Imprimatur 1934 , 32 page booklet.

By Fr. Daniel A. Lord, S.J.

A reverent and poetic meditation on the ancient Catholic belief in the bodily Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven. Beginning with the Council of Chalcedon in 451 A.D., where the Roman Emperor Marcian inquired about Mary's earthly remains, the book reflects on the absence of her body as profound testimony to her Assumption. Drawing from tradition, Scripture, and theological reasoning, Fr. Lord explains why it was fitting that the pure and sinless body that bore Christ should not suffer corruption. He underscores how this doctrine inspires hope, highlights the dignity of womanhood and purity, and reorients the faithful toward eternity, offering Mary as a radiant example for a world increasingly entangled in materialism and impurity.