To: Maeve
Ikon of the Dormition of the All Holy Theotokos
Christ holding the Virgin Soul of the Theotokos
Who enters the Kingdom of Heaven as a Little Child14 posted on
07/31/2005 2:10:22 PM PDT by
Siobhan
("Whenever you come to save Rome, make all the noise you want." -- Pius XII)
To: fatima; kstewskis; saradippity; ELS; ThomasMore; Aquinasfan; Antoninus; B Knotts; Petrosius
Assumption/Dormition Novena Fast ping
15 posted on
07/31/2005 2:14:20 PM PDT by
Siobhan
("Whenever you come to save Rome, make all the noise you want." -- Pius XII)
To: Siobhan; Kolokotronis
All Orthodox icons I have seen follow this canon: the Blessed Virgin is asleep in the Lord; her Soul is separate and held by Christ, leaving no doubt as to Her death. That is Dormition. The Catholic imagery of the Assumption, in contrast, presents a death-defying ascension into Heaven of a living Blessed Mother. I don't know how different the underlying theology is, despite the late adoption of the doctrine of Assumption by the Catholic Church, but the visual contrast between the two views is striking.
69 posted on
08/01/2005 8:31:53 PM PDT by
annalex
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