Known in the East as the Dormition.
(Vespers for the Dormition at the local St. George Melkite Catholic Church Monday evening.)
Below: at one time, carried in procession on the Feast of the Assumption. A church in Barcelona, not sure which one.
I’m sharing with you here the chapter on the Assumption from my book Mary and the Christian Life. It’s free for the next couple of days on Kindle)
From my 2020: A Book of Grace-Filled Days.
Interested in more free books? The following are all links to pdf versions of books of mine that our now out of print. Feel free to download and share and even use in the parish book groups.
Come Meet Jesus: An Invitation from Pope Benedict XVI
Free pdf versions of study guides to General Audience talks by Pope Benedict XVI:
Not free right now, but cheap: Mary Magdalene: Truth, Legends and Lies.