From the Tridentine Mass:
A great sign appeared in Heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.
Almighty and eternal God, who hast assumed the body and soul of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of thy Son, to celestial glory: grant we beseech Thee that always minded toward heavenly things, we may be sharers of the same glory.
Hearken, o daughter, and see, and incline thy ear. And the king shall greatly desire thy beauty.
All the glory of the king’s daughter is within in golden borders.
Alleluia, alleluia! Mary is taken up into heaven: the host of Angels rejoice. Alleluia!
From The New Marian Missal, Veritas Press:
“On the third day after Mary’s death, when the Apostles gathered around her tomb, they found it empty and covered with flowers…The sacred body had been carried up to the celestial paradise. Jesus Himself came to conduct her thither; the whole court of heaven came to welcome with songs of triumph the Mother of the Divine Word.”
I used to gaze every day upon that beautiful porcelain statue above, when I worked at the “Lladro” flagship store in Manhattan, circa 1991. I wanted so much to buy it but could not afford it, even with my employee discount. It is long retired and has more than doubled in price on the secondary market. I still hold in my heart that maybe I can buy it some day and give it a place of honor within a sustainable rural Catholic community of love. Apart from the world. The statue is called “Blessed Lady” and was a limited edition of 1,000.
Image courtesy https://www.aretiredcollection.com