Assumption of Mary, a photo from Slaskie, West

Photographer's Note

According to the belief of Christians of the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Catholic Churches, the Eastern Orthodox Churches, Oriental Orthodoxy, and the Anglican Communion, the Assumption of Mary was the bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary into Heaven at the end of her life. The Roman Catholic Church teaches as dogma that the Virgin Mary having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory. This doctrine was dogmatically and infallibly defined by Pope Pius XII on November 1, 1950 in his Apostolic Constitution Munificentissimus Deus. This belief is known as the Dormition of the Theotokos by the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches. In the churches which observe it, the Assumption is a major feast day, commonly celebrated on August 15. In many countries it is a Catholic Holy Day of Obligation.

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holmertz (92842) 2010-08-16 1:22

Hello Jan,
Although I don't share the belief of Pius XII, I fully believe that this is a fine photo of great intensity and pashion with a well mastered light, also well composed and cropped.
Thanks for sharing,
Gert

wolf38 (30) 2010-08-16 2:22

Hello Jan. Again a typical photo with your own handwriting. The posture and the look of the praying woman are impressive. Regards, Wolfgang.

CLODO (45094) 2010-08-16 4:25

hey jan

A great one, well focus with this lady prying on a blurred background of persons attending the mass.
Kind regards
CLODO

sayeed_rahman (6461) 2010-08-16 8:38

A demeanor only you could have come close to, a moment well documented, that about it

sayeed

Vato_Law (12732) 2010-08-16 13:30

Hello Jan,
her look and gesture says it all about her devotion, and the persons back there do not seem to exist to her.
It's only her and her god and of course, you to have a photo from this moment.

Best regards.
Paulo

Coolka (0) 2010-08-17 3:34

Gdy tak patrze na te kobiete, nieuchronnie i mimowolnie staja mi przed oczami "obroncy" krzyza.
I od razu czuje wielki niesmak.
Staram sie juz nie ogladac TV ani nie czytac gazet, zeby byc od tego jak najdalej.
Natomiast temat fotograficzny to bylby super. Zastanawiam sie, dlaczego zaden warszawiak nie zrobil jeszcze z tego serii? To moglby byc hit:)

To jest dobre Janie, bardzo dobre.
pozdrawia J.

faubry (35447) 2010-08-17 3:48

bonjour my der firned, a wonderful scene caught, all in devotion and believe, a lot emotions here
thanks
francine

Angshu (56760) 2010-08-19 22:53

Dear Jan
A very sombre & intimate post, with a great deal of intensity. the B&W sums up the mood excellently! 1600 posts in TE! Amazing, simply amazing...keep going my dear friend!
Best Regards
Angshu