Sunday's Homily Excerpt -August 14,Fr. Marc Dunaway. Kevin Dougherty

Feast of Dormition - In front of the angels, in the center of the Icon, is Jesus. His face is also serious, reverent, even a bit sad, because He sees that His mother, His mom, had also to undergo death, the separation of the soul from the body. But He also holds something tenderly in His arms. It is soul of His mother, small, like a child, newborn, pure, clothed in white. And He takes that soul to Himself, to protect and keep it, because within Himself He holds the promise of resurrection. Brothers and sisters, if we are joined to Christ in baptism and live a life believing in Him, then at our own departure from this world, we can hold before our eyes the picture that our Lord and His angels will also be there on the other side to receive our soul, our life, for we are His adopted sons and daughters. .-