PLACE: Wing Left
FEAST DAY: August 15
DESCRIPTION:
DATE COMPLETED: 1982
DONATED BY: The sons and daughters of Toufic & Baiki Nahas in their memory.
According to a very early Christian legend, while the apostles were scattered all over the then-known world, preaching the Gospel, Mary remained in Jerusalem in the house of John. Her love of God, like an ardent flame, burned steadily in her body. Finally it was revealed to her that her life was about to end, she wished to see the Twelve once more before she died. Each one of them was miraculously carried away from where he happened to be and borne on a cloud to the house on Mount Sion in Jerusalem where Mary was approaching death: each one of them, that is, except Thomas. They saw Christ Himself come down from heaven and receive the soul of his Mother in his arms. They took her holy body and placed it in the tomb prepared for it in the valley of Cedron, near Gethsemani. Thomas arrived three days later, when all was over. He wished to see for the last time the face of the woman who had been the Temple of God. He went with the other apostles to the tomb, which they opened: they found it empty, but heard an angelic concert. Mary herself appeared to them and confirmed the fact of her Assumption into heaven.
