We already gave some of the history of today’s feast day. Now watch archival footage of Pope Pius XII proclaiming the dogma of Mary’s Assumption into heaven:

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Oh that’s so cool!! Thank you!
Hey look at 0:59 they were even taking photos with their cellphones back in 1950!! :+) :+) :+)
I thought the same thing for a moment then went..waaaaiiit….
Beautiful, Our Holy Mother fittingly honored in Roma Aeterna. Rome, before the deluge.
now we need to have another one for the 5th Marian Dogma Proclamation as well.
it was a different faith then wasn’t it….oh Italy of my youth, oh Catholic Church of my youth where have you gone?
She’s still here… hiding in the wilderness, but still here.