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* November 23 – Our Lady of the Assumption (Italy, 1624)  * Is Mary not in the procession of those who follow the Lamb? --- An initiative of the Mary of Nazareth Association November 23 – Our Lady of the Assumption (Italy, 1624)  Is Mary not in the procession of those who follow the Lamb? Some say: You cannot pray to the Virgin Mary, holy as she is, because she died. And the dead can do nothing. Note the contradiction. In this life, we believe that we can pray for one another, but not in the next! Have you not read that on Mount Tabor the transfigured Jesus spoke with Moses and Elijah? And have you not read in the Gospel that Jesus told the Good Thief: "This evening you will be with me in paradise"? So Moses, Elijah and the good thief are in paradise, but not Mary who was called "full of grace"? The one whom all generations must proclaim blessed would not be with God in heaven, but only the Good Thief? In the book of Revelation, is she not in the procession of those who follow the Lamb wherever he goes? Hervé Marie Catta www.1000questions.net www.mariedenazareth.com Let’s pray together  Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of death. Amen.