O Mary, Mother of God, your death was entirely free from whatever might make death bitter.  Rather, your death was accompanied by three graces that made it precious and full of joy.  You died as you had lived: entirely detached from the things of this world, you died in the most perfect peace, and in the certainty of eternal glory.

O Mary, Mother of God, your Son, though He was Life itself, did not exempt Himself from death.  So, as a daughter of Adam, you submitted to the sentence passed on the human race in the garden of Eden.  You died, but you died of no infirmity.  Little by little, the links between your body and soul were dissolved by the resistless force of love.  Intense love for the Infinite God is what withdrew your soul from this earthly life and caused your death.

Mary, our Mother, as the body of your Divine Son was preserved from the corruption of the grave, so you from whom He took flesh, were also free from the power of earthly decay.  Your body, which was the living tabernacle of the Eternal God and the temple of the Adorable Trinity, was not meant to crumble into dust in the grave.

At the Annunciation, you O Mary, received Jesus on earth.  It was proper that He should receive you into heaven.  Having deigned to come down to you, He wished to raise you up to Himself that you might enter into His glory.

O Mary, Mother of God, the day of your Assumption was the great day of your triumph.  After the triumph of your Divine Son on the day of His Ascension, there never was nor ever will be, a triumph like that which you enjoyed on this day.

O Mary, Mother of God, you reign in splendor for all eternity with your Divine Son, Jesus.  You reign on a throne of tenderness, mercy and pardon.  All your trials and sufferings are now transformed into glory. You who are the Queen of Martyrs, the Mother of Sorrows, are now crowned with everlasting joy because you suffered with Christ on earth.

The Father crowned you by making you a sharer in His power; the Son crowned you by making you a partaker of His wisdom; the Holy Spirit crowned you by making you a partake of His boundless love.  The three Divine Persons declared you Queen of Heaven and Earth, and assigned you a place at the right hand of Jesus.

O Mary, Mother of God, confidence fills our souls, for you were raised to this glory not for your own advantage only, but for that of your frail and lowly children also, in order that we might feel the effects of your maternal care and protection, and seek the help of your intercession.