The Feast Day of Mary, Her Assumption and All Else

Today is one of the many Marian feast days. Today we celebrate Mary's Assumption into Heaven. Here are the readings for today: First Reading: Isaiah 61:7-11 Psalm: Psalm 45:11-16 (Psalm 34:1-9 NRSV) Second Reading: Galatians 4:4-7 Gospel: Luke 1:46-55 I will state the obvious from the beginning. We don't really know very much about the historic life of Mary. That's both a blessing and a problem.…