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Munificentissimus Deus (Pius XII, 1950)

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Pius XII's definition of the Assumption. Pitre notes that it cites Modestus of Jerusalem and John Damascene on the Ark of incorruptible wood as a type of Mary's body, and that it calls her 'Queen over all things.'

What Pitre quotes

Munificentissimus Deus 26 — ancient writers 'looked upon the Ark of the Covenant, built of incorruptible wood and placed in the Lord's temple, as a type of the most pure body of the Virgin Mary, preserved and exempt from all the corruption of the tomb and raised up to such glory in heaven' (p 63)
Munificentissimus Deus 40 (CCC 966) — Mary as Queen 'at the right hand of her Son'; the Catechism's 'exalted by the Lord as Queen over all things' (CCC 966) is Lumen Gentium 59 building on this definition (p 87)

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Cited by · 4

ArgumentHow the Ark typology points to the Assumption.
§26 (p 63)
ArgumentThe Assumption in three steps — and which came first, Revelation 12 or the Ark
§26 (p 63)
Argument'Incorruptible wood' — Exodus 25:5 in the Septuagint, Josephus, and Munificentissimus Deus 26
§26 (p 63)
Argument'Our Lady' comes from Judaism; the Collyridians; sacrifice is the line between honour and worship
CCC 966 (p 87)

Passages · 2

PassagePius XII — Munificentissimus Deus 26
ancient writers 'looked upon the Ark of the Covenant, built of incorruptible wood and placed in the Lord's temple, as a type of the most pure body of the Virgin Mary, preserved and exempt from all the corruption of the tomb and raised up to such glory in heaven' (p 63)
PassagePius XII — Munificentissimus Deus 40
Mary as Queen 'at the right hand of her Son'; the Catechism's 'exalted by the Lord as Queen over all things' (CCC 966) is Lumen Gentium 59 building on this definition (p 87)

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Referenced by · 4

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