The Passing and Assumption of Mary
​It came to pass that the heavens were opened. And the archangel Gabriel came down to her, and said: Hail that thou didst bring forth Christ our God! Thy prayer having come through to the heavens to Him who was born of thee. Has been accepted; and from this time, according to thy request, thou having left the world, shalt go to the heavenly places to thy Son, into the true and everlasting life. 2
The Angels Annunciation of Mary
Oh most dear Son, I pray Your holiness, that when my soul goes out of my body, Thou let me know on the third day before; and do Thou, beloved Son with Your angels, receive it. Then He received the prayer of His beloved mother, and said to her: Know, then, that my angels have always guarded you, and will guard you even until your departure. But after I undergo suffering for men, as it is written, and rise again on the third day, and after forty days ascent into heaven, when you shall see me coming to you with angels and archangels, with saints and with virgins, and with my disciples, know for certain that your soul will be separated from the body, and I shall carry it into heaven, where it shall never at all have tribulation or anguish. 1
The Dormition of Blessed Mary
The Assumption of Mary
Behold a stream of light coming to the holy virgin, because of the presence of her only-begotten Son, and all the powers of the heavens fell down and adored Him. And the Lord speaking to His mother, said: Mary. And she answered and said: Here am I, Lord. And the Lord said to her: Grieve not, but let thy heart rejoice and be glad; for thou has found grace to behold the glory given to me by my Father. And the holy mother of God looked up, and saw in Him a glory which is impossible for the mouth of man to speak of, or to apprehend. And the Lord remained beside her, saying: Behold, from the present time thy precious body will be transferred to paradise, and thy holy soul to the heavens to the treasures of my Father in exceeding brightness, where there is peace and joy of the holy angels. 3
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And the Lord stretched forth His undefiled hands, and received her holy and blameless soul. And with the departure of her blameless soul the place was filled with perfume and ineffable light; and, behold, a voice out of heaven was heard, saying: Blessed art thou among women. 4
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And for three days the voices of invisible angels were heard glorifying Christ our God, who had been born of her. And when the third day was ended, the voices were no longer heard; and from that time forth all knew that her spotless and precious body had been transferred to paradise. 5
Source for #1
The Ante-Nicene Fathers translations of The Writings of the Fathers down to A.D. 325. The Rev. Alexander Roberts, D.D. and James Donaldson, LL.D. Editors. Volume VIII. The Passing of Mary. First Latin Form. New York; Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1916
Source for #2-5
The Ante-Nicene Fathers translations of The Writings of the Fathers down to A.D. 325. The Rev. Alexander Roberts, D.D. and James Donaldson, LL.D. Editors. Volume VIII. The Book of John Concerning The Falling Asleep of Mary. New York; Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1916