Blest Queen

To Our Lady the Blessed Virgin Mary
on the feast of her Assumption, Aug. 15

No relics, Mary? Where’s your grave and shrine?
No incorrupted body? Where’s your tomb?
Mother of God, though you are not divine,
you only bore His Son within your womb.

Perhaps you fell asleep in your dormition,
and did not die and thus not get entombed,
Immaculately Conceived in Church tradition,
we’ve thus assumed your body was assumed.

We honor you this feast of your Assumption,
our faith--your body was drawn up above,
and loving you so much is not presumption,
Christ for His Mother has the greatest love.

The one we greatly honor, not adore,
you are our Queen enthroned forevermore.

                         by Pete Voelz     8/11/14