Saint Athanasius Lutheran Church

You've heard me say before that saints days are usually celebrated on the day of their death, not the day of their birth, because that is the day of their birthday into heaven. So today is the day the Church set aside to remember Mary's death. We don't hear of Mary's death in the Scriptures though. So today, instead of reading about Mary's death or speculating on it, we heard of what made Mary special and significant -- the birth of her son. Or, what she did and said right after she was told she was going to have a son. Which, I want to propose to you today, is the day of her death.