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St. Mary

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The question

Is St. Mary's body and spirit in Heaven or Paradise?

The answer

St. Mary is in Paradise. No one including St. Mary will enter the Kingdom of Heaven before the Day of Judgment.

Because of her position as the mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, God honored her by the assumption of her body to Paradise so it would not decay on earth.

Answered by His Eminence Metropolitan Youssef (opens in a new tab)

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