Syrian Orthodox Celebrate Assumption

BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 15: Young women don gowns during Mass at the St. Jacob Syrian Orthodox Antioch Church on Assumption Day (in German: Maria Himmelfahrt) on August 15, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. In Christian tradition Assumption marks the day the Virgin Mary physically ascended to Heaven at the end of her earthly life. According to a church spokesman there are approximately 650 Syrian Orthodox families in Berlin whose numbers have been augmented by recent refugees and who are served by four churches. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)