The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, August 15, 2023 is a Holy Day of Obligation.
You are invited to join us, Mass will be celebrated at Saint Paul Church on Tuesday, August 15 at 9:00 AM and 7:00 PM.
Catholics believe that God assumed Mary’s body into heaven. Byzantine Christians call today her “dormition” or “falling asleep.” Others call today her “harvesting” into heaven. Pope Pius XII declared the assumption a dogma of the faith in 1950 to remind us that creation is good, following years of war, Holocaust, and nuclear destruction. Creation is good. We are good.
Prayer for the Assumption of Mary
Father in heaven,
all creation rightly gives you praise,
for all life and all holiness come from you.
In the plan of your wisdom
she who bore the Christ in her womb
was raised body and soul in glory to be with him in heaven.
May we follow her example in reflecting your holiness
and join in her hymn of endless love and praise.