Feast of the Assumption of the B.V.M.

A copy of The Coronation of the Virgin by Diego Velazquez, pictured on the ceiling of Sts. Peter and Paul Church

THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

Thursday, August 15th is the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  It is a Holy Day of Obligation.

Mass times on the Feast of the Assumption (August 15) are as follows:

• 8:00 am - Mass in English

• 6:00 pm - Mass in English

Our Lord, Who preserved His Mother immaculate from sin from the first moment of her conception, would not allow her to suffer bodily corruption but brought her to Heaven, body and soul, to join Him there. Our Lord’s Ascension and Our Lady’s Assumption are a beautiful reflection on our own humanity and its destiny. Our Lord, the God-Man, and Our Lady, the new Eve and the pride of our race, both reign in their glorified bodies in Heaven, a reminder that our humanity in its entirety, body and soul, will join them someday if we follow in their footsteps.