Assumption of Mary


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Noun1.Assumption of Mary - celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life endedAssumption of Mary - celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church
holy day of obligation - a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion
Aug, August - the month following July and preceding September
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10:00 am The Archeparch of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy, Shekrallah Nabil Al-Hajj, of Tyre heads the Assumption of Mary feast day mass, at the invitation of The Parish of Our Lady of Salvation -- Jdeidet Marjeyoun.
On Thursday the various denominations of Catholicism, Orthodoxy and some of Anglican Christians will celebrate the Assumption of Mary. The feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is also known as Assumption Day and the Dormition of the Virgin Mary.
15, the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary, be offered for the intention.
He took the girl to the Assumption of Mary dispensary in Kaguku market, a few kilometres away where she was put on drugs but was later pronounced dead.
Apart from her gastronomic adventure, Daza too reveled in the fireworks display during the feast of the Assumption of Mary to Heaven on Wednesday, Aug.
The collapse came on the eve of a major Italian summer holiday Wednesday called Ferragosto, which marks the religious feast of the Assumption of Mary.
The collapse came on the eve of the Italian summer holiday of Ferragosto, which marks the religious feast of the Assumption of Mary. It's the high point of the season, when most businesses are closed and Italians head to the beaches or the mountains.
The belief in the Assumption of Mary can be traced back in the earliest years of the Church but the solemnity was only formalized into a doctrine on November 1, 1950, by Pope Pius XII, who through a decree, declared: "We pronounce, declare, and define it to be a divinely revealed dogma that the immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul to heavenly glory."
Dozens of Coptic worshipers have been attending the church Saturday morning as part of the preparations of the Feast of Assumption of Mary, which takes place in August.
The Eurasian Heritage Fiesta will be held in conjunction with the feast day of the Assumption of Mary as well as George Town Festival 2018.
Aleppo, SANA -- The Assumption of Mary mural currently being painted on the dome of the Syriac Catholic Church in al-Aziziyeh neighborhood in Aleppo, a church which had been damaged by terrorists and underwent renovations, is a massive artistic undertaking by the unique creative talents of brothers Bashir and Nemat Badawi.
On the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, I was stuck looking for a ride to Mass.