The Assumption Feast Day

The Assumption Feast Day. Happy Feast of the Assumption! By then it had been a pagan city for two centuries, ever since Emperor Hadrian (76-138) had leveled it. The Feast of the Assumption is one of the oldest holy days in the Church, with accounts of celebrations going back to the sixth century

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It was not until 1 November 1950, that Pope Pius XII proclaimed the Dogma of Mary's assumption body and soul into heaven Assumption celebrations are accompanied by festivals, colorful street processions, fireworks, and pageantry.

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In the Apostles' Creed, we profess our faith in the "Resurrection of the body" and in "life everlasting". The Assumption is the oldest feast day of Our Lady, but we don't know how it first came to be celebrated Today, the solemnity of the Assumption is marked as a major feast day and a public holiday in many countries

Holy Mass images... Blessed Virgin Mary Assumption. It was not until 1 November 1950, that Pope Pius XII proclaimed the Dogma of Mary's assumption body and soul into heaven Christians in the East, both Catholic and Orthodox refer to it.

Holy Mass images... Blessed Virgin Mary Assumption. In most countries, including the United States, it is a holy day of obligation. Today, the solemnity of the Assumption is marked as a major feast day and a public holiday in many countries