Archbishop Christian Lépine will celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the 7:30 p.m. Mass on Monday, August 15, at Mary Queen of the World Cathedral. The celebration will be followed by a procession to the Virgin.

About the Feast of the Assumption

Catholics observe the Feast of the Assumption on August 15 to honour and seek the Blessed Virgin’s intercession; the feast celebrates the assumption of Jesus’ Mother – body and soul – into heaven. The word "assumption" is derived from the Latin "assumere," meaning "to take up, to take away." 

In reference to the Feast of the Assumption, it means that Mary is “taken up” into heaven.

The feast celebrates the death and bodily assumption or the “taking up” of the Mother of Jesus Christ into heaven, where she intercedes as Queen of Heaven.

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