Liturgy
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Solemnity · August 15 · Ordinary Time
Celebrates the dogma defined by Pope Pius XII in 1950: that Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory.
Body
Celebrated on August 15. A Holy Day of Obligation in the universal Church.
Kind
Solemnity
Season
Ordinary time
Feast day
August 15