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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
August 15, Assumption
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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PETERSHAM Sister Anita Fafard, age 96, of the Sisters of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, died March 11, 2009 at Marie Esther Health Center, Marlboro, MA.
Sister Anita Fafard, 96 by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
On the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin on August 15, 1534, seven friends in Paris took solemn vows of poverty, and one of the group, the only one who was a priest, said Mass.
God's Soldiers: Adventure, Politics, Intrigue and Power: A History of ... by Kennedy, Leonard / Catholic Insight
The following holy days are official national holidays: Maundy (Holy) Thursday, Good Friday, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (now known as the Founding of Asuncion), Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (now known as the Virgin of Caacupe Day), and Christmas.
Paraguay by International Religious Freedom Report
 
 
 
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