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Articles of Faith | Mary, Queen of Heaven

Each year on August 22nd the Catholic Church celebrates a memorial feast recognizing the Virgin Mary as Queen of Heaven. This, like all other Marian feasts, reminds us that we can turn to Mary in every need, counting on her intercession and mediation. For more about the Queenship of Mary and saints who had a special devotion to the Blessed Virgin, please click on the image. Remember, in the words of St. Maximilian Kolbe, "Never worry about loving the Blessed Virgin too much. You could never love her more than Jesus did." Peace be with you!

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Saints Alive! | The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Each August 15th, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a holy day of obligation. The Catholic Church teaches as dogma that the Virgin Mary "having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory". This doctrine was dogmatically defined by Pope Pius XII on 1 November 1950. As Pope Benedict XVI also shares in his book, "An Invitation to Faith", "Mary's greatness consists in the fact that she wants to magnify God, not herself." For more about this feast day, please click on the image. Peace be with you!