Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgen Mary

St Luke’s Parish invites the whole community to join in celebrating the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, giving thanks for the glorious moment when Our Lady was taken body and soul into heavenly glory. This feast is a profound reminder of God’s promise of eternal life and the unique role of Mary in the mystery of salvation.

Proclamation of the Dogma

“For which reason, after we have poured forth prayers of supplication again and again to God, and have invoked the light of the Spirit of Truth, for the glory of Almighty God who has lavished his special affection upon the Virgin Mary, for the honor of her Son, the immortal King of the Ages and the Victor over sin and death, for the increase of the glory of that same august Mother, and for the joy and exultation of the entire Church; by the…