Feast of the Assumption (15 August)

Each year on 15 August, the Church celebrates the Feast Day of the Assumption of Our Lady when, according to our faith, the Holy Mother, having completed her course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory.

The Assumption signals the end of Mary’s earthly life and marks her return to heaven to be reunited with Jesus. Whilst the bodies of both Jesus and Mary are now in heaven, there is a difference between the Assumption and the Resurrection. Where Jesus arose from the dead and ascended into heaven by his own power, Mary’s body was taken up to heaven by the power of her Son.

For this reason, we use different words to describe each event. One is the Ascension of Christ and the other, the Assumption of Mary.

As the Assumption is a holy day of obligation, Year 5 will be leading a whole school Mass on Thursday next week (15th August) at 9am. Everyone is welcome to join us in the church.