12/08/2025
MARIAN CELEBRATIONS FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST
AUGUST 15—ASSUMPTION OF MARY
The Assumption of Mary is a Roman Catholic belief that the Virgin Mary's body and soul were taken up into heaven at the end of her earthly life. It is celebrated as a solemnity on August 15th. The Catholic Church officially declared this belief as dogma in 1950 by Pope Pius XII.
AUGUST 19—4TH APPARITION OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA
The fourth apparition of Our Lady of Fatima occurred on August 19, 1917, in a place called Valinhos, near Fatima, after the children, Lucia, Francisco, and Jacinta, were briefly detained by the local administrator. Instead of the usual Cova da Iria, the apparition took place in a pasture where the children were tending sheep.
AUGUST 22—QUEENSHIP OF MARY
Pope Pius XII, having declared the dogma of the Assumption, that “the Immaculate Mother of God … was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory,” then established the feast of her Queenship. He set the date for the octave (8th day) after the Solemnity of the Assumption, that is, August 22 each year.