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Friday 15 August 2008
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Solemnity

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Come, let us worship the King of kings, for today his Virgin Mother was taken up to heaven.

The Feast of the Assumption: The commemoration of the death of the Blessed Virgin Mary (the Dormition, or falling asleep, as it was known in the East) is known as the Assumption because of the tradition that her body did not decay but that she was raised up, body and soul, into heaven. This tradition was already present in the sixth century; by the beginning of the twentieth century it was widespread (for details, see this article in the Catholic Encyclopaedia); and after consulting the views of bishops all over the world, the Pope formally and infallibly declared the doctrine of the Assumption to be part of the authentic and ancient doctrine of the universal Church.

Mid-morning reading (Terce)	Judith 13:17 - 18 ©
Overcome with emotion, the people all fell on their knees and worshipped God, exclaiming as one man, ‘Blessings on you, our God, for confounding your people’s enemies today!’ Uzziah then said to Judith: ‘May you be blessed, my daughter, by God Most High, beyond all women on earth.’

Noon reading (Sext)	Apocalypse 12:1 ©
Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman, adorned with the sun, standing on the moon, and with the twelve stars on her head for a crown.

Afternoon reading (None)	2 Corinthians 5:1 ©
We know that when the tent that we live in on earth is folded up, there is a house built by God for us, an everlasting home not made by human hands, in the heavens.

September 2008
Sat 6	Saturday of week 22 of the year
Sun 7	23rd Sunday of the year
Mon 8	The Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary Feast
Tue 9	Tuesday of week 23 of the year or Saint Peter Claver
Wed 10
Thu 11
Fri 12	Friday of week 23 of the year or The Most Holy Name of Mary
Sat 13	Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop, Doctor
Sun 14	The Exaltation of the Holy Cross Feast

Calendar used: General Calendar

Scripture readings taken from the Jerusalem Bible, published and copyright © 1966, 1967 and 1968 by Darton, Longman & Todd, Ltd and Doubleday, a division of Random House, Inc, and used by permission of the publishers. For on-line information about other Random House, Inc. books and authors, see the Internet web site at http://www.randomhouse.com.

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