The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated by Catholics each year on Aug. 15. ... I dressed as an angel and sat on the float underneath the Virgin Mary statue.

"Though still a virgin she carried a child in her womb, and the handmaid and work of his wisdom became the Mother of God." St. Ephraim of Syria, "Songs of Praise," c. 351 A.D. "There is One ...

The Catholic Church has appropriated May for the devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Thus, every Catholic Church celebrates ...

On July 29 and Sept. 12, scores of pilgrims come to the Cathedral of San Lorenzo in Perugia, Italy, to see and venerate a sacred object — a relic said to be the Blessed Virgin Mary’s wedding ring.

The feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary was established by Pope Pius XII in 1954. At the annunciation, the angel Gabriel announced that Mary’s Son would receive the throne of David ...

The Blessed Virgin Mary holds her first and most important role as the Mother of God. ... Jesus, by God from the mouth of the Angel Gabriel through the power of the Holy Spirit.

The procession was set to begin at 2 p.m. with the celebratory mass at 2:30 p.m. “The celebration themed “Immaculate Mary, Our Beacon of Hope” highlights the Blessed Virgin Mary’s role as ...