Solemnity of Assumption Masses to be held Aug. 15

Solemnity of Assumption Masses to be held Aug. 15

Tuesday, Aug. 15, is the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a holy day of obligation in the Catholic Church.

The solemnity celebrates Catholics' belief that after Mary's death, her body was raised to live with God forever.

Masses will be celebrated at 7 a.m. and 12:05 p.m. in the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas.