Weeks of August 11th and 18th, 2019

PILGRIMAGE TO GROTTO – August 24

On Saturday, August 24th, there will be a walking pilgrimage to the Grotto. We will leave at 9am after the 8am morning Mass and walk to the Shrine of Our Lady of Częstochowa in the upper gardens of The Grotto, arriving approximately at noon.

ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

The doctrine of the taking up of the body and soul of the Mother of God into heaven after her death was an early teaching of the Fathers and of special interest to all Christians. Tradition and theological reasoning show that the privilege of Assumption was revealed implicity. On Nov. 1, 1950, Pope Pius XII declared the Assumption of the Blessed Mother of God a doctrine of faith. The solemnity is celebrated on Aug. 15 and is a holy day of obligation.

80TH ANNIVERSARY OF WORLD WAR II

On September 1, 1939, Hitler invaded Poland from the west; two days later, France and Britain declared war on Germany, beginning World War II. On September 17, Soviet troops invaded Poland from the east. Under attack from both sides, Poland fell quickly, and by early 1940 Germany and the Soviet Union had divided control over the nation.