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When you Assume...

A Pillar Explainer

The Pillar
Aug 15, 2022
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Monday, August 15 is the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 

It could be assumed that you’re an expert on such matters, but here are a few things you might need to know — like, isn’t today a holy day of obligation?

(Portions of this explainer - but not all - have been published previously by The Pillar! We ♻️! )

Annibale Carracci, 1600–01
Assumption of the Virg…

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