Daily Almanac for Sunday, August 15, 2021; The 227th Day of the Year

History was made when the first ship to transit the canal, the SS Ancon, passes through on 15 August 1914. By Unknown author, Public Domain, https commons.wikimedia.org

ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

Catholic churches in the United States mark the feast of the Assumption on August 15 each year to celebrate the assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s body into heaven upon her death. Assumption Day is considered a Holy Day of Obligation, but if it falls on a Saturday or on a Monday, it is not obligatory by the church to attend mass.

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