August 15, 2026, Solemnity of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary, Holy Rosary (Joyful Mysteries)

Friends of the Rosary, Today, August 15, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which honors the Christian belief that the Virgin Mary was taken body and soul into heavenly glory at the end of her earthly life. Assumed into heaven, Mary reveals our own destiny. Pope Benedict XVI wrote, “Precisely because Mary is with God and in God, she is very close to each one…