Thursday, August 15 is the Solemnity of the Assumption – a celebration of Our Lady being taken up body and soul into Heaven, and a Holy Day of Obligation in both the United States and Britain. Among the events around Britain is a Youth Mass at 6.30pm in the crypt of Westminster Cathedral. The Mass is for 18-35-year-olds, and is followed by an opportunity to socialise.
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In the Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana, the feast will be marked by the annual Eucharistic Procession by boat. It also marks the 254th anniversary of the arrival of French-Canadian immigrants who brought the faith to Acadiana.
