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11999 Chalon Rd., Los Angeles 90049
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My Dear Parishioners,
This coming Saturday we will celebrate the Feast of the Assumption, known in the past as the Feast of the Dormition (falling asleep) of Mary. The Assumption is a very old feast in our church tradition celebrated universally since the sixth century.
On November 1950, Pope Pius XII proclaimed the Assumption of Mary a dogma of the Church: “that the Immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory.”
This is a feast of hope and fulfillment, and an occasion for us to look at Mary and who she is in our Church, who she is in our lives, and who she is in our society today. Mary is as alive in the world today as she ever was.
She is a role model whose whole pattern of life gives us reason to hope. When she looked on helplessly as her Son was suffering and dying on the cross, she did not lose hope. She trusted and believed in her Son and his promise of eternal life. She gave us a perfect example to follow, to live our lives in the hope of her Son, our Savior.
Sometimes we forget that Mary did not know the future. She did not know how her life and life of her child would fit into everything. All Mary knew is that she was loved by a loving Father in heaven who cared about His people. As a result of her “Yes,” here we are today as Christian, Catholic people with a belief in our Savior, Jesus Christ.
The prayer for the feast reads: “All-powerful and ever-living God: You raised the sinless Virgin Mary, mother of your Son, body and soul, to the glory of heaven. May we see heaven as our final goal and come to share her glory.”
Note: This year the obligation to attend Mass for the Feast of the Assumption is suspended in the United States because August 15 falls on a Saturday.
CORPUS NEWS
REST IN PEACE: Please remember in your prayers our long-time parishioners, Robert Mortimer and Michael Brady, who passed this past week. May they rest in peace in God’s loving arms.
NEWS AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is looking to hire you! If you are looking to help by building a better future, we invite you to come to the Career Fair Wednesday, August 26th from 9am-2pm.
There will be open positions for Cemetery & Mortuary: (Arrangements Counselor, Funeral Services Assistant, Embalmer and more.)
The Career Fair will take place at Calvary Cemetery (4201 Whittier Boulevard, CA 90023)
For more information go to: www.lacatholics.org
All are invited to a MASS IN RECOGNITION OF ALL IMMIGRANTS on Sunday, September 20th, 2026, at 3:30 pm at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. The presider will be Most Reverend Jose H. Gomez. This is a time to gather in prayer and solidarity as one family in Christ.
Siempre Adelante!
Monsignor Liam Kidney
Pastor
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