{"id":8419,"date":"2025-08-13T23:12:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T03:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saparish.com\/church\/?p=8419"},"modified":"2025-08-13T23:12:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T03:12:06","slug":"mass-times-for-the-assumption-a-holy-day-of-obligation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saparish.com\/church\/news\/mass-times-for-the-assumption-a-holy-day-of-obligation\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass times for the Assumption, a holy day of obligation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On August 15, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a holy day of obligation. The Assumption reminds us of the unique role that Mary served in the process of our salvation. Simply put, the dogma of the Assumption states that at the end of her life, the Blessed Virgin Mary was taken, body and soul, into Heaven. While this event isn\u2019t reflected in Sacred Scripture, it is clearly part of the Church\u2019s earliest observance. Learn more about this special observance at <a href=\"https:\/\/grdiocese.org\/solemnity-assumption-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary-august-15\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GRdiocese.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mass times at St. Anthony<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday, Aug. 14<\/strong><br>7 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friday, Aug. 15<\/strong><br>8:30 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Looking for additional Mass times?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Diocese of Grand Rapids&#8217; website, GRdiocese.org, has provided a list of all parishes and its Mass times for the Assumption. Click the button below to view the webpage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/grdiocese.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dogr-assumption-mass-times-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Additional Mass Times<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On August 15, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a holy day of obligation. The Assumption reminds us of the unique role that Mary served in the process of our salvation. 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