The rector solemnly read the “vow of Louis XIII,” by which the king of France officially consecrated the country to the Virgin Mary in 1638.
Assumption of Mary
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“Today we want to entrust to the intercession of the Virgin Mary, assumed into heaven, our prayer for peace,” the pope said.
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As ancient as this belief in Mary’s assumption is, 2025 marks only the 75th anniversary of the Assumption being declared a Catholic dogma.
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“We continue to believe that even in the darkest hour, a light can still shine — the light of the Gospel, of justice, and of fraternity.”
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