The Dogma of Our Lady's Assumption
...by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and by our own authority, we pronounce, declare, and define it to be a divinely revealed dogma: 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.
45. Hence if anyone, which God forbid, should dare willfully to deny or to call into doubt that which we have defined, let him know that he has fallen away completely from the divine and Catholic Faith.
46. In order that this, our definition of the bodily Assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven may be brought to the attention of the universal Church, we desire that this, our Apostolic Letter, should stand for perpetual remembrance, commanding that written copies of it, or even printed copies, signed by the hand of any public notary and bearing the seal of a person constituted in ecclesiastical dignity, should be accorded by all men the same reception they would give to this present letter, were it tendered or shown.
47. It is forbidden to any man to change this, our declaration, pronouncement, and definition or, by rash attempt, to oppose and counter it. If any man should presume to make such an attempt, let him know that he will incur the wrath of Almighty God and of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul.
48. Given at Rome, at St. Peter's, in the year of the great Jubilee, 1950, on the first day of the month of November, on the Feast of All Saints, in the twelfth year of our pontificate.
PIUS XII
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Rosary Rally news for August 15
I would like to introduce one of our volunteers. His name is Mr. Philip Scardino from Napa Valley California. A young niece of Philip was a volunteer here earlier this summer. Philip is currently taking instructions to become a Catholic. It is impressive to see his enthusiasm for the faith. He attends Mass and prays the rosary with great devotion. His brown scapular is ever present. He signs up a lot of rally captains as well.
In California Philip works in construction, so sitting all day and talking on the phone is not something he is used to. Nevertheless he applies himself with diligence for this great cause.
Soon, Philip will formally enter the Catholic Church. Watching Philip's enthusiasm for the faith inspires me to not take my faith for granted.
When you consider whether or not to become a rally captain for the Public Square Rosary, think about this young man and his fiery zeal for Our Lady. Can't we, blessed already with the Faith, organize a public rosary in Her honor?
If your answer is yes then please call us at (866) 584 - 6012 or you can email us at fjslo@aol.com
Today we have signed up 2,393 rally captains!
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World news
Ecuadorian president pushing young people to resist guidance from the Church
Quito, Aug 14, 2008 / 11:07 am (CNA).- President Rafael Correa of Ecuador has lashed out at the Church again this week, encouraging young people to refuse to be taught by those who want to leave the country “in darkness”—a reference to the campaign by the bishops to vote responsibility during the upcoming referendum on the new constitution.
During the inauguration of a government program for young people, Correa said his project “is the last chance for peaceful change in Ecuador, for democratic and constitutional change, and yet there are some who want to keep us in the past.”
Netherlands Recognizes Polygamous Marriages of Muslims reports Dutch Newspaper
By Thaddeus M. Baklinski
ROTTERDAM, August 14, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Two Dutch cities have instructed their marriage registrars to recognize polygamous marriages of immigrants that have taken place in countries where having more than one wife is permitted, such as Morocco.
Although polygamy is technically banned in the Netherlands, the marriages of Muslims who have several wives are now recognized by Dutch authorities in the cities of Rotterdam and Amsterdam, reports the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad.
Faithful Gather for Mass of Reparation for Stolen Host
By Anna Arco
8/15/2008
The Catholic Herald (UK)
"Perhaps the intense hatred of the sacred that leads people to commit such a crime should actually serve to strengthen our Faith. Our Lord was so despised that He was nailed to a Cross."
LONDON (The Catholic Herald) - A Mass of reparation has been offered at the London Oratory for the desecration of a consecrated Host stolen from the church last month.
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