Social Media Ideas for August 15

Saturday, August 15, 2026 - The Assumption of Mary into heaven and Independence Day

To read the texts click on the texts: Rev11:19; 12:1-6,10; 1 Cor15:20-26;Lk1:39-56 Today we celebrate two significant and related events. These are The Assumption of our Blessed M...

15 August – Assumption – Blessing of herbs, flowers and fruit

It’s the Vigil of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin. On 15 August, Feast of the Assumption, in the traditional Rituale Romanum there is a prayer for the blessing of herbs, flowe...

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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 22, 2026 is: august • \aw-GUST\  • adjective The word august, which is pronounced with the accent on "gust," d...

August 15 2026 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Saturday, August 15 2026 – It is Shukla Paksha Tritiya tithi or the third day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Hindu calendar and P...

Is today a holy day of obligation?

 In addition to every Sunday, the dioceses of the United States observe 6 holy days of obligation every year.  If January 1, August 15 or November 1 fall on a Saturday or Monday, t...

Saturday, August 15, 2026 - Are we really independent and free? Mary shows us how to be.

22 August: Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Vetus Ordo), Queenship of Mary (Novus Ordo)

On 22 August we observe, in the traditional Roman calendar, the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.  In the newer calendar it is the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary. When t...

August 6: a bitter-sweet day...

Mount Tabor: image source  On August 6 the Church celebrates the Feast of the Transfiguration: the time when Jesus took Peter, James and John on a hike -  to the top of Mount Tabo...

Prayer for Aug. 15

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures.” These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life as together w...

Making Assumptions About the Assumption

Every year the Church obliges Catholics to attend Mass on August 15th, in the middle of summer, to honor the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The belief pertaining to Mary’s...

August Celebrates Mary From Mother to Queen

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August and the Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

“Come, Holy Spirit, come by means of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, thy well-beloved spouse.” This short but powerful prayer comes from Servant of God, Fr. Stefano Gobbi whose love...

Ferragosto: Italy's summer holiday in August

What are the origins of the Ferragosto summer holiday? Italy marks the national holiday of Ferragosto each year on 15 August, the feast of the Assumption, the day when Catholics b...

Pause for Prayer: Saturday, August 15

     The Assumption of Bertha Huber by Marcia Sandmeyer Wilson Reminder: Today is the Feast of the Assumption but because it falls on a Saturday, the obligation to attend Mass toda...

Daily Gospel, August 10, 2026

This is the Daily Gospel of August 10, 2026, which is the Feast of Saint Lawrence, deacon and martyr. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, August 9, 2026 Daily Gospel, August 8, 2026 This is t...

On This Day August 28: History, Famous Birthdays, Deaths & Global Events

August 28 is an extraordinary date that has shaped the modern world in profound ways. It is a day marked by soaring rhetoric that changed the course of civil rights, technological...

New York, New Jersey declare August 15 'India Independence Day'

Saturday, August 22, 2026 - The Queenship of Mary - Mary's response goes beyond YES

To read the texts click on the texts: Isa 9:1-6; Lk 1:26-38 Pope Pius XII established the feast of the Queenship of Mary in 1954. However, Mary’s Queenship also has roots in Scrip...

Roundup of books on St. Augustine of Hippo

It is 28 August, the Feast of St. Augustine of Hippo who died in 430. He is one of the most influential people not only for the Christian Faith, but for the shaping of Western Civi...

27 August – St. Joseph Calasanz

In the Novus Ordo, today is the Feast of St. Monnica, mother of St. Augustine.  I have a 1st class relic of her in my Chapel of the Two Trinities. However, in the Vetus Ordo, I wil...

5 August: Feast of Our Lady of the Snows – MARY! HELP US!

In Rome on 5 August 358, there was a miraculous snow fall to indicate the location of the Basilica to be built in honor of the mother of God. On the anniversary, white rose petals...

Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church Feast Day

August 2026 is a time to remember our roots. The Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church on Breakwater Road in Mattituck brought the New York community together in their two-day Feas...

Welcome the 1st of August 2026

 As we say goodbye to July it's time to say hello to August.Yes, the eighth month of the year is here!For many, August brings the best bounty of the season — ripened tomatoes, ripe...

On This Day August 17: History, Famous Birthdays, Deaths & Global Events

History is rarely created in a single sweeping moment; rather, it is forged day by day, layer by layer, through the actions of ordinary people, world leaders, artists, and revoluti...