Question: When Is Assumption 2011?
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary commemorates the death of Mary and her bodily assumption into Heaven, before her body could begin to decay—a foretaste of our own bodily resurrection at the end of time. Because it signifies the Blessed Virgin's passing into eternal life, it is the most important of all Marian feasts and a holy day of obligation.
Answer: Assumption falls on Monday, August 15, 2011. Since Assumption falls on a Monday, the holy day of obligation is abrogated. (For more details, see Is Assumption a Holy Day of Obligation?)
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2011 Holidays FAQ Index
- When Is Epiphany 2011?
- When Is Mardi Gras 2011?
- When Is Ash Wednesday 2011?
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- When Is Palm Sunday 2011?
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- When Is Ascension 2011?
- When Is Pentecost 2011?
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- When Is Transfiguration 2011?
- When Is Halloween 2011?
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- When Is the Feast of Christ the King 2011?
- When Is Thanksgiving Day 2011?
- When Is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception 2011?
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