Saint John Paul II, Pope

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Wednesday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time

Karol Wojtyła of Poland, Pope from 1978 to 2005, who added the Luminous Mysteries to the Rosary in 2002.

Readings of the day

Glorious Mysteries

Fourth Mystery: The Assumption of Mary

“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.”Pope Pius XII, Munificentissimus Deus (1950)

At the end of her earthly life, the Blessed Virgin Mary is taken up body and soul into the glory of heaven, sharing first in her Son’s Resurrection. The Church solemnly defined this truth in 1950.

Fruit of the mystery: Grace of a happy death

Rosary Closing Prayer

O God, whose only begotten Son, by his life, death, and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life; grant, we beseech thee, that meditating upon these mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

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This day’s five mysteries (Glorious Mysteries)

The Resurrection
The Ascension
The Descent of the Holy Spirit
The Assumption of Mary
The Coronation of Mary

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Saints Simon and Jude, ApostlesTue, Oct 28 · Feast
All SaintsSat, Nov 1 · Solemnity
The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day)Sun, Nov 2 · Solemnity
The Dedication of the Lateran BasilicaSun, Nov 9 · Feast
The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin MaryFri, Nov 21 · Memorial

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Liturgical calendar for the dioceses of the USA (General Roman Calendar and U.S. proper), checked against the USCCB liturgical calendar. Readings: citations from the U.S. Lectionary for Mass, text from the Douay-Rheims Bible (public domain).

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