The Assumption, 2026

For U.S. Catholics, regarding the Assumption, this year:

Please be advised that the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is NOT a Holy Day of Obligation, this year, because August 15 falls on a Saturday.

Note: Masses celebrated on the evening of Saturday, August 15 (at 4 p.m. or after), and all day on Sunday, August 16, will use the Readings and Prayers of the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.