Dormition of the Mother of God

August 15, 2025

Dormition of the Mother of God

And Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. For He has regarded the low estate of His servant; surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed. For He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name. (Luke 1:46-49)

The icon is of the Dormition of the Mother of God (August 15th).

Damascus: two churches hit by mortar fire

CWN - Two Catholic churches in Damascus were damaged in an August 23 mortar bombardment that killed nine people and wounded fifty, the Fides news service reports.

Maronite Catholic Archbishop Samir Nassar remarked to Fides that living in Damascus today is living “under indiscriminate bombing, a kind of Russian roulette.”

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