Join Br. Jason Lewis of the Marian Fathers at the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy as he explains what the Assumption of Mary is and why it is so important that it is called a "Dogma."

What is Holy Water? Why do Catholics bless themselves with Holy Water?In "Ask a Marian," Fr. Andy Davy, MIC, gives us insight to the power behind this sacramental, and the importance of water in Sacred Scripture.

In today’s Gospel, we see the profound blessing of hearing and observing the Word of God—and no one exemplifies this more perfectly than our Blessed Mother Mary. She devoured the Scriptures, rejoiced in the Word made flesh, and prepared the way for Christ. As John the Baptist said, “He must increase; I must decrease.”