August 15 - Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary

August 15 is a great day in Chartres! How we love to honor Mary.

Schedule:

• Tuesday, August 13 at 8:00 pm: Organ and cello concert – with Alissa Durye and Jérôme Huille
• Wednesday, August 14 at 6:15 pm: Anticipated Assumption Mass
• Wednesday, August 14 at 7:30 pm: procession to Saint-Aignan church for a Prayer time at 8:30 pm: Vigil of the Assumption
• Thursday, August 15, 9:00 am: Latin Mass – with the participation of the Cathedral Gregorian Choir
• Thursday, August 15 at 11:00 am: Solemn Mass, presided over by Mgr Philippe Christory, Bishop of Chartres – with the Petit Chœur de la Maîtrise
• Thursday, August 15 at 2:30 pm: Meditation on the Glorious Mysteries – in the church of Saint Aignan
• Thursday, August 15 at 3:15 pm: Procession of the Veil through the town, in honor of the Virgin Mary – departs from Saint Aignan church
• Thursday, August 15 around 4:30 pm, in the cathedral: Reception of the Veil, Consecration of France to Mary followed by Vespers and the Solemn Salute of the Blessed Sacrament, then around 5:30 pm Veneration of the Veil
• Thursday, August 15 at 6:30 pm, in the Cathedral: Mass