Our Lady of the Assumption

Advocación mariana de Hamilton (Ontario)
Popular devotion (not officially recognized by the Church)

Our Lady of the Assumption is a parish in Hamilton, in the Diocese of Hamilton, which follows an English tradition. It is listed in the diocesan directory, which provides basic contact information but little historical detail. No local historical event—apparition or miracle—is associated with this particular parish.

Main data

Origin and history

Our Lady of the Assumption is a parish in Hamilton, in the Diocese of Hamilton, which follows an English tradition. It is listed in the diocesan directory, which provides basic contact information but little historical detail. No local historical event—apparition or miracle—is associated with this particular parish.

The image and the sanctuary

There is no description of the main image nor any mention of a sanctuary in the accessible sources; it is a parish with a Marian dedication to the Assumption.

Patronage and coronation

The devotion to the Assumption is closely linked in Canada to the country's principal Marian feast day, August 15. Various documents identify the Assumption of the Virgin Mary as the principal Marian devotion in Canada. However, there is no record of a canonical coronation or specific civil patronage for this parish.

Celebration and devotion

The patron saint's feast day is celebrated on August 15, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. There is no record of any unique local devotional practice beyond that of the Marian invocation itself.

Link with the Rosary

Given the nature of the devotion—which corresponds to the glorious mysteries of the Rosary—its recitation is often encouraged, but this is a general theological inference. There is no explicit mention of Rosary groups in the available documentation.