Los Angeles Archbishop José Gomez celebrated the feast of the Assumption of Mary on Aug. 15, sending out a couple of tweets about the importance of the day.

“My brothers and sisters, today we celebrate the beautiful Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary,” Gomez tweeted. “This is a day of joy for Catholics because we believe that where Our Lord has taken his Mother, one day he will bring each one of us.” 

The St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology defines the Assumption as Mary being taken into heaven - body and soul - to sit at the right hand of Jesus as Queen of Heaven and Earth. Catholics celebrate the feast of the Assumption of Mary each year on Aug. 15, catholic.org said.

"Looking at the Mother of God in glory, we understand that true power is service, that to reign means to love, and that this is the road to Heaven,” Pope Francis tweeted. 

Mary holds a special place in Catholicism. As a human, she is included among those in need of God's saving, but as the Mother of God, she has received the gift of God's grace to an extent that surpasses all others, according to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Mary's willingness to cooperate with God's plan places her in a crucial role in salvation. Catholics acknowledge Mary as a role model of discipleship and may ask for her intercession. 

Mary is honored on multiple feast days throughout the year, according to the Marians. Some of those include the feast of Our Lady of Fatima on May 13;  the Visitation on May 31; the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God on Jan. 1; the Annunciation on March 25; and the Immaculate Conception on Dec. 8. 

"The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was declared a Dogma of Faith by Pope Pius XII on Nov. 1, 1950,” Gomez said in another tweet. “However, from the earliest centuries, the Church has always remembered with love Our Lady’s Assumption into heaven.”