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May 3, 2024 · The Christian holiday of Ascension Day, also known as the Feast of the Ascension, celebrates the Ascension of Jesus into Heaven. Discover the biblical meaning and traditions of the Christian holiday.
The Feast of the Ascension of Jesus Christ (also called the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, Ascension Day, Ascension Thursday, or sometimes Holy Thursday) commemorates the Christian belief of the bodily Ascension of Jesus into Heaven.
May 9, 2013 · Find out the dates of Ascension Thursday and Ascension Sunday, and how they are determined by Easter. Learn about the meaning and celebration of the Ascension of Jesus Christ in Christianity.
May 9, 2024 · We celebrate this on Ascension Sunday, which is celebrated forty days after Easter. Traditionally it is celebrated on a Thursday as a Holy Day of Obligation. The Church presently observes it on a Sunday to allow more of the faithful to attend Mass.
May 29, 2022 · Ascension Sunday: Gladden us with holy joys, almighty God, and make us rejoice with devout thanksgiving, for the Ascension of Christ your Son is our exaltation, and, where the Head has gone...
Ascension Day is traditionally celebrated on the sixth Thursday after Easter Sunday, the fortieth day from Easter day, although some Roman Catholic provinces have moved the observance to the following Sunday to facilitate the obligation to attend Mass. Saint Jerome held that it was of apostolic origin, but in fact the Ascension was ...
Ascension Thursday is May 18, 2023, but most United States’ dioceses will celebrate the feast of the Ascension on Sunday, May 21. “Today our Lord Jesus Christ ascended into Heaven; let our hearts ascend with Him.” - St. Augustine. What does the Bible say about the Ascension?
