The Ascension stands in direct relation to that Last Day: “This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven” (Acts 1:11).

It is Jesus who poured out the Holy Spirit at Pentecost ( Acts 2:32-33 ). It is Jesus who opens people’s hearts so they ...

The Solemnity of the Ascension of Jesus Christ commemorates the Catholic belief of the bodily Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ into heaven. This is considered a Holy Day of obligation.

Today, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, a pivotal event in the history of our salvation.

Jesus "took on flesh" so He could die for our sins and then return to a purely spiritual existence. But the incarnation ...

The Ascension of Jesus Christ, at the Eglise Saint-André ... and finally his rapture into heaven, 40 days later – on a Thursday, that is. For Catholics and a large proportion of Protestants ...

At the end of the fortieth day, on the Mount of Olives, Jesus spoke to his disciples, telling them to wait in Jerusalem for the Holy Spirit, and then he ascended into heaven. Ascension Day is not ...

It commemorates Jesus' physical ascension into heaven. It falls on the 40th day following Easter Sunday. Sign up for our Newsletters One of the ways the Amish celebrate is by closing businesses ...

Rooftops were alive with the sound of singing on Thursday morning in what is an Oxford Ascension Day tradition. Local choirs ...

Mary Magdalene was the first to see the risen Jesus and he appeared to many more of his followers during the days before his ascension into heaven, about 40 days after Easter. 1. Entry Play some ...

The Amish community in the Susquehanna Valley will observe Ascension Day on Thursday.It commemorates Jesus' physical ascension into heaven. It falls on the 40th day following Easter Sunday.One of ...