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).

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. Followin… ...

Forty days after His resurrection on Easter Sunday, Jesus ascended into heaven. The Feast of the Ascension is observed 40 days after Easter each year. (iStock) ...

Jesus’ ascension into heaven and his promise that he has gone there to prepare a place for us is exactly like having a reservation.

After Jesus was crucified on Good Friday, did he “Descend into Hell,” as millions of Christians recite during weekly church services in The Apostles’ Creed? Nearly 2,000 years of Christian ...

Grant, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that like as we do believe thy only-begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ to have ascended into the heavens; so we may also, in heart and mind thither ascend ...

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May 12, 2024, the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord: This is a sacred image of church: All people understand each other through the Spirit, even if only for a brief moment.

Palm Sunday is the first day of Holy Week celebrating Jesus' entry into Jerusalem on a donkey. It is celebrated each year the Sunday before Easter Sunday. These events were recorded by eye ...

“Because with the Ascension, something new and beautiful happened: Jesus brought our humanity, our flesh, into heaven – this is the first time – that is, he brought it in God.