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 ...

It's a commemoration of Jesus Christ's bodily ascension into heaven following His resurrection from the dead. For Fr. Kyle Doustou, a priest of the Diocese of Portland and pastor of the ...

It culminates in Jesus’ Ascension into heaven, 40 days after His resurrection. Though quieter than Good Friday or Easter Sunday, Easter Monday holds a subtle yet powerful spiritual meaning.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...