Christianity Feast of the Ascension a chance to reflect on 'letting go' to grow in faith, says Maine priest By 'letting go' of Jesus after the ascension, disciples were able 'to grow up and begin ...

As I’m writing this on May 9, our Roman Catholic and (some) Protestant cousins are celebrating the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord. As you’re reading it in early June, my fellow Orthodox ...

The feast of the Ascension commissions Christ's followers through all ages, reminding us that Christ's mission continues through us and that the grace to accomplish it remains ever available to us.

EDITORIAL: Many Catholics feel the switch downplays the immense importance of the great feast of the Ascension. Fresco of the Ascension, by S.G. Rudl (1900). (photo: Renata Sedmakova / Shutterstock) ...

The Ascension of Christ is followed 10 days later by the feast of Pentecost. It was Christ’s Ascension that made Pentecost possible: “It is better for you that I go .

Ascensiontide is the shortest liturgical season of the Christian calendar, lasting a mere ten days, from the feast of the Ascension, last Thursday, to the. The International Catholic News Weekly.

St. Joseph Cathedral, 401 Main St., Baton Rouge, will celebrate the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord with Holy Masses at 4 p.m. Saturday, and 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

On Thursday 29th May 2025, Ascension Day, we will host an Ascension Day Feast following the evening Sung Mass. Drinks from 7pm in the Library and dinner at 7.30 ...

"And when he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight" (Acts 1:9). Today, 40 days after Easter, is known as the "Feast of the Ascension ...

"And when he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight" (Acts 1:9). Today, 40 days after Easter, is known as the "Feast of the Ascension ...