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The Theotokos: On Good Friday, and Ascension Thursday
And the Spirit sent Nathan unto the King. And he came unto Him, and said unto Him, "There once was a very rich lord; with a poor handmaid in his pay. The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds: But the poor handmaiden had nothing, ...

It WAS Ascension Thursday!
We went through yesterday thinking we wouldn't be able to get to an Ascension Mass. It's funny, but the hierarchy don't seem to have learned from past.

Ascension Thursday Liturgy, Kresge Theatre
[ May 21, 2009; 1:30 pm; ]

Confusion in the Liturgy
Some time ago the Bishops of England and Wales came up with the strange idea of transferring the feasts of Corpus Christi, the Epiphany, and Ascension Thursday to a Sunday. In the case of Ascension Thursday it was very unbiblical but ...

The Ascension of Our Lord - Ascension Thursday - Holy Day of ...
The Ascension of Our Lord occurred on Ascension Thursday, 40 days after Christ rose from the dead on Easter Sunday. On this day, the risen Christ, in the sight of His apostles, ascended bodily into Heaven.

Is Ascension a Holy Day of Obligation - Ascension Thursday - Holy ...
Is the Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord a Holy Day of Obligation? Find out here!

The Traditional Latin Mass in Michiana: Ascension Thursday
The Traditional Latin Mass on Ascension Thursday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, South Bend, had a great turn out! It was truly heartening to see so many young people at Mass tonight. It gives me great hope for the future, ...

liturgcal year
... it celebrates jesus christ's resurrection; ascension thursday - the fortieth day of eastertime which marks jesus' ascension into heaven; pentecost - the fiftieth day of eastertime, 10 days after ascension thursday, this marks the ...

A Catholic Life: Ascension Thursday
Ascension Thursday. Today is 40 days after Easter Sunday and the day we celebrate Our Lord's Glorious Ascension into Heaven. The Ascension has three principal parts: the departure of Jesus from earth, His going up into heaven, ...

Ascension Thursday Sunday?
The simple, but confusing, answer is that Ascension Thursday is a Holy Day of Obligation everywhere in the United States. It's just that, in most dioceses, the celebration is transferred to the following Sunday. ...