It's 40 days after Easter. Is it the Ascension?

Beyond Easter: What Jesus is doing right now — and why it matters for you

Certain Christian traditions celebrate some days on the Christian calendar that more of us ought to consider, and Ascension Day is one such example.Ascension Day is always on a Thursday because it is always 40 days after Easter. This is because Acts 1:3 tells us that the time period from the day Christ was resurrected till the day He ascended into heaven was 40 days.'The significance of Christ’s ascension to heaven climactically changes the shap…

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ThePatriotLight - Certain Christian traditions celebrate some days on the Christian calendar that more of us ought to consider, and Ascension Day is one such example.Ascension Day is always on a Thursday because it is always 40 days after Easter. This is because Acts 1:3 tells us that the time period from the day Christ was resurrected till the day He ascended into heaven was 40 days.'The significance of Christ’s ascension to heaven climacticall…

Acts 1:11–They said, “Men of Galilee, why are you standing there looking at the sky? This Jesus who has been taken..." - Catholic Digest

They said, “Men of Galilee, why are you standing there looking at the sky? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will return in the same way as you have seen him going into heaven.” –Acts 1:11 The post Acts 1:11–They said, “Men of Galilee, why are you standing there looking at the sky? This Jesus who has been taken…” appeared first on Catholic Digest.

Christians celebrate the feast of the Ascension of the Lord 40 days after Easter, when, according to the Bible, Jesus Christ completed his earthly life and ascended to heaven. This is, along with Easter and Pentecost, one of the most important Christian holidays, and is also a public holiday in some European countries.

It's 40 days after Easter. Is it the Ascension?

Thursday marks 40 days after Easter, which the Church observes as the Solemnity of the Ascension.“The Ascension.” Pietro Perugino, 1510. public domain.Traditionally, the Ascension is a day of precept, meaning Catholics are required to attend Mass. But after a change to canon law — and a 1998 decree from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops — many U.S. dioceses have transferred the observance of the Ascension to the seventh Sunday of …

Christ's Ascension. Worth knowing about Ascension and Father's Day. Meaning and appointment. On Ascension (also known as the "Uprising of Christ") Catholic and Protestant Christians celebrate each year the return of Jesus Christ as Son of God to Heaven. The Solemnity of Christ's Ascension is celebrated every year 39 days after Easter Sunday. This is then, according to ancient tradition, Thursday after the fifth Sunday after Easter or ten days be…