It could be said that the final act of Jesus’s temporal ministry was not his resurrection from the dead, but his ascension into heaven. It is, in many ways, a very mysterious act. At first glance, ...

Sunday, May 12, is the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord. Mass readings: Acts 1:1-11; Psalm 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9; Ephesians 1:17-23 or Ephesians 4:1-13 or 4:1-7, 11-13; Mark 16:15-20. The Ascension ...

The most astonishing Christian mystery is also the one least considered and least discussed: the ascension of Jesus. Of course, all the mysteries of Christianity are astonishing. Christ crucified? A ...

Most Catholics are aware that Ascension Thursday will occur on May 9th this year. This day marks 40 days into the Easter liturgical season, and occurs 10 days before the Feast of Pentecost. Outside of ...

It’s not hard to understand why we would celebrate Good Friday (Jesus atones for our sins on the Cross) and Easter Sunday (Jesus rises again, conquering death). But Ascension Thursday commemorates ...

(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 08.05.2024).- Commentary on the Gospel of Sunday, May 12, 2024. VII Sunday of Easter. Certainty and joy. In the Creed we recite: “He ascended into heaven and sits at the ...

From the June 2025 issue of Apollo. Preview and subscribe here. Approach the Chapel of the Ascension in the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, Norfolk, and be, initially, baffled. The space doesn’t ...