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Feast of the Ascension

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Feast of the Ascension

The Feast of the Ascension of Jesus Christ (also called the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, Ascension Day, Ascension Thursday; or sometimes Holy Thursday, which can also mean the Thursday before Easter) commemorates the Christian belief of the bodily Ascension of Jesus into Heaven. It is one of the ecumenical (shared by multiple denominations) feasts of Christian churches, ranking with the feasts of the Passion and Pentecost. Following the account of Acts 1:3 that the risen Jesus appeared for 40 days prior to his Ascension, Ascension Day is traditionally celebrated on a Thursday, the fortieth day of Easter according to inclusive counting, although some Christian denominations have moved the observance to the following Sunday, sometimes called Ascension Sunday. The day of observance varies by ecclesiastical province in many Christian denominations, as with Lutherans and Catholics, for example. Ascensiontide refers to the ten-day period between the Feast of the Ascension and the Feast of Pentecost. The Sunday within that period may be referred to as the Seventh Sunday of Easter or the Sunday in Ascensiontide.

Infobox

Also called
Ascension DayAscension ThursdayHoly Thursday
Observed by
Catholics, Lutherans, Anglicans, Moravians, Methodists, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox
Type
Christian
Significance
Commemorates the Ascension of Jesus into Heaven
Observances
Service of Worship / Mass
Date
39 days after Easter
2024 date
mw- May 9 (Western)June 13 (Eastern)
2025 date
May 29 (Western)May 29 (Eastern)
2026 date
May 14 (Western)May 21 (Eastern)
2027 date
May 6 (Western)June 10 (Eastern)
Frequency
annual
Related to
Easter, Pentecost

Tables

Dates for Ascension Day 2018–2032In Gregorian dates · In Western Christianity › Sunday observance
Thursday
Thursday
Year
Thursday
Western
Sunday
2018
2018
Year
2018
Western
May 10
Eastern
May 17
Western
May 13
2019
2019
Year
2019
Western
May 30
Eastern
June 6
Western
June 2
2020
2020
Year
2020
Western
May 21
Eastern
May 28
Western
May 24
2021
2021
Year
2021
Western
May 13
Eastern
June 10
Western
May 16
2022
2022
Year
2022
Western
May 26
Eastern
June 2
Western
May 29
2023
2023
Year
2023
Western
May 18
Eastern
May 25
Western
May 21
2024
2024
Year
2024
Western
May 9
Eastern
June 13
Western
May 12
2025
2025
Year
2025
Western
May 29
Eastern
June 1
2026
2026
Year
2026
Western
May 14
Eastern
May 21
Western
May 17
2027
2027
Year
2027
Western
May 6
Eastern
June 10
Western
May 9
2028
2028
Year
2028
Western
May 25
Eastern
May 28
2029
2029
Year
2029
Western
May 10
Eastern
May 17
Western
May 13
2030
2030
Year
2030
Western
May 30
Eastern
June 6
Western
June 2
2031
2031
Year
2031
Western
May 22
Eastern
May 25
2032
2032
Year
2032
Western
May 6
Eastern
June 10
Western
May 9
Year
Western
Eastern
Western
Thursday
Sunday
2018
May 10
May 17
May 13
2019
May 30
June 6
June 2
2020
May 21
May 28
May 24
2021
May 13
June 10
May 16
2022
May 26
June 2
May 29
2023
May 18
May 25
May 21
2024
May 9
June 13
May 12
2025
May 29
June 1
2026
May 14
May 21
May 17
2027
May 6
June 10
May 9
2028
May 25
May 28
2029
May 10
May 17
May 13
2030
May 30
June 6
June 2
2031
May 22
May 25
2032
May 6
June 10
May 9

References

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  23. Canon 1246 §2
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