Ascension
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| Year | Western | Eastern |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | June 1 | June 8 |
| 2001 | May 24 | |
| 2002 | May 9 | June 13 |
| 2003 | May 29 | June 5 |
| 2004 | May 20 | |
| 2005 | May 5 | June 9 |
| 2006 | May 25 | June 1 |
| 2007 | May 17 | |
| 2008 | May 1 | June 5 |
| 2009 | May 21 | May 28 |
| 2010 | May 13 | |
| 2011 | June 2 | |
| 2012 | May 17 | May 24 |
| 2013 | May 9 | June 13 |
| 2014 | May 29 | |
| 2015 | May 14 | May 21 |
| 2016 | May 5 | June 9 |
| 2017 | May 25 | |
| 2018 | May 10 | May 17 |
| 2019 | May 30 | June 6 |
| 2020 | May 21 | May 28 |
Ascension means - following Christian doctrine - that Jesus bodily ascended to heaven in the presence of his apostles, forty days following his resurrection.
In this context the term "heaven" means a physical reunion of Christ with God the Father. That makes a difference to a concept of spiritual transformation and experience of the Divine which is common to the mystical traditions of many world religions. It is narrated in Mark 16:15-19, Luke 24:50-53, Acts 1:6-12, and Ephesians 4:7-13. This is affirmed by Christian liturgy in the Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed.
Ascension Day is officially celebrated on a Thursday, the fortieth day of Easter. However not all countries hold the feast on this day. The feast is one of the ecumenical feasts (i.e., universally celebrated), ranking with the feasts of the Passion, of Easter and of Pentecost among the most solemn in the ecclesiastical calendar.
[change] History
The observance of this feast is of great antiquity. Although no documentary evidence of it exists prior to the beginning of the fifth century, St. Augustine says that it is of Apostolic origin, and he speaks of it in a way that shows it was the universal observance of the Church long before his time.
[change] Other websites
- The Ascension of our Lord Orthodox Icon and Synaxarion
- The Ascension of the Lord S. V. Bulgakov, Manual for Church Servers (theology and symbolism of the Feast)
- The Chapel of the Ascension Studium Biblicum Franciscanum, Jerusalem
- Chapel of the Ascension, Jerusalem Detailed description, history and photos
- Convent of the Ascension Jerusalem Mission, Russian Orthodox Church
- Feast of the Ascension
