Ascension Day in Canada - 2023
18 May 2023, Thursday
Ascension Day is the 40th day of Easter and commemorates Jesus Christ’s ascension into heaven, according to Christian belief.
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About: Ascension Day
The Feast of the Ascension of Jesus Christ commemorates the Christian belief of the bodily Ascension of Jesus into Heaven. It is one of the ecumenical 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 Methodists 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.
Also called | Ascension Day, Ascension Thursday, Holy Thursday |
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Observed by | Catholics, Lutherans, Anglicans, Moravians, Methodists, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox |
Significance | Commemorates the Ascension of Jesus into Heaven |
Observances | Service of Worship / Mass |
Date | 39 days after Easter |
date | 39 days after Easter |
Frequency | annual |
Related to | Easter, Pentecost |
Wikidata description | Christian religious holiday |
Wikidata id | Q51638 |
Wikidata label | Feast of the Ascension |
Wikidata aliases | Array |
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