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	Ascension - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Although the place of the Ascension is not distinctly stated, it would appear from the Acts that it was Mount Olivet since after the Ascension the disciples are described as returning to Jerusalem from the mount that is called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, within a Sabbath day's journey.
		Ascension Day is always Thursday (the fortieth day from Easter); in some churches (especially in the United States) it is commemorated on the subsequent Sunday (the Sunday before Pentecost).
		The three days before Ascension Thursday are sometimes referred to as the Rogation days (and the previous Sunday, the Fifth Sunday after Easter, as Rogation Sunday).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ascension (1565 words)

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		The Ascension is the capstone of the life of Jesus, made up of three events, which include de final departure of Jesus from earth, his going up into heaven, and the taking of his place at the right hand of the Father.
		Gethsemani is at the slope of Mount Olivet.
		The Feast of the Ascension is always on a Thursday, 40 days after Resurrection, and is one of the ecumenical feasts ranking with the feasts of the Passion, of Easter, of Pentecost, and of Christmas, among the most solemn in the calendar.
	biblia.com /christ/ascension.htm (1551 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia - Ascension (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		ASCENSION [Ascension] name usually given to the departure of Jesus from earth as related in the Gospels according to Mark (16) and Luke (24) and in Acts 1.1-11.
		Ascension Thursday, as it is called, occurs on the 40th day after Easter, being the Thursday of the sixth week of Easter.
		Ascension ventures forth; Catholic system in unlikely land of venture capital.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/A/AscensB1ib.asp (263 words)

	Ascension Feast: All About the Feast of the Ascension
		The ascension was also the "final blow" so-to-speak against Satan's power, and thus the lion (Jesus) conquering the dragon (Satan) is a symbol of the ascension.
		This ascension is for the purpose of Jesus' post-resurrection glorification.
		The ascension mentioned in Acts, and celebrated during the Feast of the Ascension, is Jesus' final appearance on earth.
	www.churchyear.net /ascension.html (1180 words)

	Ascent, Ascension
		Ascension Thursday, kept 40 days after Easter, is one of the major feasts of the Christian church.
		The Ascension, in Christian belief, was the departure of Jesus Christ from the earth 40 days after his resurrection from the dead.
		The Ascension of Christ was that act of the God-man by which he brought to an end his post-resurrection appearances to his disciples, was finally parted from them as to his physical presence, and passed into the other world, to remain there until his second advent (Acts 3:21).
	mb-soft.com /believe/txn/ascent.htm (1041 words)

	Transfer of Ascension Thursday
		Rather, the purpose is the one that led the U.S. bishops to move the solemnity of the Epiphany from a weekday to a Sunday and the solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ from a Thursday to a Sunday.
		In the early Church, the ascension of Jesus and the descent of the Holy Spirit were celebrated as a single event at Pentecost.
		Thus the Ascension is not simply the celebration of a past historical event; it is also a celebration of our risen life with Christ, now and in the future.
	www.stcdio.org /worship/transfer.htm (754 words)

	Ascension on Sunday - Bulletin Insert from <i>Ministry & Liturgy</i> 05/01
		The Ascension of Christ, which traditionally falls on a Thursday, may be celebrated on a Sunday in certain parts of the world.
		Even though the accounts of the ascension in the Gospels suggest it took place after a shorter period of time, the liturgy of the church has honored the chronology from Acts by celebrating the Ascension on Thursday of the sixth week of Easter.
		It is possible within the United States for Ascension to be on a Thursday in one state and on a Sunday in another.
	www.rpinet.com /ml/2804bi2.html (395 words)

	Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth
		Ascension Thursday is now called “Feast of the Ascension” because it has been permanently moved to the 7th Sunday of Easter.
		The Ascension is too important a part of the whole Paschal Mystery - Christ's dying, rising, ascending to the Father, and sending the Holy Spirit, to not be available to the greater community of the faithful.
		For the Ascension itself on Sunday - the preacher may choose to use the 2nd reading and the gospel from the Seventh Sunday of Easter texts.
	www.fwdioc.org /default.aspx?ID=253 (2347 words)

	Ascension
		The Ascension had always been an important Feast to the Venetians: in A.D. the Doge left on this Feast Day to aid the Dalmatians who were being threatened by the Slavs.
		Accordingly, dearly-beloved, throughout this time which elapsed between the Lord's Resurrection and Ascension, God's Providence had this in view, to teach and impress upon both the eyes and hearts of His own people that the Lord Jesus Christ might be acknowledged to have as truly risen, as He was truly born, suffered, and died.
		This Faith, increased by the Lord's Ascension and established by the gift of the Holy Ghost, was not terrified by bonds, imprisonments, banishments, hunger, fire, attacks by wild beasts, refined torments of cruel persecutors.
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	Ascension Day
		Ascension Day is associated across Britain with various water festivals ranging from Well Dressing in Derbyshire to the Planting of the 'Penny Hedge' (or 'Horngarth') in the harbour at Whitby, Yorkshire.
		Ascension Day is also the day for Beating the Bounds, or Boundaries, of your church's parish.
		On Ascension Thursday all of the main school (aged 13-18) would walk out of school through the village, and "ascend" Wolstonbury (aka "Danny") Hill.
	www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk /customs/ascension.htm (886 words)

	St. Louis Review Online
		Archbishop Justin Rigali noted that the National Conference of Catholic Bishops voted in 1998 to allow the bishops of each ecclesiastical province to determine whether Ascension was to be celebrated on Thursday, the 40th day after Easter, or transferred to the Seventh Sunday of Easter.
		The Ascension is a pledge of the final glorification of all who achieve salvation.
		The fact that the Thursday observance is linked to the historical occurrence on the 40th day following the Resurrection is of great value but is considered secondary to the observance of the feast by the greatest number of the faithful, Archbishop Rigali noted.
	www.stlouisreview.com /archive/archive.php?page=010209_04.shtml (411 words)

	Bishops may alter day for observing Ascension
		The feast of Christ's ascension into heaven is a holy day of obligation, meaning that Catholics are required to attend Mass.
		For instance, if the Diocese of Steubenville, Ohio, kept the Thursday date, but the Diocese of Pittsburgh moved to Sunday, a resident of Steubenville who worked in Pittsburgh would be unable to find a church that had a noontime observance of the holy day.
		Some said that Mass attendance on Ascension Thursday was only 20 percent of what it was on a typical Sunday.
	www.post-gazette.com /headlines/19981117catholic5.asp (770 words)

	Ascension of the Lord: Homily for Ascension Thursday or Sunday, Years A B C - on the Gospel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Ascension of the Lord: Homily for Ascension Thursday or Sunday, Years A B C - on the Gospel
		In fact, the very fact of a bodily ascension of Jesus into heaven is described only by Luke.
		In Matthew and Mark there is no indication of this time period between the Resurrection and the Ascension, rather the first appearance of Jesus to his disciples after the resurrection is also the last.
	www.munachi.com /z/ascension.htm (908 words)

	Holy Day of Obligation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Epiphany is transferred to the Sunday that falls between 2 and 8 January;
		From the liturgical year beginning 1st Sunday of Advent 2006, the Epiphany, the Ascension and Corpus Christi will instead be transferred to Sundays in England and Wales.
		However, whenever January 1 (the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God), August 15 (the solemnity of the Assumption), or November 1 (the solemnity of All Saints) falls on a Saturday or Monday, the precept to attend Mass is abrogated.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Holy_Day_of_Obligation (396 words)

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		In the case of Ascension, there is a further reason for not transferring the feast.
		The date of Ascension is based on the scriptural account of the events following the Resurrection.
		When we celebrate Easter, Ascension, and Pentecost at the traditional intervals we are repeating the pattern set by the disciples and apostles, together with the Blessed Mother.
	mywebpages.comcast.net /hdieterich/Ascension.htm (936 words)

	Redeeming the Time Vol. 02.05 Sunday of the Blind Man May 11/24 1998
		Ascension Thursday is May 28th (according to the civil calendar).
		All of the stichera for the Ascension are about the feast, as is the case for all "great feasts of the Lord".
		The Ascension Matins has the "Polyeleos", followed by the "Magnification" (the latter is in Russian usage only), whereas a regular Sunday Matins usually has instead of the Polyeleos, the 118th kathisma (known as "the Blameless"), and there is no Magnification.
	www.orthodox.net /redeeming/redeeming.02.05.html (5658 words)

	Pastoral Notes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		On the Transfer of the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord
		On November 16, 1998 the National Conference of Catholic Bishops voted to allow the bishops of each ecclesiastical province to determine whether the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord was to be celebrated traditionally on Thursday, the fortieth day after Easter, or could be transferred to the Seventh Sunday of Easter.
		The bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of Texas, of which the Diocese of Austin is a part, decided to transfer the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord to the Seventh Sunday of Easter.
	www.staustin.org /Ascension.htm (551 words)

	Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, NY - Press Releases
		Ascension Thursday Mass falls on Thursday, May 29 and will be celebrated at the 9:30 am Mass.
		NOTE: In the Catholic tradition, Ascension Thursday is a celebration of Jesus’ ascension into heaven—being carried up to his Father in heaven, 40 days after his resurrection.
		Ascension Thursday is an integral part of the mystery of exaltation of Jesus.
	www.syrdio.org /pressreleases.asp?id=9 (192 words)

	Dumping Of Food By Solomon's Georgetown Shop - Ascension Island News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Ascension Island Government (AIG) urgently requires a temporary Painter to work in the Works & Services Department for a period of one month in the first instance.
		The Ascension Island Government is urgently in need of the services of two cleaners.
		It is a wonderful feeling to welcome someone back you haven't seen for a number of years and to listen to their experiences and what they achieved.
	www.the-islander.org.ac (510 words)

	The Islander Newspaper, Ascension Island - Thursday 12th April 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This is one of the most significant changes to happen in the history of Ascension, with the responsibility for public services moving for the first time to Government.
		The answer to last week's question about Ascension's isolation is that the nearest mainland is 1018 miles away, just slightly east of north of us on the Liberian coast.
		The musical renditions that ranged from rap by the senior boys to the more conservative ballads played on recorders and keyboards by Middle Two and senior girls, as well as the girl dances, were a credit to the individuals and the School.
	www.the-islander.org.ac /oldsite/1531.htm (4092 words)

	The Ascension
		The knowledge of this Ascension is derived from direct revelation and by deduction.
		It is our belief that at the time of the Evening Ascension, all those who arose from their graves on that same Easter Day also went up to Heaven with Jesus that evening, after appearing unto many of the brethren.
		This Ascension is the widely recognized Ascension of Jesus Christ, and is referred to as "THE" Ascension.
	www.cybertime.net /~ajgood/ascension.html (2624 words)

	The Ascension Citizen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		by her side, 37-year-old Tamiko Francis Stroud recited the parish oath of office Thursday night at the School Board Office and officially became the interim council representative for the Donaldsonville-based district until an election can be held to fill the vacancy.
		DONALDSONVILLE - In an effort to alleviate the overcrowding problem at the Ascension Parish Jail, the Parish Council voted 9-0 Thursday to approve a 100-bed expansion to accommodate the jail's growing number of inmates.
		An Ascension Parish jury found two Baton Rouge men guilty of second degree murder Friday in the November 2004 shooting death of a New Orleans man in Ascension Parish, according to information obtained from the Clerk of Court's office.
	www.ascensioncitizen.com /news/past_headlines (916 words)

	Ascension Thursday
		Today on the Feast of the Ascension, the hour has come for Jesus to be glorified.
		You know, dear friends, the Church lives in the power of this blessing the blessing that Jesus gave to His apostles on that first Ascension when He declared that His work on earth was over.
		Today on the Feast of the Ascension, Jesus Christ Himself is at the right hand of the Father.
	www.archdiocese-phl.org /rigali/cardhom/ascensionthurs.htm (997 words)

	Paschaltide Customs
		In Central Europe Ascension Thursday is a popular day for mountain climbing or picnicking on hilltops.
		No doubt this is in commemoration of the summit of the Mount of Olives from which Christ ascended and the heights to which he soared.
		Like any other solemnity, Ascension Thursday is supposed to be a day of rest and liberal leisure.
	www.holytrinitygerman.org /paschaltidecustoms.htm (1865 words)

	Ascension Thursday "99"
		(Ascension Thursday, 1999: This homily was given on May 13, 1999 at St. Pius X Church, Westerly, R.I. by Fr.
		It was Ascension Thursday, and they had arrived at the mountain in Galilee which Jesus had designated.
		Luke tells us in Acts 1 that after the Ascension the eleven went back to Jerusalem, to the Upper Room where the Last Supper had taken place.
	www.cfpeople.org /FrRay/Ascension99.htm (971 words)

	Catholic Answers Forums - Holy Days and Indult Churches
		However, in my Archdiocese Ascension is moved to Sunday but the Indult Parish using the old calendar is bound to celebrate the 7th Sunday of Eastertime.
		But, since there is no Indult Mass for Ascension Thursday and if I go to a Normative Mass on that Thursday it is only Thursday of the 6th Week of Eastertime then how am I to follow my obligation.
		If it was still on Thursday and the indult parish offered no weekday masses, you would, of course, still have been expected to attend a Novus Ordo mass that thursday.
	forums.catholic.com /showthread.php?t=115764&goto=newpost (2141 words)

	Ascension (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Ascension Day is the day when Christ ascended into Heaven
		Christ's ascension was on a Thursday, 40 days after Easter
		The Sunday after Ascension Day is Trinity Sunday, when Christians honor the Triune God (three in one), the Father, Son and Holy Spirit
	web2.airmail.net /dpelc/ascension.htm (73 words)

	CUF.org :: Catholics United for the Faith
		In some provinces of the United States, for example, Ascension Thursday is observed on the immediately following Sunday instead of the weekday.
		The Holy See approved of this request and now only need be informed of the transfer of the observance of the Ascension from Thursday to Sunday.
		This spiritual renewal must be realized by the response of large numbers of the laity to the call to perfection, by an awakening to the depth and totality of Christ’s call; it means a real conversion into that leaven, that salt, that light which Christ asks us to be.
	www.cuf.org /news/newsdetail.asp?newID=56 (742 words)

	NCCB Report 98 (I)
		Since December 4, 1993, five Western Provinces have been permitted to transfer the celebration of the Feast of the Ascension from Thursday to the following Sunday, under a five-year rescript or indult from the Vatican's Congregation of Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments [cdw], due to expire December 4, 1998.
		He...was very sensitive to the fact that it would be a complicating factor were our nation to become a patchwork of observances on this issue, and he wondered aloud whether there might not be some way of seeing the West as the hub for that desire, and not to see this as a general phenomenon.
		In contrast to the issue of the Ascension transfer, the bishops did not advance a clear rationale either supporting or opposing the existing diversity of practice.
	www.adoremus.org /1298-NCCBReport.html (3054 words)

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