• Although the official celebration is held on the Sixth Thursday in Easter, many dioceses across the U.S., including our diocese, transferred the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord to the Seventh Sunday in Easter.

      “So then the Lord Jesus, after he spoke to them, was taken up into heaven and took his seat at the right hand of God. But they went forth and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word through accompanying signs.” Mk 16:19-20