Devotional: On Ascension Sunday Jesus left Earth, went into the clouds

This coming Sunday is Ascension Sunday, the celebration of the day when Jesus physically left this earth, and "a cloud took him out of their sight.” ...
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Jesus' ascension marks a pivotal day for the disciples and for us

Ascension Day is an opportunity to reflect upon the significance of Jesus’ post-resurrection earthly departure. Every year, 40 days after Easter and 10 days before Pentecost, we celebrate Jesus’ ...
National Catholic Reporter

Ascension of the Lord: It's now your turn

The opening story of the Acts of the Apostles explains that Jesus was "taken up" out of the sight of his followers. Introducing what we call the Acts of the Apostles, Luke tells anybody who will ...
National Catholic Register

Jesus Ascended into Heaven to Prepare a Place for Us

(Matthew 28:16-20; Mark 16:15-20; Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:1-11). Jesus proved over 40 days in many and varying ways that he was alive. His Resurrection is the conquest of sin and death. But the work of ...
National Catholic Reporter

Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord: Not absence, but mission

Many New Testament stories appear to be variations of one another with minor adjustments. Not so Jesus' ascension. What the different accounts have in common is that Christ appeared among his ...
America Magazine

Jesus Ascends. Now What?

For the next several Sundays, the liturgical cycle brings closure by showcasing the final verses of the Gospel narratives. The final Sundays of the Easter season and the first Sundays of Ordinary Time ...
WKRG

Faith Time: Ascension day, the lesson

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Joining us this morning is James Johnson from NorthStone Baptist Church in Pensacola. This Thursday is Ascension Day. So give us the basics. What’s the story of Jesus’ ascension?
National Catholic Register

PHOTOS: Catholics Gather at Site of Jesus’ Ascension in Jerusalem

The top of the Mount of Olives is where tradition places the exact location of Jesus’ ascension into heaven. On Ascension Day, Christians can celebrate the liturgy inside the chapel thanks to a ...
The Times Herald

Rev. Gus Puleo: Celebrating the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ

The Solemnity of the Ascension of Jesus Christ commemorates the Catholic belief of the bodily Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ into heaven. This is considered a Holy Day of obligation. Following the ...
Republican Herald

Churchgoers celebrate Ascension Day at Old White Church in Ringtown

RINGTOWN – Visitors congregated at the historic Old White Church on Thursday to celebrate Ascension Day, considered by many to be an overlooked day in the Christian calendar. The service, ...
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Repainted mural portrays ascension of Jesus at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Apollo

Church leaders on Sunday rededicated a newly repainted mural depicting Jesus Christ’s ascension at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Apollo. Jeph Gurecka, an artist whose work has been shown ...