Eusebius seems to hint at the celebration of it in the 4th century. The observance of this feast is of great antiquity. The Sunday within that period may be referred to as the Seventh Sunday of Easter or the Sunday in Ascensiontide. The day of observance varies by ecclesiastical province in many Christian denominations, as with Methodists and Catholics, for example.Īscensiontide refers to the ten-day period between the Feast of the Ascension and the Feast of 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, although some Christian denominations have moved the observance to the following Sunday, sometimes called Ascension Sunday. It is one of the ecumenical (shared by multiple denominations) feasts of Christian churches, ranking with the feasts of the Passion and Pentecost. In disappearing from their view "He was raised up and a cloud received Him out of their sight" ( Acts 1:9), and entering into glory He dwells with the Father in the honour and power denoted by the scripture phrase.The Feast of the Ascension of Jesus Christ (also called the Solemnity of the Ascension of Jesus Christ, Ascension Day, Ascension Thursday, or sometimes Holy Thursday ) commemorates the Christian belief of the bodily Ascension of Jesus into Heaven. To say that He was taken up or that He ascended, does not necessarily imply that they locate heaven directly above the earth no more than the words "sitteth on the right hand of God" mean that this is His actual posture. The language used by the Evangelists to describe the Ascension must be interpreted according to usage.
Thus, in John 6:63, Christ asks the Jews: "If then you shall see the son of Man ascend up where He was before?" and 20:17, He says to Mary Magdalen: "Do not touch Me, for I am not yet ascended to My Father, but go to My brethren, and say to them: I ascend to My Father and to your Father, to My God and to your God." Again, in Ephesians 4:8-10, and in Timothy 3:16, the Ascension of Christ is spoken of as an accepted fact. Not only is the fact of the Ascension related in the passages of Scripture cited above, but it is also elsewhere predicted and spoken of as an established fact. This the Moslems also destroyed, leaving only the octagonal structure which encloses the stone said to bear the imprint of the feet of Christ, that is now used as an oratory. Helena built the first memorial, which was destroyed by the Persians in 614, rebuilt in the eighth century, to be destroyed again, but rebuilt a second time by the crusaders. Tradition has consecrated this site as the Mount of Ascension and Christian piety has memorialized the event by erecting over the site a basilica. 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. It is narrated in Mark 16:19, Luke 24:51, and in the first chapter of the Acts of the Apostles.Īlthough the place of the Ascension is not distinctly stated, it would appear from the Acts that it was Mount Olivet. The elevation of Christ into heaven by His own power in presence of His disciples the fortieth day after His Resurrection. Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more all for only $19.99.
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