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| Ascension by Salvador Dali |
The perspective of Dali's Ascension never fails to draw me in! The earthy feet of the Risen Jesus ascending into heaven to reign for ever at the Father's right hand in the power of the Holy Spirit!
In
my part of the vineyard the Ascension is still celebrated on Thursday
of the sixth week of Easter (this year on May 29). Much of the Catholic world, however, now
celebrates this feast transferred to the Seventh Sunday of Easter. In
the US, the Ascension is celebrated on Thursday of the sixth week of
Easter only in the ecclesiastical provinces of Boston,
Hartford, New York, Newark, Philadelphia, and Omaha. In all other US
dioceses, the celebration of the Feast of the Ascension is transferred
to this coming Sunday, June 1.
(Yes! I wish the eastern provinces (and Omaha!) would all transfer the Ascension to the Seventh Sunday!)
Regardless of which day you celebrate the Ascension, the readings are the same and can be found, with brief commentary, here.
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