Ascencion day is remembered by Christians because that is the day that our Savior Jesus ascended into heaven. He had opened the gate of heaven, and now he was there to welcome all the people who had died.
The Most Important date after Easter and Christmas is Ascension Day.
Ascension Day 2011 was on Thursday, June 2.
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The act of rising to an important position or a higher level or in religious terms, the ascent of Christ into heaven on the fortieth day after the Resurrection.
And on the day of the Ascension, they were directed to baptize in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
We celebrate Ascension Day because that was the day Jesus walked out of that tomb to show us that our sins died with Him on the cross.
Ascension day falls always 40 days after the Easter and the month of it is May.
The act of rising to an important position or a higher level or in religious terms, the ascent of Christ into heaven on the fortieth day after the Resurrection.
For the Catholic Church and many other 'daughter' churches, the holy day 40 days after their Easter Sunday is called Ascension Thursday.
The act of rising to an important position or a higher level or in religious terms, the ascent of Christ into heaven on the fortieth day after the Resurrection.
Yes, Ascension Thursday is a holy day of obligation in the Catholic Church, meaning that Catholics are required to attend Mass on this day.