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Forty days after Jesus’ Glorious Resurrection, Our Lord ascended into Heaven (Acts 1:6-11). The Catechism of the Catholic Church (paragraph 665) says, “Christ’s Ascension marks the definitive entrance of Jesus’ humanity into God’s heavenly domain, whence he will come again (cf. Acts 1:11); this humanity in the meantime hides him from the eyes of men (cf. Col 3:3).”

In 2025, the Feast of the Ascension is on Thursday, May 29.

What does the Feast of Ascension celebrate?

Before ascending in the presence of His Apostles, He commissioned them to continue His ministry of redemption, saying,

And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and behold, I am with you always, to the close of the age.” (Matthew 28:18-20)

When is the Ascension celebrated?

The Feast of the Ascension of the Lord is traditionally celebrated on Ascension Thursday, the fortieth day after Easter. However, many places in the world – including most of the dioceses in the United States – transfer the feast to the following Sunday. Ascension Thursday is May 18, 2023, but most United States dioceses will celebrate the feast of the Ascension on Sunday, May 21.

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