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The Ascension of the Lord. Jesus ascends to heaven surrounded by angels and apostles, including Mary in blue robes. Vibrant colors with a red border. Text at top reads "The Ascension of the Lord."

Confusing the Little Things Obscures the Big: Ascension Thursday

By John B. Manos | May 9, 2013

In Acts 1:3 we read that Our Lord ascended to Heaven forty days after His Glorious Resurrection. The importance of this Feast is punctuated by Fr. Hardon: It is very important to be convinced that Christ’s Ascension into heaven was an historical fact. As early as the beginning of the second century, St. Ignatius of…

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