Is the Ascension a holy day of obligation?

[Michie]

Yes, the solemnity of the Ascension is a holy day of obligation, but the exact day of its celebration depends on your local bishop.

One of the principal feasts of the liturgical year is the solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, commemorating when Jesus ascended into Heaven.

The event is narrated in the Acts of the Apostles:

So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samar′ia and to the end of the earth.” And when he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.
Acts 1:6-9

When is the Ascension celebrated?​

Continued below.

Is the Ascension a holy day of obligation?

Yes, the solemnity of the Ascension is a holy day of obligation, but the exact day of its celebration depends on your local bishop.

aleteia.org

 

[Lady Bug]

My Diocese seems to do it on a Sunday.

 

[chevyontheriver]

My Diocese seems to do it on a Sunday.

Mine did that. Then I moved and it's Thusday again. It is refreshing that we get Ascension Thursday on Thursday and we get to have the Sunday readings on Sunday instead of skipping those and having Ascension Thursday Sunday. What an odd thing.

 

[Lady Bug]

Mine did that. Then I moved and it's Thusday again. It is refreshing that we get Ascension Thursday on Thursday and we get to have the Sunday readings on Sunday instead of skipping those and having Ascension Thursday Sunday. What an odd thing.

I might sound bad but it's less stressful for me if it's on a Sunday.

 

[chevyontheriver]

I might sound bad but it's less stressful for me if it's on a Sunday.

Your bishop picked that day for whatever reason. It's really fine. I guess be glad I'm not a bishop.

 

[Lady Bug]

Your bishop picked that day for whatever reason. It's really fine. I guess be glad I'm not a bishop.

My bishop seems pretty cool though.