CCC 2177: The Sunday celebration of the Lord's Day and his Eucharist is at the heart of the Church's life. "Sunday is the day on which the paschal mystery is celebrated in light of the apostolic tradition and is to be observed as the foremost holy day of obligation in the universal Church."
"Also to be observed are the day of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Epiphany, the Ascension of Christ, the feast of the Body and Blood of Christi, the feast of Mary the Mother of God, her Immaculate Conception, her Assumption, the feast of Saint Joseph, the feast of the Apostles Saints Peter and Paul, and the feast of All Saints."
- What is the Ascension of Christ?
- Messianic Prophecy: The ascension of Christ:
- Catechism: Glorification of Christ ascension
- Catechism: Christ and His Ascension into Heaven
- Catechism: Paschal mystery of Christ in liturgical celebration
- Catechism: Eucharistic Celebration – The movement of the celebration
- Catechism: Baptismal Celebration – The Mystagogy of the Celebration
- Ascension Prayer
- Novena of the Ascension (I)
- Novena of the Ascension (II)
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