The Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord commemorates Jesus’ ascension into Heaven.
The Ascension of the Lord remains a holy day of obligation.
Historically, this holy day has been celebrated 40 days after Easter Sunday – the Thursday in the sixth week of Easter.
Gospel – Matthew 28:16-20
The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted. 18 Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 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, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”