Ascension Sunday

The feast of the Ascension will be celebrated on Sunday, June 1st.

The Diocese of St. Augustine has transferred this feast from Thursday as a way of not building up unnecessary burdens upon the faithful.

Canon law states:

Can. 1247 "On Sundays and other holy days of obligation, the faithful are obliged to participate in the Mass. Moreover, they are to abstain from those works and affairs which hinder the worship to be rendered to God, the joy proper to the Lord’s day, or the suitable relaxation of mind and body."

Fitting Mass attendance into one’s work day is not the spirit of the holy days of obligation. In today’s world, outside of a few exceptions, it’s simply not the case that the faithful can abstain from work during the week.