KYIV. UkraineGate , 2 , June , 2022 | Society.
Today, June 2, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Ascension of the Lord. The holiday is celebrated on the fortieth day after Easter, and always falls on a Thursday .
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Forty days have passed since the greatest holiday of the church year, the Bright Resurrection of Christ, so today is the feast of the Ascension of the Lord, which marks the end of the earthly ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ.
It has long been believed that Jesus Christ appeared to his disciples for forty days after the Resurrection on Easter and spoke about the Kingdom of God. Then, on the 40th day, he ascended to heaven before their eyes. The Feast of the Ascension of the Lord is a symbol of the transfer of Jesus Christ from the earthly to the spiritual world. The next great Christian holiday in 2022 will be the Trinity.
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“It also reminds us of the truth of the eternal union in the Divine Hypostasis of the Son of two natures, the divine and the human. After all, Jesus Christ ascended to heaven not imaginary or illusory, but bodily, in the fullness of His human nature. He thus opened heaven and eternity to mankind, pointing to the new reality of human existence as a creation of God in union with his Creator. In his Ascension, Jesus Christ returns to God the Father as the Savior of mankind to send us the gift of the Holy Spirit, for all persons of the Holy Trinity share in our salvation: God the Father created us, God the Son redeemed us, and God the Holy Spirit redeemed us. consecrated. So today we say with special gratitude and hope: “Ascend in glory, angels of the King; He sent us a comforter from the Father, so we cry out: glory, Christ, to your ascension, ”the message reads.
Let’s add
Christians of the Western rite of 2022 celebrated the Ascension of the Lord on May 26.
Source: Ukrgate