Saints + Scripture: Ascension Thursday

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Throughout the world, 'tis the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord: Ascension-link, Wikipedia-link Ascension, & Wikipedia-link Feast.

Alas, in most of the ecclesiastical provinces of these United States, the Ascension of the Lord has been transferred to the following Sunday, displacing the Seventh Sunday of Easter, in which case today is the Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter (Latin: Pascha, meaning "Passover"): Pascha-link & Wikipedia-link Paschaltide.