A [Belated] Ascension Thursday Gripe
Forgive me for stating the obvious, but the division in the U.S. over the celebration of the Ascension of the Lord is stupid. In the provinces of Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. -- in other words, most of the northeastern seaboard -- and Omaha, the bishops have decided to retain this solemnity where it belongs, on the 40th day after Easter, which always falls on a Thursday. In all the rest of the country, the feast has been transferred to the Seventh Sunday of Easter. [snip] Thomas from the Epiphany blog
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I agree. If you are doing the Novena to the Holy Ghost you are still supposed to start that on Ascension Thursday not Sunday!
I think the Catholic church made a mistake moving Holy Days of Obligation around "so it's convenient". It belittles the importance of the day and gives the perception that belief does not require sacrifice.
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