![]() ![]() Masses in the Parish are at 7.00pm on Wednesday 12th May 2021 at St Swithun’s church (Vigil of Holy Day) and at 10.00am and 7. The three days before Ascension Thursday are sometimes referred to as the Rogation days, and the previous Sundaythe Sixth Sunday of Easter (or the Fifth Sunday after. ![]() In the Anglican Communion, Ascension Day is a Principal Feast. The Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord. This means that all Catholics in England and Wales are obliged to attend Mass on Thursday, or on the Vigil of the Solemnity on Wednesday evening. Holy Days of Obligation January 1, Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter, Solemnity of the Ascension Sunday, January 1. The ascension of the Lord signified the completion of his time on earth, which is celebrated by the Church forty days after the Resurrection and ten days before. In Roman Catholicism, the Ascension of the Lord is ranked as a Solemnity and is a Holy Day of Obligation. In addition to Sunday, the days to be observed as holy days of obligation in the. The new rules came into effect on the First Sunday of Advent 2021. Because of their special importance for unfolding the Paschal Mystery, certain days of the Liturgical Year are prescribed as Holy Days of Obligation. ![]() After a trial period when the Ascension, along with the Solemnity of The Epiphany of the Lord, were removed from the list of Holy Days of Obligations, the Bishops of England and Wales have received approval from the Holy See for the reinstatement of these two days of obligation. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. ![]()
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