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Ascension, Feast of the See also The Fact of the Ascension. The fortieth day after Easter Sunday, commemorating the Ascension of Christ into heaven, according to Mark 16:19, Luke 24:51, and Acts 1:2. In the Eastern Church this feast was known as analepsis, the taking up, and also as the episozomene, the salvation, denoting that … Continue reading “Ascension, Feast of the”

Ascension Day, Or Holy Thursday a festival of the church held in commemoration of the ascension of our Lord, forty days after Easter, and ten before Whitsuntide. Augustine (Ep. 54,) supposed it to be among the festivals instituted by the apostles themselves, but it was not observed in the church until the third century. It … Continue reading “Ascension Day, Or Holy Thursday”

ASCENSION The visible ascent of Christ to heaven. When our Savior had repeatedly conversed with his apostles during forty days, after his resurrection, and afforded them infallible proofs of its reality, he led them out to the Mount of Olives, and was raised up to heaven in their sight, there to continue till he shall … Continue reading “Ascension”

Ascendente Domino A Bull issued by Gregory XIII, 24 May, 1584, in favor of the Society of Jesus, to confirm the constitution of the Society, and the privileges already granted to it by Paul III, Julius III, Paul IV, and Pius V. It recalls and confirms the means which St. Ignatius had prescribed in order … Continue reading “Ascendente Domino”

ascendancy Term used to express the assumption or claim of Protestants in southern Ireland to a position of advantage or superiority over the Catholics there. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Ascend See Ascension Fuente: The Poor Mans Concordance and Dictionary to the Sacred Scriptures Ascend a-send: By derivation the English word implies motion from a lower place to (not merely toward) a higher one; and usage tends to restrict it to cases where the beholder is in the lower, not the higher, position. the King … Continue reading “Ascend”

Ascelin (Or Anselm), Nicholas a missionary sent by Innocent IV to a Mongol chief in 1247. A description of his voyage, though incomplete, is found in the Miroir Historique of Vincent of Beauvais, which gives Simon of St. Quentin as companion of Ascelin. ‘ This was translated into French by Bergeron, with the voyage of … Continue reading “Ascelin (Or Anselm), Nicholas”

Ascelin Ambassador of Innocent IV (1243-54) to the Tartars. He entered the Dominican Order, probably at Paris, in 1221 or 1222. He was distinguished for learning and a great zeal for the spread of the Christian Faith. For these reasons he was selected in 1245, together with three other Dominicans, by Humbert de Romanis, whom … Continue reading “Ascelin”

Ascalon A titular see of Palestine whose episcopal list (351-930 or 40) is given in Gams (p. 453). It was one of the five chief cities of the Philistines (Joshua 13:3). Its location, on the sea-coast between Gaza and Jamnia made it a stronghold, and as such it was held by the Arabs after their … Continue reading “Ascalon”

A.S.C. = Adorers of the Blood of Christ Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary