{"id":55691,"date":"2026-05-08T15:14:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duomomilano.it\/liturgical\/ascensione-del-signore-14-maggio-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T15:32:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:32:57","slug":"ascension-of-the-lord-14-may-2026","status":"publish","type":"liturgical","link":"https:\/\/www.duomomilano.it\/en\/liturgical\/ascension-of-the-lord-14-may-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Ascension of the Lord"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"\" class=\"block-text-photo \" aria-label=\"Ascension of the Lord\"  style=\"background: #01131F\"  name=\"\">\n        <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-12\">\n                <div class=\"container\">\n                    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-6 col-xl-6 col-xxl-6 order-md-2 left \">\n                            <div class=\"content-text\">\n                                                                <h2  style=\"color: #fff\" >\n                                    Ascension of the Lord                                <\/h2>\n                                <div class=\"content-mobile\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duomomilano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cero-Pasquale-Ascensione-del-Signore-Duomo-di-Milano.jpg\">                                <\/div>\n                                <div id=\"description-block_012708d51a535b1c8fe9842be58fb9a2\" class=\"description\"  style=\"color: #fff\" >\n                                    <style>#description-block_012708d51a535b1c8fe9842be58fb9a2 a,a:hover,a:visited,a:focus { color: #fff }<\/style><p>Eucharistic celebrations at 7 a.m., 8 a.m., 11 a.m., 1.15 p.m. and 5.30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>7 a.m. \u2013 7 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>The 8.30 am service in the Crypt is suspended<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; 5.30 p.m.<\/strong> Chapter Eucharist<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can follow the 8.00 am and 5.30 p.m. services <em>via streaming<\/em> <strong>on this website (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.duomomilano.it\">www.duomomilano.it<\/a>) via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCvYKUs5EsrVCZgiDz6-2z8Q\">Duomo Milano TV YouTube channel<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-6 col-xl-6 col-xxl-6 order-md-1 right\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duomomilano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cero-Pasquale-Ascensione-del-Signore-Duomo-di-Milano.jpg\">                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"\" class=\"block-text-photo \" aria-label=\"\"  style=\"background: #FFFFFF\"  name=\"\">\n        <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-12\">\n                <div class=\"container\">\n                    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 content-text-full order-md-2 left \">\n                            <div class=\"content-text\">\n                                                                <h2 >\n                                                                    <\/h2>\n                                <div class=\"content-mobile\">\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                <div id=\"description-block_ba7c98695c1126a57de16a16aa9cac99\" class=\"description\" >\n                                    <p><strong>On the <em>Solemnity of the Ascension<\/em><\/strong> (which falls on the fortieth day after Easter), <strong>during the chapter celebration, the rite of the \u2018ascension\u2019 of the Paschal Candle is performed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Whilst the Gospel is being proclaimed (<em>Luke 24:36b\u201353<\/em>), the great Paschal Candle is slowly raised \u2013 as if to make visible the Mystery of the Lord\u2019s Ascension \u2013 up to the height of the vaults, where it remains until the Solemnity of Pentecost.<\/p>\n<p>Documented as early as the 15th century, the period to which the artistic suspended candelabrum dates, this evocative rite originates both from a didactic and formative intention towards the faithful and from an allegorical interpretation of the liturgy. On the one hand, the aim is to accompany the listening to the Word with the visual, fostering a participation that is a sharing in the Mystery. 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