Ascension of the Lord 2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cHe showed me a [great] willow, overshadowing plains and mountains, and under the shadow of the willow all have come who are called by the name of the Lord.\u201d (The Shepherd of Hermas) Ascension of the Lord 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homily"],"yoast_head":"\n
The Ascension of the Lord (English) Sunday After Ascension (Latin) May 17, 2026 Year of the Church in History - St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/2026\/05\/12\/the-ascension-of-the-lord-english-sunday-after-ascension-latin-may-17-2026-year-of-the-church-in-history\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Ascension of the Lord (English) Sunday After Ascension (Latin) May 17, 2026 Year of the Church in History - St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u201cHe showed me a [great] willow, overshadowing plains and mountains, and under the shadow of the willow all have come who are called by the name of the Lord.\u201d (The Shepherd of Hermas) Ascension of the Lord 2026\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/2026\/05\/12\/the-ascension-of-the-lord-english-sunday-after-ascension-latin-may-17-2026-year-of-the-church-in-history\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-12T18:29:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Foster\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Foster\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/12\\\/the-ascension-of-the-lord-english-sunday-after-ascension-latin-may-17-2026-year-of-the-church-in-history\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/12\\\/the-ascension-of-the-lord-english-sunday-after-ascension-latin-may-17-2026-year-of-the-church-in-history\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Foster\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c1dd80ea892b0082a5e61744da89e4bd\"},\"headline\":\"The Ascension of the Lord (English) Sunday After Ascension (Latin) May 17, 2026 Year of the Church in History\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-12T18:29:49+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/12\\\/the-ascension-of-the-lord-english-sunday-after-ascension-latin-may-17-2026-year-of-the-church-in-history\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":54,\"articleSection\":[\"Homily\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/12\\\/the-ascension-of-the-lord-english-sunday-after-ascension-latin-may-17-2026-year-of-the-church-in-history\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/12\\\/the-ascension-of-the-lord-english-sunday-after-ascension-latin-may-17-2026-year-of-the-church-in-history\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Ascension of the Lord (English) Sunday After Ascension (Latin) May 17, 2026 Year of the Church in History - St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-12T18:29:49+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c1dd80ea892b0082a5e61744da89e4bd\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/12\\\/the-ascension-of-the-lord-english-sunday-after-ascension-latin-may-17-2026-year-of-the-church-in-history\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/12\\\/the-ascension-of-the-lord-english-sunday-after-ascension-latin-may-17-2026-year-of-the-church-in-history\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/12\\\/the-ascension-of-the-lord-english-sunday-after-ascension-latin-may-17-2026-year-of-the-church-in-history\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Ascension of the Lord (English) Sunday After Ascension (Latin) May 17, 2026 Year of the Church in History\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/\",\"name\":\"St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church\",\"description\":\"Two Parishes, One Family\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c1dd80ea892b0082a5e61744da89e4bd\",\"name\":\"Foster\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/fb44183189e594c986f7fdb49a3fc6f9234b704a5d02f37194b5ba87f0f641db?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/fb44183189e594c986f7fdb49a3fc6f9234b704a5d02f37194b5ba87f0f641db?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/fb44183189e594c986f7fdb49a3fc6f9234b704a5d02f37194b5ba87f0f641db?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Foster\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/author\\\/office\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Ascension of the Lord (English) Sunday After Ascension (Latin) May 17, 2026 Year of the Church in History - St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/2026\/05\/12\/the-ascension-of-the-lord-english-sunday-after-ascension-latin-may-17-2026-year-of-the-church-in-history\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Ascension of the Lord (English) Sunday After Ascension (Latin) May 17, 2026 Year of the Church in History - St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church","og_description":"\u201cHe showed me a [great] willow, overshadowing plains and mountains, and under the shadow of the willow all have come who are called by the name of the Lord.\u201d (The Shepherd of Hermas) Ascension of the Lord 2026","og_url":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/2026\/05\/12\/the-ascension-of-the-lord-english-sunday-after-ascension-latin-may-17-2026-year-of-the-church-in-history\/","og_site_name":"St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church","article_published_time":"2026-05-12T18:29:49+00:00","author":"Foster","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Foster","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/2026\/05\/12\/the-ascension-of-the-lord-english-sunday-after-ascension-latin-may-17-2026-year-of-the-church-in-history\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/2026\/05\/12\/the-ascension-of-the-lord-english-sunday-after-ascension-latin-may-17-2026-year-of-the-church-in-history\/"},"author":{"name":"Foster","@id":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/person\/c1dd80ea892b0082a5e61744da89e4bd"},"headline":"The Ascension of the Lord (English) Sunday After Ascension (Latin) May 17, 2026 Year of the Church in History","datePublished":"2026-05-12T18:29:49+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/2026\/05\/12\/the-ascension-of-the-lord-english-sunday-after-ascension-latin-may-17-2026-year-of-the-church-in-history\/"},"wordCount":54,"articleSection":["Homily"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/2026\/05\/12\/the-ascension-of-the-lord-english-sunday-after-ascension-latin-may-17-2026-year-of-the-church-in-history\/","url":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/2026\/05\/12\/the-ascension-of-the-lord-english-sunday-after-ascension-latin-may-17-2026-year-of-the-church-in-history\/","name":"The Ascension of the Lord (English) Sunday After Ascension (Latin) May 17, 2026 Year of the Church in History - St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-05-12T18:29:49+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/person\/c1dd80ea892b0082a5e61744da89e4bd"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/2026\/05\/12\/the-ascension-of-the-lord-english-sunday-after-ascension-latin-may-17-2026-year-of-the-church-in-history\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/2026\/05\/12\/the-ascension-of-the-lord-english-sunday-after-ascension-latin-may-17-2026-year-of-the-church-in-history\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/2026\/05\/12\/the-ascension-of-the-lord-english-sunday-after-ascension-latin-may-17-2026-year-of-the-church-in-history\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Ascension of the Lord (English) Sunday After Ascension (Latin) May 17, 2026 Year of the Church in History"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/#website","url":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/","name":"St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church","description":"Two Parishes, One Family","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/person\/c1dd80ea892b0082a5e61744da89e4bd","name":"Foster","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fb44183189e594c986f7fdb49a3fc6f9234b704a5d02f37194b5ba87f0f641db?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fb44183189e594c986f7fdb49a3fc6f9234b704a5d02f37194b5ba87f0f641db?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fb44183189e594c986f7fdb49a3fc6f9234b704a5d02f37194b5ba87f0f641db?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Foster"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com"],"url":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/author\/office\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5783"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5783\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5784,"href":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5783\/revisions\/5784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}