Feast Day: May 14

In the U.S. ecclesiastical provinces of Boston, Hartford, New York, Omaha, and Philadelphia, the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord (Holyday of Obligation). All other U.S. provinces transfer the Ascension to the following Sunday and observe the Feast of Saint Matthias, Apostle, on this date (USCCB Liturgical Calendar 2026).

In the U.S. ecclesiastical provinces of Boston, Hartford, New York, Omaha, and Philadelphia, the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord (Holyday of Obligation). All other U.S. provinces transfer the Ascension to the following Sunday and observe the Feast of Saint Matthias, Apostle, on this date (USCCB Liturgical Calendar 2026).

From the USCCB 2026 Liturgical Calendar.