The Ascension Icon

Christ's ascension is celebrated annually 40 days after Easter Sunday. It is one of the major Christian festivals of the year, and the icon teaches us more about it.
LINKS:
Reread Acts chapter 1: https://catenabible.com/acts/1
A short clip about the Ascension from ‪@fr.ajarmus‬:    • On the Ascension of Christ  
A video about the Ascension from ‪@JonathanPageau‬ :    • What is a Body? | Understanding the A...  
A short Orthodox article on the ascension: https://www.goarch.org/ascension
An video on Ascension Day:    • Holy Ascension - Exploring the Feasts...  
A longer talk about the icon of the Ascension (turn on subtitles) by ‪@otelders‬ :    • THE ASCENSION ICON EXPLAINED | Orthod...  
Some of the iconography in this video is by Aidan Hart: http://aidanharticons.com
Hymns of Ascension:    • The Troparion and Exapostelarion for ...  

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