In the Orthodox Church we will celebrate the Great Feast of the Ascension next Thursday, as Pascha was one week later than Western Easter.
The Troparion of the Feast is the hinge by which we turn from the 40 days of Paschatide to the anticipation of Pentecost:
“You ascended in glory, O Christ our God,
after You filled the Disciples with joy,
by promising to send them the Holy Spirit,
and You blessed them and established their faith,
that You are the Son of God, the Redeemer of the world.”
Pray for Pope Francis.