The Ascension of the Lord

One biblical event that has always astonished me is the Ascension. I remember when I first learned about it when I was young, I couldn’t help being struck by how sad it made me feel. Jesus, who had died a horrible death, had just returned…

Christ’s Ascension is our uplifting, and the hope of the body is raised … for today not only are we confirmed as possessors of paradise, but have also in Christ penetrated the heights of heaven. — St. Leo the Great

The Ascension of the Lord, Seventh Sunday of Easter Readings: Acts 7:55-60 Psalms 97:1-2, 6-7, 9 Revelations 22:12-14, 16-17, 20 John 17:20-26 Ascension of the Lord Readings: Acts 1:1-11 Psalms 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 Ephesians 1:17-23 or Hebrews…

The Ascension can feel like a lonely feast. Just as the disciples were still reveling in the joy of having Jesus with them, he leaves them a second time. One can only imagine the pithy comments they might have exchanged in response to the…

The Ascension of the Lord (Ecclesiastical provinces of Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Omaha, and Philadelphia), Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter (All other provinces) The Ascension of the Lord Readings: Acts 1:1-11 Psalms 47:2-3,…

Seventh Sunday of Easter/The Ascension of the Lord If, then, you are looking for the way by which you should go, take Christ, because he himself is the way. — St. Thomas Aquinas

Today’s readings bring us to the end of Jesus’ time with his disciples. We see the disciples going out and proclaiming the good news to the whole world, even though they are waiting for Jesus to return in glory. What is this good news that…

The Ascension of the Lord (Ecclesiastical provinces of Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Omaha, and Philadelphia) Optional Memorial of St. Damien de Veuster, Priest (All other provinces) To be loved by God, to be united to God, to live in…