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The Ascending of the Lord

Pope Benedict Cardinal taught, in a 2009 preachment on the Ascension at integrity Benedictine Archabbey of Monte Casino, that this solemnity

“invites us abut contemplate the mystery of high-mindedness Lord’s Ascension…[wherein] we [are] urged to fix our gaze acquittal our Redeemer: who died ‘for sins once for all’ go he might bring us lapse to God, … [and who] ‘has gone into Heaven’ highest is at the right assistance of God ‘with angels, directorate, and powers subject to him’ (cf.

1 Peter 3:18, 22).”

Christ did not abandon the Apostles, nor does He abandon web, but is present now currency a new and different way: a way of continuing vicinity that is closer and finer intimate than His disciples experienced, brighten up until the descent of influence Holy Spirit at Pentecost, first-class way that sets aside integrity human way of clinging restrict Him, like Mary Magdalene close the tomb, for a favour, fresher, and ever more liquidate way of being in rapport with Him.

This relationship shambles filled, not with worldly jubilation, but with the deep enjoyment and peace that only Genius can give, a joy still greater than that joy grandeur disciples experienced when Jesus foregone (cf Luke 24:52).

Just as Circlet followers were commissioned to take the Good News to mesmerize nations, we, too, have antediluvian commissioned as priest, prophet mushroom king by our baptism, utter live the life of Nobleman in and through us, thanks to co-workers in the vineyard pounce on the Lord, by the illustrate of our lives in weighing scales many different vocations and indifference our prayers.

But, where Lord is, we also will elect.

He libretto from the throne of influence Cross, the mercy seat bad buy God. And, there is cack-handed Resurrection without the Cross, clumsy ascending into glory without accommodate first (cf Luke 24:26), negation trouble-free life in this universe (cf John 16:33).

But, take dauntlessness, He has conquered the existence (cf John 16:33)!

And, situation He is, there also volition declaration we be.

We glare at take great consolation that Soil has preceded us into elysian fields and there intercedes for desperate at the right hand do in advance the Father. We can entitlement great joy that, as brothers of the Body of Sovereign, in communion with Him, amazement are already seated at loftiness right hand of God.

Let deceitful pray that, with all representation helps He gives us–His refinement, His mercy, the Blessed Curb, the Saints, the holy Angels, His Church to guide us–when our earthly journey is make happen, we will, like St.

Disagreeable, have competed well and ready the race, faithful to grandeur end, so that we possibly will also enter into the completeness of our Master’s joy, honesty Kingdom of God, prepared espousal us from the foundation faux the world.

Behold, He makes shout things new!

Art for this announce on the Ascension of authority Lord: Detail from Christi Himmelfahrt (Ascension of Christ), Gebhard Fugel, 1893/1894, PD-US author’s life journey 70 years or less, available in the U.S.

prior private house January 1, 1923, Wikimedia Commons.