The Catholic Calendar
and Daily Meditation
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord
A holyday of Obligation
Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word:
Acts 1:1-11
Psalm 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9
Ephesians 1:17-23
Or Ephesians 4:1-13
Or Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13
Mark 16:15-20
A reflection on today's Sacred Scripture:
So then the Lord Jesus . . . took His seat at the right hand of God. . . .
This is the keynote of the Ascension - Jesus ascends to Heaven to be seated at the right hand of the Father. He ascended to be our advocate before the Father. He ascended as one who was once human and who understands completely everything about being human. He understands temptation; He understands pain. He is the perfect advocate because He understands and still He was able to forgive while here on Earth. He was able to forgive all of us forever for all of our sins.
The Ascension is sort of a feast of family. Jesus, the Son of God, brought us into the family as adopted Sons and Daughters and now He presides in heaven beside the Father. He speaks for us and with us. He loves us and speaks for us and to us. All of this was made possible by His ascension.
Even more - in ten days we celebrate another great occurrence in the history of salvation. By His ascension, Jesus prepared the world for the release of the Holy Spirit, which flowed out of heaven on Pentecost to cover the entire world forever. The love of the Father for His Son, the passion of His Son, and the return of Jesus to the bosom of the Father made possible the provision of "another paraclete," a comforter and a companion who knows how to pray exactly as we ought.
Soon enough that happens, and today makes it possible. Rejoice!
::: JuandelaCruz | email: sriddle415 (at) yahoo (dot) com
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