THE SOLEMNITY OF THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.
THE SOLEMNITY OF THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.
Forty Days After His Resurrection, Jesus speaks to His disciples about the Kingdom of God.
"In the first book, Theophilus, I dealt with all that Jesus did and taught until the day he was taken up, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.
"He presented himself alive to them by many proofs after he had suffered, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.
"While meeting with them, he enjoined them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for “the promise of the Father
about which you have heard me speak; for John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”
"When they had gathered together they asked him,
“Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?”
"He answered them, “It is not for you to know the times or seasons that the Father has established by his own authority.
"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you,
and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
"When he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight.
"While they were looking intently at the sky as he was going, suddenly two men dressed in white garments stood beside them.
They said, “Men of Galilee, why are you standing there looking at the sky?
"This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will return in the same way as you have seen him going into heaven.” (Acts 1: 1 - 11).
Sunday of the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord. May 12th 2024.
In the three public ministry of Jesus Christ: [Healing, Feeding and Teaching], everything He said and did was connected with the Kingdom of God. It is therefore not surprising that He continued with this theme Forty Days After His Resurrection. Sad to note, His disciples after the Resurrection had failed to grasp the fundamental point of Jesus' incarnation, ministry, death and Resurrection. Hence their childish question:
"When they had gathered together they asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?”
We regard the question of the disciples about restoring the kingdom of Israel childish today, but let's face the truth, many Christians today confuse the Kingdom of God with the Kingdom of Mexico, America, Russia, France, etc.
How is your understanding of the difference between the Kingdom of God and the kingdom of America for example? Do you know that the Church is the seed of the Kingdom of God on earth? (Cf CCC 249, 542).
The Church honors the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Month of May.
Honor Mary through the Holy Rosary, Litany, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Consecration to The Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pilgrimages, etc.
For the Litany, 15 Promises of Mary, Consecration Prayer, etc and Prayer intentions click the link below:
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