Solemnity
of the Ascension of the Lord*
*All worldwide and
ecclesiastical U.S. provinces of Boston , Hartford , New York , Newark , Philadelphia and the state of Nebraska have
retained this celebration
on Thursday, while all otherUS
the Solemnity to the Seventh Sunday of Easter, May 8.
on Thursday, while all other
the Solemnity to the Seventh Sunday of Easter, May 8.
...the fortieth day
after Easter Sunday, commemorating the Ascension of
Christ
into
heaven, according to Mark 16:19, Luke 24:51, and Acts 1:2.
"Let our hearts ascend
with Christ." ~ St
Augustine
“Ascending
once again to the Inaccessible Light…
You
remain still in the ‘valley of
tears,’
hidden beneath the
appearances of a white host.”
St.
Thérèse of Lisieux
Fr
Antoine Thomas, CSJ, celebrating Holy Mass
"...Christ's
Ascension is our uplifting, and the hope of the Body is raised, whither
the glory of the Head has gone before, let us exult, dearly-beloved, with worthy
joy and delight in the loyal paying of thanks.For today not only are we confirmed
as possessors of paradise, but have also in Christ penetrated the heights of
heaven, and have gained still greater things through Christ's unspeakable grace
than we had lost through the devil's malice."- Pope
St Gregory the Great - Sermon LXXIII
The Feast of the Ascension marks
the beginning of the first
novena,
or
nine days of prayer. Today, Catholics recall that first
novena
by praying the Novena to the Holy Ghost between
Ascension and Pentecost,
asking for the gifts of the Holy
Spirit. BEGIN the NOVENA
FRIDAY!
OR
simply pray each day ...
Come,
Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful,
and
enkindle in them the fire of Your love.
V.
Send forth Your Spirit, and they shall be created,
R. And You
shall renew the face of the
earth.
Let us
pray.
O
God, Who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of Your
faithful, grant that by that same Holy Spirit, we may be truly wise and ever
rejoice in His consolation, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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