His Temporary Absence
Ascension Thursday Evening 2025
The Church is filled with joy on this day, because of Our Lord’s glorious entry into Heaven and because our human nature, hypostatically united to the Son of God, now sits at the right hand of the Father. However, despite the great joy, the Apostles surely felt some sadness at the departure of their Lord and Redeemer. We feel the same way during those moments in our spiritual journey when we no longer receive consolations and Our Lord seems far from us. It is only by our passage through these purifications that our love of God may be tried, purified, and perfected. Today God calls us to our heavenly Home.
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