Ascension Thursday 2019 Today is a Holyday of Obligation because of the importance of Our Lord’s return to heaven forty days after His Resurrection. The Son of God descended, became a Man, suffered, died, rose again and ascended to His Father. Today completes this Paschal mystery. Prayer is essential, especially during these days leading up…
Sunday After The Ascension 2018 Heaven became our home at the Ascension when Christ entered it. Now no matter what happens to us in our daily lives we can live in the security and hope of eternal happiness with Our Lord. As members of the Mystical Body of Christ we are destined to live where our…
Ascension Thursday Evening 2018 Christ ascended today and began His heavenly priesthood which had begun on earth at the Annunciation. The sacred Liturgy is the expression of the sacrifice of our Eternal High Priest. The apostles returned to the Cenacle after the Ascension and gathered around the Blessed Mother to pray and to be one…
Ascension Thursday 2018 Ascension Thursday recalls the touching details of the final moments of Our Lord before His glorious return to heaven. He was accompanied by millions of saints and took His place at the right hand of the Father. This is the source of infinite joy to every creature. #20180510S
Ascension Thursday Evening 2017 The truth of the Ascension was revealed by the angels and the liturgy celebrates the feast forty days after Easter just as it is described in the Bible. After the events of this day the young Church gathered around the Blessed Mother in the upper room and continued steadfast in prayer…
Ascension Thursday 2017 We learn several things on this feastday. The dogma that Christ returned to heaven on Ascension Thursday was revealed by the angels who told the apostles. Among Our Lord’s last words were His instructions not to worry about the future because the Father in His Providence will take care of everything and…
Sunday After The Ascension 2016 This sermon focuses on the need to be prudent in our dealings with others and the need to pray, especially for our Church and our Nation. In doing this we must forgive all injuries in imitation of Our Lord and the Saints. One of the reasons for prayer is thanksgiving…
Sermon On The Sunday after the Ascension 2014 We better appreciate the story of today’s Gospel with historical knowledge about the Sea of Galilee, the storms which were common there, and the location and culture of the Decapolis. God is everywhere, not in the sense that the pantheists believe, but according to His immensity. He…
Sermon From Ascension 2014 Today we celebrate the only dogma that was proclaimed to us by the angels. Jesus descended into Hell, meaning that He entered to “lower regions” to lead the souls of the just to their reward. They were all brought to that real place which we call Heaven and all the souls…
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