Today is a great day of celebration. As Christians, we keep a fifty-day-long
festival, punctuated by the Solemnity of the Ascension of our Lord – the
fortieth day of Easter. The feast of the
Ascension, like a prism, helps us focus the wondrous colors of the Easter
spectrum.
These images from the Ascension liturgy give us a sense of
the hope and joy that color this feast:
“Christ’s ascension is our glory and hope.” “The joy of the resurrection and the
ascension renews the whole world.” “Where Christ has gone, we hope to
follow.” “Christ has passed beyond our
sight, not to abandon us, but to be our hope.”
“Christ was taken up to heaven to claim for us a share in his divine
life.
If we have been united with Christ through baptism in his
death and resurrection, we are surely untied with him in the transformation and
redemption of his humanity. What we
celebrate, however, is not only a past or future event. We are given glimpses of our glorious destiny
even now. So, feet firmly planted on
earth, the community gathers to rejoice in the life we share with the risen
Lord.
As we celebrate this day we have much to be grateful
for: our friends, and our families. Let us pray this day
in thanksgiving for all the good God has done for us. For as St. Angela Merici said, “Always let
your principle recourse to be to gather together at the feet of Jesus Christ.”
Pat Schifini, OSU
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