(Tiny) artwork from Michael D. O'Brien"The meaning of Christ's Ascension expresses our belief that in Christ the humanity that we all share has entered into the inner life of God in a new and hitherto unheard of way. It means that man has found an everlasting place in God."
It would be a mistake to interpret the Ascension as "the temporary absence of God from the world." Rather, "we go to heaven to the extent that we go to Jesus Christ and enter into him."
Heaven is a person: "Jesus himself is what we call 'heaven.'"
~ Pope Benedict XVI
And so, the Easter season comes to its glorious conclusion. Up He goes, and now we wait in joyful hope for His return.
Next up is one of my very favorite feasts: Pentecost. Jen's got a favorite Novena for preparing for Pentecost here. All I can say is that the Holy Spirit is totally real, totally here, and totally amazing. I love celebrating His arrival!
Also, Erin's got some interesting thoughts about Ascension here. I'm truly not in the mood to assume I know better than anyone else, on anything--certainly not any Bishops or Priests--but as usual, she's got an interesting perspective.
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