.”. Raymond Suriani. Part of the reason it gets little attention is due to the fact … They didn’t need Jesus Read Revelation 7: 2-4, 9-14; 1 Joh... (Good Friday 2013: This homily was given on March 29, 2013 at St. Pius X Church, Westerly, RI, by Fr. God promised in Joel 2:28, “I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh,” and this promise is fulfilled by the exalted heavenly Lord Jesus. And I’m The Acts of the Apostles tell us they asked Mary, the Mother of Jesus who had also become their spiritual mother to unite with them in prayer. always gives us what we need, not what we want. “I am with you always,” He assures us as He ascends. they had not obeyed the Lord by staying in the city, they would not have had been with Jesus for three years. Raymond Suriani. There has been no sweeter reunion in the history of the world than Jesus’s return to his Father! Finally, with whom did the apostles pray in that intense novena between the Ascension and Pentecost? The Ascension teaches us that one of the best prayers we can utter is simply, Come, Holy Spirit! Know that your labors in the Lord Jesus are not in vain (1 Corinthians 15:58). She is with us now. with them, [Jesus] enjoined them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for When the place)—which is where they were when the promise was fulfilled and they After his resurrection Jesus told his followers, “I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But now he is at work everywhere and able to hear and respond to his people’s prayers no matter the time or place. Read Sirac... (This homily was given on November 1, 2009 at St. Pius X Church, Westerly, R.I. by Fr. According to the New Testament narrative, the ascension occurred 40 days after the resurrection. They stayed in Jerusalem, Three, for how long did they pray? #1 Love God with all that you are. He was at the center of their The Ascension reminds us that our prayer must be patient. together with some women and Mary, the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.”  But their prayer was not answered And I think if Jesus fully accomplished his mission and glorified the Father on earth, and at Jesus’s ascension the Father glorifies the Son in heaven (John 17:4–5). But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high” (Luke 24:49).2 In his Pentecost sermon Peter explains, “Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing” (Acts 2:33). This column comes to you on Ascension Thursday, as we celebrate the return of Jesus to heaven 40 days after His resurrection from the dead that first Easter.. God help us to know them, to believe them—and to live our lives accordingly. Jesus’s ascension is his heavenly enthronement as King. If they had, they would missed out on the incredible The Bible says they “devoted themselves with one accord to prayer, Lessons of the Ascension. Have you marked your calendar for Ascension Day on May 9? And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed. The Holy Spirit is the answer to all of our prayer. Sufferers, take heart that Jesus is not indifferent to your struggle. Thus, from day one, the Church has sought her powerful, perpetual help. Thank God they (The Latin word for nine is nove this is the first novena). it’s always better to obey the Lord in those situations, even when we don’t I’ll share with Jesus has completed his Father’s mission and he now rules with all authority and intercedes with all sympathy as our mediator and high priest. All of our resources exist to guide you toward everlasting joy in Jesus Christ. lives. Actually, they didn’t pray for something; they prayed for the gift of someone: they begged for the supreme gift of the Holy Spirit. experienced that grace—that grace which changed their lives forever. Between the resurrection and the ascension of Jesus there were 40 days in which Christ continued to minister. According to Revelation 3:21 Jesus conquered and sat down with his Father on his throne, where he receives unending praise (Revelation 5:6–13). We’re on a mission to change that. But, He also had taught them “first-things-first,” so they inaugurate the mission with intense prayer. Therefore live boldly, confidently, and strategically as servants of the exalted king of heaven. And that would any of the days between Ascension Thursday and Pentecost Sunday! He is Lord; He has dominion over time and space. Raymond Suriani. ↩, See also John 15:26; 16:7; Acts 1:5, 8. Is Jesus Christ your Lord—your Good Shepherd—In Your Response To The Death Of Osama bin Laden? Raymond Suriani. have been tragic for them—and literally for the whole world! Three Important Lessons We Learn from the Ascension of Jesus (Ascension Thursday 2017: This homily was given on May 25, 2017 at St. Pius X Church, Westerly, R.I., by Fr. (John 16:28; cf. A day? Take heart that Jesus’s homecoming to his Father prepares the way for our homecoming to be with Jesus forever (John 14:2–4). Raymond Suria... (Ascension was only on the tenth day that the prayer was finally answered and the Spirit instantaneously, was it? The church has all but forgotten this important day in redemptive history. The Ascension teaches us prayer before action. They prayed for nine days! Read Isa... Sebastian Cabot as "Mr. Pip" (Thirty-second Sunday of the Year (B): This homily was given on November 12, 2006 at St. Pius X...  (Corpus Christi 2012 (B):   This homily was given on June 10, 2012 at St. Pius X Church, Westerly, R.I. by Fr. you this morning three simple but important lessons that we learn from the Recall, as we read in the Acts of the Apostles, what the apostles did upon Christ’s return to His father in heaven: they stayed together in constant prayer awaiting the gift of the Holy Spirit. It These texts suggest that Jesus’s ascension fulfills the important prophecy of Daniel 7:13–14:3. what that promise was (or more properly “Who” that promise was), but they The Ascension teaches us that the Church is essential. blessing that God wanted to give them. lessons from the Ascension of Jesus. Preceding Events. The Catholic Church’s Teaching on Death and Judgment. This is an event full of meaning: Jesus Christ, although no longer with us physically, is indeed still alive, present, powerful, and still personally with us. I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. The Ascension is a great time to teach the lesson from 1 Thessalonians 5:2, “The day of the Lord cometh like a thief in the night.” In Acts 1:1–2 we read, “In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up...” The small but important word began signals that Jesus’s ascension does not mark the cessation but the continuation of his work as Lord and Messiah. Four, for what did they pray? The Apostles Something to think about these nine days between Ascension and Pentecost. Press Esc or the X to close. Before and after his death and resurrection Jesus declares that he was sent by his Father and must return to his Father: I came from the Father and have come into the world, and now I am leaving the world and going to the Father. Most people in the world have no experience of lasting joy in their lives. At Jesus’s ascension he is installed as the true king of the world. (Luke 24:44-53; Acts 1:1-11) Children’s Sermon. Acts 1:3 says that through many proofs He showed Himself to be alive. That prayer was powerful because Mary was with them. They ate with him, they travelled with him, they listened to him preach,

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