Our Lady of Guadalupe

Date: May, 17

Forty days after Jesus’ Glorious Resurrection on Easter Sunday, our Lord Jesus ascended Body and Soul into heaven (Luke 24: 50-53; Acts of the Apostles 1:9-11).  

The Catechism of the Catholic Church (paragraph 665-667) states, “Christ’s Ascension marks the definitive entrance of Jesus’ humanity into God’s heavenly domain, whence he will come again (cf. Acts 1:11); this humanity in the meantime hides him from the eyes of men (cf. Col 3:3).  

Jesus Christ, the head of the Church, precedes us into the Father’s glorious kingdom so that we, the members his Body, may live in the hope of one day being with him for ever.

Jesus Christ, having entered the sanctuary of heaven once and for all, intercedes constantly for us as the mediator who assures us of the permanent outpouring of the Holy Spirit.”

• “Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me.  Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.  And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”  Matthew 28: 18-20

“…you will receive power when the holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”  When he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight.” Acts of the Apostles 1: 8-9

PRAYER: 

My Ascended Lord, forty days after You rose from the dead You ascended to the right hand of the Father in Heaven, taking up Your throne from which You pour forth both judgment and mercy. As we honor this great mystery of Your divine and human life, I beg for mercy upon me and upon the whole world. Free us from all sin, and open the floodgates of Your mercy so that all people will share one day, body and soul, in the glory of Your Beatific Vision. Jesus, I trust in You.