The 7th Sunday of Easter • Ascension: A 2026

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Msgr. Don Fischer reflects on the significance of the Ascension and the continuity of the Old and New Testament as one story.

Pastoral Reflections 5-17-26 - The 7th Sunday of Easter • Ascension Msgr. Don Fischer Download Original Airdate: May 21, 2023 Acts 1:1-11 | Ephesians 1:17-23 | Matthew 28:16-20   Grant, we pray, almighty God, that we, who believe that your only begotten Son, our Redeemer, ascended this day to the heavens, may in spirit dwell already in heavenly realms.  Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever, amen.   I’ve been a priest for 56 years, just had an anniversary, and I think about what I’ve been doing those years and what’s the most important thing that I’ve accomplished.  And I’m looking at it all and saying the one thing that I have been doing that has been consistent is ⎯  certainly administering sacraments to people as a Catholic priest has been an incredible joy, but the real work is not in doing that.  That’s something that God does through me so obviously indirectly.  But the work of dealing with scripture, struggling with it, listening to it over and over and over again, that’s where the work has been, and that’s where I think I have spent my time as well as I could possibly spend it, because…

People in this episode

Host: Msgr. Don Fischer

Topics covered

• Easter
• Ascension
• Christianity
• Scripture
• Faith

Keywords

• Ascension
• Easter
• Msgr. Don Fischer
• Christianity
• Scripture
• Faith

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Acts 1:1-11, Ephesians 1:17-23, Matthew 28:16-20

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