Mass Prep | Why Did Jesus Leave? A Casual Reflection on the Ascension

About this episode

A reflection on the significance of the Ascension in the Christian faith and its implications for believers.

In this casual Ascension Sunday reflection, we sit with one of the strangest and most beautiful moments in the Christian story: Jesus rises from the dead, appears to His disciples, speaks with them, promises the Holy Spirit… and then ascends into heaven. But the Ascension is not abandonment. The disciples still have questions when Christ ascends. Mary receives Gabriel before she understands the whole road. Joseph follows dreams one step at a time. Moses sees the burning bush before he understands the Exodus. Again and again, Scripture shows us that God gives Himself before He gives the full map. We’ll also talk about spiritual dryness, prayer, the indwelling of God, the Holy Spirit, the Eucharist, and why a changed form of God’s presence is not the same as His absence. The Ascension reminds us: Jesus is not gone. Christ ascends with His wounds, brings our humanity into heaven, and prepares to send heaven into us at Pentecost.

People in this episode

Host: St. Anthony's Tongue

Topics covered

• Ascension
• spiritual dryness
• prayer
• indwelling of God
• Holy Spirit
• Eucharist

Keywords

• Ascension
• Jesus
• spirituality
• Christianity
• Holy Spirit
• Eucharist
• prayer
• faith

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Holy Spirit, Eucharist

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