He has gone to prepare a place for us (HOMILY FOR THE SOLEMNITY OF THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD MAY 2023
HOMILY ON THE SOLEMNITY OF THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD Acts 1:1-11; Ps.47; Eph.1:17-23; Matt.28:16-20 He has gone to prepare a place for us Today is a joyful day. The event of today gives full meaning to everything that had happened to and around Christ right from when his birth was spoke about by the prophets. Today, we finally know who has the true power and the final say. Today, the question of “where did this man come from?” has been definitively answered. The one who came from heaven has returned to heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. The ascension of the Lord brings to an end the physical presence of Jesus on earth. The purpose of the incarnation (our redemption) has been accomplished; man has been reconciled to God. The ascension teaches us that our physical presence on earth will end too; but whether we shall to heaven like the Lord, is dependent on if we remain reconciled to God. The incarnation was a public event and so was the ascension. Jesus will not be a S...