In this Commentary Clip, Tony explains how the language used to describe Jesus’ Ascension into Heaven to the Father echoes the language of self-gift that describes the sacrifice of the Cross. We are offered the opportunity to participate in Jesus’ Ascension to the Father by participatory imitation of His Paschal Mystery at each and every single Eucharistic Liturgy.
Be sure to check out Tony’s full Gospel Reflection for the Ascension of Our Lord, Cycle A, A Higher Level of Existence.
Tony Crescio is the founder of FRESHImage Ministries. He holds an MTS from the University of Notre Dame and is currently a PhD candidate in Christian Theology at Saint Louis University. His research focuses on the intersection between moral and sacramental theology. His dissertation is entitled, Presencing the Divine: Augustine, the Eucharist and the Ethics of Exemplarity.
Tony’s academic publications can be found here.