Though perhaps not often thought of in this way, the bodily Ascension of Christ is a central tenet of the Christian Faith professed in the Creed. Moreover, together with the Passion and Resurrection of Christ, Christians experience the re-presentation of the Ascension at every Eucharistic Liturgy. By bringing the episode of the Ascension into conversation with the People of Israel’s journey through the wilderness, Tony Crescio sheds light on how we are to enter into and participate in Jesus’ Ascension beginning here and now and thereby live at a higher level of existence.

Mass Readings:

Reading 1: Acts of the Apostles 1:1-11

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9

Reading 2: Ephesians 1:17-23

Gospel: Matthew 28:16-20

Tony Crescio

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.