As we celebrate the Solemnity of Our Lord’s Ascension, we are reminded that Jesus’ ascent into Heaven is something that we are all meant to experience, and not just at the end of our lives or at the end of time. Rather, as Tony explains, we begin participating in the Ascension of Jesus Christ here and now as members of His Body, the Church.
Mass Readings:
Reading 1: Acts of the Apostles 1:1-11
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 47:2-3, 3-6, 8-9
Reading 2: Ephesians 1:17-23, or Ephesians 4:1-13, or Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13
Gospel: Mark 16:15-20
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.