God put this power to work in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the age to come. I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him, so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power for us who believe, according to the working of his great power. It is a privilege to belong to his body, the church (R./) 2nd Reading: Ephesians 1:17-23 God has raised Jesus from the dead and exalted him above every created being. God mounts his throne amid shouts of joy They said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up toward heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.” Responsorial: from Psalm 47 R./: God goes up with shouts of joy, the Lord goes up with trumpet blastįor the Lord, the Most High, the awesome, While he was going and they were gazing up toward heaven, suddenly two men in white robes stood by them.
When he had said this, as they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?” He replied, “It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority. “This,” he said, “is what you have heard from me for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” While staying with them, he ordered them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait there for the promise of the Father. After his suffering he presented himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.
In the first book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus did and taught from the beginning until the day when he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. – The Ascension of the Lord, (A) 1st Reading: Acts 1:1-11 Ascension concludes Jesus’ ministry on earth and prepares for the gift of the Spirit at Pentecost
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