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Happy Ascension Day!

While Jesus was blessing the disciples, he withdrew from them and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy; and they were continually in the temple blessing God. [Luke 51-53] Tomorrow, Thursday May 14 th , will be 40 days after Easter (in this instance of liturgical counting, Sundays are included, unlike the 40 days of Lent, when Sundays are not included).  This is the day when the Church remembers Jesus the Christ’s final moments as a corporeal being on Earth before he ascended into heaven; hence it is called Ascension Day .  After being resurrected, Jesus appeared to his disciples (the 11 as well as others) in order for them to understand truly the seismic shift that occurred in the world. Rather than seeking revenge or retribution for being abandoned to die on the cross, the Christ comes with messages of love, healing and reconciliation to be shared with all people.  Jesus tells his disciples that their work has only just begun