Christ has
ascended to heaven and is no longer visible to us. But He is still present
through His Body the Church. He feels pain when the Church suffers.
There are two
seasons centered on the feast of the Resurrection of the Lord. Lent is a time
when we recognize the trials and troubles we experience here and now, and we
repent of the pain we cause Our Lord. Easter however is a time of praise. We
praise the Lord for the great good He has done for us. By ascending with His
physical body, he has honored us above the angels. His resurrection and
glorification show us the life that will one day be ours.
And so we praise
Him by singing Alleluia throughout the Easter season. Alleluia is a song of
praise.
It may sometimes
seem that we praise God on Sunday when we attend mass, but forget about Him the
rest of the week. This is not necessarily so. St. Augustine tells us,
“Provided we do
not cease to live a good life, we shall always be praising God. You cease to
praise God only when you swerve from justice and from what is pleasing to
God.If you never turn aside from
the good life, your tongue may be silent but your actions will cry aloud, and
God will perceive your intentions; for as our ears hear each other’s voices, so
do God’s ears hear our thoughts.”
May we praise
God always in word and deed.
Pax Vobiscum
The Ascension of the Lord
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