Why Did Our Lord Ascend Into Heaven?, sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
Sermons of Fr Paul Robinson SSPX di Fr Paul Robinson
Note sull'episodio
- In today’s epistle, we have this very astonishing scene where Our Lord is speaking to the Apostles, instructing them. And then, suddenly, Our Lord starts lifting up from the earth and goes up into the heavens until He disappears in the clouds. The way it is described, it almost seems like he is in the middle of speaking to them when this happens. Whereas, the way it is described in Luke, the same author, He gives them a last blessing and then goes up to Heaven.
- The Apostles are not sad about Our Lord going up to Heaven. Rather, St. Luke says that they returned to Jerusalem with great joy.
- But I think that we ourselves want to ask Our Lord questions about what has just happened. We especially want to ask Him, “Lord, why are you leaving us? Why don’t you stay here on earth and be with us and help us? Please stay to cure our sic ...