Pope Francis:
The #AscensionOfTheLord tells us that Jesus is alive among us in a new way. He is now present in every place and time, and is close to each of us. We are never alone: we have an Advocate who guides us, waits for us, and defends us. 🙏
I read on Luke 24:50-53 NABRE 🤟❤️🙏🔥🕊️📿
The Ascension.[m] 50 Then he [Jesus] led them [out] as far as Bethany, raised his hands, and blessed them. 51 As he blessed them he parted from them and was taken up to heaven. 52 They did him homage and then returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 53 and they were continually in the temple praising God.[n]
Footnotes:
- [m] 24:50–53 Luke brings his story about the time of Jesus to a close with the report of the ascension. He will also begin the story of the time of the church with a recounting of the ascension. In the gospel, Luke recounts the ascension of Jesus on Easter Sunday night, thereby closely associating it with the resurrection. In Acts 1:3, 9–11; 13:31 he historicizes the ascension by speaking of a forty-day period between the resurrection and the ascension. The Western text omits some phrases in Lk 24:51, 52perhaps to avoid any chronological conflict with Acts 1 about the time of the ascension.
- [n] 24:53 The Gospel of Luke ends as it began (Lk 1:9), in the Jerusalem temple.
*664 Being seated at the Father’s right hand signifies the inauguration of the Messiah’s kingdom, the fulfillment of the prophet Daniel’s vision concerning the Son of man: “To him was given dominion and glory and kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.”547 After this event the apostles became witnesses of the “kingdom [that] will have no end”.548
547 Dan 7:14. 🙏❤️🕊️🔥📿
548 Nicene Creed.🙏❤️🕊️🔥📿
*Ascension Press elaborates: Luke 24:44-53, Acts 1:6-11 Jesus’ Ascension marks his definitive enthronement at the right hand of the Father, fulfilling the vision of Daniel, in which the Son of Man ascends to the “Ancient of Days” and receives everlasting dominion (see Dan 7:13-14; CCC 664). Christ’s kingdom began with his coming, is now present in the Church, and will reach its fulfillment when he returns in glory.
665 Christ’s Ascension marks the definitive entrance of Jesus’ humanity into God’s heavenly domain, whence he will come again (cf. Acts 1:11); this humanity in the meantime hides him from the eyes of men (cf. Col 3:3).
Ten more days to go on Sunday, May 19, 2024 Pentecost aka occurs on 50th Day (Jewish Feast Shavuot means “Feast of Weeks”) I personally believe Jesus (Yeshua in Aramaic) is New Messianic Fulfillment according Old Covenant parallel New (Renewed) Covenant. Please read ETWN: Pentecost on May 19, 2024. Will update soon. May God bless you. 🤟❤️🙏🕊️🔥📿🙏
Jesus Christ is New Paschal Lamb of God 
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