What the Ascension Means

Stephen P. White of Catholic University reflects on the feast of the Ascension:

“The Ascension of ‘one who shares our nature’ to the throne of glory ought to remind us of the destiny for which we were made. It ought also to shatter our presumption to know the limits of what God can make of man. Let us never be content with less than what God promises through grace. Let us never cease to remind the world of what the Ascension means.”

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The Resurrection and Ascension of Christ by an unknown artist, c. 400 [Bavarian National Museum, Munich]. This ivory relief is among the earliest depictions of the Easter event: an angel sits before a tomb, and the hand of God draws Christ into heaven in His Ascension. The apostles, dazzled by the light, are at his feet.