By a flood of tears you made the desert fertile, and your longing for God brought forth fruits in abundance. Planted in the courts of your Lord, you blossomed beautifully with virtue. - St. Theodosius the Cenobiarch
My dear brothers and sisters, today’s Solemnity calls us to be one in God, in the Holy Trinity, to stay away from greed, jealousy and envy, rather focus on proclaiming God and living out His love in our thoughts, words and actions, so as to bring unity and peace into our lives and into our world.
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, let us pray in today’s Eucharistic celebration for the grace to emulate the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph in practicing the virtues of family life they taught us by effectively communicating better with one another; by listening to each other when we communicate; by understanding one another as we communicate, and lastly, by sacrificing for the sake and good of the other.
My dear brothers and sisters, as we celebrate the Solemnity of the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ today, let us work hard in our spiritual lives, to become better children of God, knowing that He has truly blessed us, and is always with us until the end of the age. Then, let us go out and make disciples of all nations, by teaching them to observe all that Jesus has commanded us to do.
