The Second Glorious Mystery: the Ascension
So then the Lord, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God. (Mark 16:19)
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During the forty days after His resurrection, Jesus instructed the Apostles on their mission to preach the gospel to the ends of the earth. He then ascended gloriously into Heaven, with the promise to send them His Holy Spirit.
The Apostles witnessed Jesus ascending with angels, into the clouds. But no sooner had Jesus left them when an angel called the Apostles not to waste time but begin spreading the message of the Gospel.
Tradition has it that Mary remained on earth from many years, praying and counselling the Apostles in the mission to build the Church. We too are called to evangelise the Good News of Jesus. In fact the Church exists to evangelise! We will have eternity to rejoice in the Ascension of Jesus. With that as our final goal, let us be filled with hope to witnesses to Christ and embrace Pope John Paul II’s call to the New Evangelisation! New in zeal, new in method: Sharing our story coming out of our own personal encounter with the Risen Christ. Lets us do this with Mary, our guiding light, as Pope John Paul II referred to Her as ‘The Star of the New Evangelisation’.
