Spiritual Reading

From the sermons of St. John Chrysostom and St. Augustine.

"The ascension of the Lord is the seal of the Catholic Faith."

℣. Grant, Lord, a blessing.Benediction. May God the Father Omnipotent, be to us merciful and clement.℟. Amen. Reading 4From the Sermons of St. Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa.Discourse on the Lords Ascension.The very thought of this day’s Festival is great enough in itself, but the Prophet David hath much inflamed our joyful enthusiasm by the Psalms. This noble Prophet…

℣. Grant, Lord, a blessing.Benediction. May God the Father Omnipotent, be to us merciful and clement.℟. Amen. Reading 4From the Sermons of St. Maximus, Bishop of Turin.43rd, 2nd on Pentecost.My holy brethren, ye remember that I have likened the Saviour to that eagle, touching which it is written in the Book of Psalms, cii. 5, “thy youth is renewed like…

℣. Grant, Lord, a blessing.Benediction. May God the Father Omnipotent, be to us merciful and clement.℟. Amen. Reading 4From the Sermons of St. John Chrysostom, Patriarch of Constantinople.On the Ascension, tom 3Then Christ went up into heaven, He offered unto the Father the First-fruits of our nature, and the Father marvelled at the offering, seeing the Majesty of…

From the Roman office of the feast. ℣. Grant, Lord, a blessing.Benediction. May God the Father Omnipotent, be to us merciful and clement.℟. Amen. Reading 4From the Sermons of St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo.2nd on the AscensionDearly beloved brethren, our Saviour is gone up from us into heaven, but let us not be troubled on earth. Let only…

From the Roman office of the feast. ℣. Grant, Lord, a blessing.Benediction. May God the Father Omnipotent, be to us merciful and clement.℟. Amen. Reading 4From the Sermons of Pope St. Leo the Great.2nd on the Ascension.And so the seen Presence of our Redeemer in the Body was changed for an unseen Presence in the Sacraments, and hearing…

"...until the day came when that triumphant procession of victory, which He had led from the realms of shattered death, followed Him with unimaginable pomp into the heavens."

Thomas sinned in not having the readiness of mind to believe.

The Church again brings St. Peter before our notice.

He thus triumphs over the Caesars, and over the gods of Olympus!