"In many countries of the world, the Ascension of the Lord is not celebrated on its traditional day, the Thursday of the Sixth week of Easter, but on the following Sunday. As we approach the end of the Easter Season, we remember liturgically this enigmatic moment in the earthly life of Jesus. Luke, this year’s evangelist, tells us that he parted from them, and was carried up into heaven. He tells us again in the first reading from the Acts: he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight."

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Question to ponder: What do you learn from the reflection?

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