The Feast of the Ascension of our Lord

Happy Feast of our Lord’s Ascension!

Today we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension of Christ, one of the 12 great feasts of the Orthodox liturgical year which commemorates the ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ into heaven.

The ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ into Heaven is a living proof of our own resurrection and ascension, which is the last stage in God’s plan for mankind. As we the faithful are the children of God, we will also be resurrected and taken to heaven because Christ ascended into heaven in the flesh.

The feast of the Ascension reminds us of His Second Coming, that He will come once again to judge the earth. And so as we wait with the hope of His coming, we seek to keep ourselves pure and holy, so that when He comes, He will find us as faithful servants who awaited His coming.

Let us celebrate the Ascension, then, by embracing the great dignity that is ours because Christ made us worthy of heaven. Let us pay close attention to our thoughts, words, and deeds, and seek to live holy lives, as is fitting for those who have inherited heaven. Let us seek to become living icons of Christ, by following Him in His life, death, resurrection and eventually His ascension.

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