Second Glorious Mystery:
The Ascension


During the days following His Resurrection, Jesus appeared frequently to His disciples to comfort them and to prove that He had risen from the dead. On the fortieth day after His Resurrection, Our Lord appeared to His disciples for the last time. He gathered them together on Mount Oliveto and commanded them to go out and preach His doctrine and to Baptize those who would believe. He promised to be with them till the end of the world. Then He raised His Hand and blessed them; and as He was doing so, He gently rose upwards till He was hidden from their sight by a cloud.

FRUIT OF THE MYSTERY: AN ARDENT DESIRE FOR HEAVEN

Jesus has prepared a place in Heaven for all those who follow in His steps. Heaven is our eternal Home where we can be for ever with God. Whenever we suffer in this "Valley of Tears", we must recall our eternal happiness, and be resolved to perform all our duties on earth faithfully to be worthy of it.

Our first preparation for heaven is in exercising a great purity of conscience. Our second preparation is in building virtue in our soul. Our third preparation is in growing into greater union with God.





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