TO BE WHERE I AM!

A reading from the holy gospel according to Luke. (Lk 24, 46-53)

Jesus said to his disciples: “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you; but stay in the city, until you are clothed with power from on high.” Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the temple blessing God”. The Word of the Lord.

 During the Paschal season, from Easter Sunday to Pentecost, we are invited to say or sing the Regina Caeli antiphon, which says “Queen of heaven, rejoice. The Son you merited to bear, has risen as he said. Pray to God for us”. This is one of the antiphons offered as a prayer from which to choose at the end of each day to honour Our Holy Mother in heaven. In it we remember with joy that she accepted to be the human Mother to the Son of God, true God. In the Angelus prayer, we are reminded of Mary’s response to the angel’s message saying: “Be it done unto me according to Your Word” (Lk 1, 38) which resulted in the fact that “The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us” (Jn 1, 14).

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