May 5
Saints of the Day
 

Ascension of Jesus

    On a Thursday, 40 days after Easter. On 2005 is on May 5.

    The Ascension is the capstone of the life of Jesus, made up of three events, which include de final departure of Jesus from earth, his going up into heaven, and the taking of his place at the right hand of the Father.   

   For a Christian, the Ascension is the climax of his life in Christ: Jesus, in his Ascension, is the first fruits, a pledge to our glorification (1Cor.15:23)… and still more: When Jesus went up to Heaven, he didn't go to a far place. Heaven is where Jesus is. If Jesus is in you, the whole Heaven is in your heart, right now!, including the Father and the Holy Spirit, and the Blessed mother, and all the angels and saints… because where Jesus is, there is the Father and the Spirit, and where Jesus is, there is the Blessed Mother and all the angels and saints…

 Ascension

St. Hilary of Arles, 400-449

    The Bishop of Arles, born in Lorraine, France, who wasted his youth and whose zealousness was causing more trouble than converts.

    Hilary
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