Sunday Evangelium - Totus2us

Fr Andrew: "The Ascension helps to teach us about our true and final home, but Scripture also suggests that it brings us spiritual benefits as well. We do not fully understand these benefits but we are told that Christ has entered the heavenly sanctuary as our High Priest. Christ has appeared before God on our behalf, bringing His own blood as a living sacrifice that takes away our sins. When, during the Mass, Jesus Christ is present on the altar as our sacrifice, we also participate in an activity in heaven. Another way of understanding this connection is by an image given to us by St Catherine of Siena. St Catherine saw a vision of Christ as a great bridge stretching from earth into heaven. Christ remains present to us here through the Church and the Sacraments. But Christ after his ascension is also in the presence of the Father in His human nature, so the ascension completes the span of the bridge." Music by the Poor Clare Sisters TMD. Visit Evangelium.co.uk for more about the Evangelium project and Totus