Dear brothers and sisters, we have this Advocate; let us not be afraid to turn to him to ask forgiveness, to ask for a blessing, to ask for mercy! He always pardons us, he is our Advocate: he always defends us! Don’t forget this! The Ascension of Jesus into heaven acquaints us with this deeply consoling reality on our journey: in Christ, true God and true man, our humanity was taken to God. Christ opened the path to us. He is like a roped guide climbing a mountain who, on reaching the summit, pulls us up to him and leads us to God. If we entrust our life to him, if we let ourselves be guided by him, we are certain to be in safe hands, in the hands of our Saviour, of our Advocate.
- Pope Francis, General Audience, April 17, 2013
During Jesus’ earthly ministry it was easy for the disciples to turn to him for guidance. The Ascension did not break that. Even though we celebrate that Jesus returned to his Father in heaven, we have not lost our guide. All we need to do is to follow the example of the disciples. Ask and listen. It’s easy to ask, but we need to listen more.
- Pope Francis, General Audience, April 17, 2013
During Jesus’ earthly ministry it was easy for the disciples to turn to him for guidance. The Ascension did not break that. Even though we celebrate that Jesus returned to his Father in heaven, we have not lost our guide. All we need to do is to follow the example of the disciples. Ask and listen. It’s easy to ask, but we need to listen more.