Today, we recall that the Holy Spirit came upon the early Church in the form of tongues of fire and as a strong wind, transforming this small group of frightened disciples into fervent and courageous missionaries.
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Today, we celebrate Christ’s Ascension to heaven and in the opening prayer we ask that the Father “gladden us with holy joys and make us rejoice with devout thanksgiving, for the Ascension of Christ your Son is our exaltation.”
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In the first reading, the apostles, who had gathered together as a body in Jerusalem, said, “It is the decision of the Holy Spirit and of us not to place on you any burden beyond these necessities.” To some, this may sound presumptuous, but the Apostles were aware that their decision had a special quality, so that it could be said that they were acting with the Holy Spirit.
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