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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Ascension of the Lord into heaven means Jesus is there with his Father to intercede on behalf of the faithful, Pope Francis said.
“He did not leave us alone. In fact, before ascending, he told us, as the Gospel says today, ‘I am with you always, until the end of the age.’ (Mt 28:20). He is always with us, looking at us,” the pope said May 21, when dioceses in Italy and many parts of the world were celebrating the feast of the Ascension. The Vatican marked the feast May 18.
“He is in a better ‘place’ — before his Father and ours — to intercede on our behalf,” the pope said. “Intercession is fundamental. This faith helps us, too — not to lose hope, not to get discouraged.”
Pope Francis told about 25,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square that he often imagines Jesus standing before the Father “showing him his wounds (and saying), ‘This is what I suffered for humanity: Do something!’ He shows the Father the price of our redemption. The Father is moved.”
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“He did not leave us alone. In fact, before ascending, he told us, as the Gospel says today, ‘I am with you always, until the end of the age.’ (Mt 28:20). He is always with us, looking at us,” the pope said May 21, when dioceses in Italy and many parts of the world were celebrating the feast of the Ascension. The Vatican marked the feast May 18.
“He is in a better ‘place’ — before his Father and ours — to intercede on our behalf,” the pope said. “Intercession is fundamental. This faith helps us, too — not to lose hope, not to get discouraged.”
Pope Francis told about 25,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square that he often imagines Jesus standing before the Father “showing him his wounds (and saying), ‘This is what I suffered for humanity: Do something!’ He shows the Father the price of our redemption. The Father is moved.”
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Intercession is fundamental for humanity, pope says
The Ascension of the Lord into heaven means Jesus is there with his Father to intercede on behalf of the faithful, Pope Francis said.
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