Reflection from the desk of Fr. Terry
Jesus
before ascending to heaven, he gave them instruction on what to do. Jesus had
disappeared from their eyes physically, but he had left a mission in their
hands. Over the centuries, many thousands of missionaries have literally
followed Jesus' missionary instructions. Because of what they did, as a result
of that, you and I become Christians, Catholics today. Ascension reminds us of
so many things. First and foremost, it reminds us of our own mission. This
doesn't mean that we have to go to other nations and become missionaries. But
rather we can stay right where we are and try to influence people around us by
our good example. If all of us would bring one unchurched person to the church
every year and if this unchurched person also brings one unchurched person to
church every year, ten years after, there would be many who have embraced the
faith and have become closer to God, I'm sure this is not a hard thing to do.
Let us give it a try.
