Of Ascension
84. What is celebrated on the Feast of the Ascension??
R. The glorious day is celebrated on the feast of the Ascension, in which Jesus Christ, in the presence of his disciples, he ascended by his own virtue to heaven, forty days after his resurrection.
85. For what reasons did Jesus Christ ascend to heaven??
R. Jesus Christ ascended into heaven,
1. to take possession of the eternal kingdom conquered with his death;
2. to prepare our place, and serve as a mediator and advocate with the Father;
3. to send the Holy Spirit to his Apostles.
86. On Ascension Day, Jesus Christ alone entered heaven?
R. On the day of the Ascension, not only Jesus Christ entered heaven, but the souls of the ancient Fathers entered with them, which he had freed from limbo.
87. How Jesus Christ is found in heaven?
R. Jesus Christ sits at the right hand of God the Father in heaven; that is, how God is equal to the Father in glory, and as a man he is exalted above all the Angels and all the Saints, and made Lord of all things.
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