Ascension
https://www.catholicmom.com/daily-gospel/daily-gospel-reflection-for-may-16-2021 Today's Gospel: Mark 16: 15-20 I received first Communion on May 16th, 1992. Nearly three decades later, I still remember the excitement and atmosphere. The long preparation we underwent in anticipation. The songs that we would practice and artwork we would create. The wonder of what the Body and Blood tasted like. The pictures amongst flowers in our Sunday best. The many ways that would ultimately show our love for Christ. Imagine the sight of the Ascension of Christ. You are there, witnessing it with your very own eyes, His peace-filled departure and rise into the gates of Heaven. No closer today are we to Christ than through Holy Communion. Being in church allows us this very opportunity closer than any other physical entity here in this day and age. Being a second grader when I first received Holy Communion, I had yet to know of the Communion of Saints. Today, however, I recognize it is their work