Today, Thursday, May 29, 2014 is the Holy Day of The Ascension of Jesus.
ascension Jn 16:16-20
Just because i said
That i am going to the Father
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i don't want you standing around
looking up at the heavens
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waiting for me to appear from among the clouds
i told you the other day
that i would never leave you
i'd be always at your side
so rather than risk a stiff neck by looking up
look around you
at the people across from you at the supper table
or standing ahead of you
in the express lane of the supermarket
with a bag load of coupons
as unlikely as this may sound
that is where i am
next to you and around you
and in you
a boy of five asked me after Mass one Sunday
how do i get to heaven
i told him to walk holding Jesus' hand
he said
no, i mean what road do i take
why is it that we make holiness so difficult
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Father Frascadore, a native of Bristol, CT, retired former pastor of the Church of Saint Dominic in Southington, CT., currently resides in Hartford. He is working on this third book of poetry. His finished works may be purchased at the Bradley Memorial Gift Shop or on Amazon.
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