Ezekiel 36:24-28;  Acts 1:6-14;  St John 17:1-11

Laudabo Nomen Domini

“Men of Galilee, why are you standing around looking at the sky?”

It had certainly been a strange couple of months…actually, it had been a strange couple of years, but it had been just a few weeks since Jesus’ arrest, crucifixion, and burial, followed by the disciples’ flight to their upper room hideout and then the women’s unbelievable message:  “He is alive.   He is risen.   We have seen him.”  And soon the men saw him too…