Why Did Jesus Have to Ascend? @StPaulCenter
Why Did Jesus Have to Ascend?  @StPaulCenter
Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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The Ascension of Jesus is one of the more confusing—and neglected—mysteries of our Catholic Christian faith. Many of us aren’t entirely sure why the Ascension matters, or why the Church celebrates it as a solemnity every year.

So what might be the deeper significance of this final act of Jesus’s earthly life?

In this video (and in the blog), Clem offers three reasons from St. Thomas Aquinas on why the Ascension matters.

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