Both books were written to someone named Theophilus ( Luke 1:1-4 and Acts 1:1) who was probably Luke’s patron*.Īfter Jesus rose from the dead he was present with the apostles and a number of others. He was a loyal friend to Paul ( 2 Timothy 4:9-13). Luke was probably a Gentile and a doctor ( Colossians 4:14). It is generally agreed (through being addressed to the same person, similar language, theology and structure of the writing as well as the references to “we” when the author writes about travels in the book of Acts) that the author was Luke. The book of Acts opens with a reference to its companion book, the Gospel of Luke. If you follow Jesus then you will also come alive again to live with God forever!” Background Study:Ĭlick here for an overview of the Book of Acts People who follow Jesus do not have to be afraid of dying. The good news is that “Jesus died but he came alive again!” God says that Jesus dying on the cross means that people can change from being bad to being good. Before Jesus left he told his followers to be sure and tell other people the good news. Soon after he came back to life, the time came for Jesus to go to heaven to live with his Father again in heaven.
#Ascension of jesus how to
So God sent his son, Jesus, from heaven to earth to show everyone how to obey God and make good choices.īut many people did not believe Jesus and got so angry that they made him die on a cross.īut guess what!? He was dead but after 3 days Jesus came alive again! Jesus showed that he is stronger than death and stronger than any bad thing that can ever happen.
Even though many people did not follow him he still loved them.
God was very sad that people had caused the earth to be so bad. Sadly, people made bad choices and that has made lots of bad things happen in this world. Let us therefore recite this prayer with the emotion of children who are happy because their mother is happy.A simple way to explain the overarching story of the death, burial and resurrection to children…God created the whole world and he wanted everyone to be happy and love him. In fact, our joy is a reflection of Mary’s joy, for it is she who guarded and guards with faith the events of Jesus. “In this prayer, expressed by the Alleluia, we turn to Mary inviting her to rejoice, because the One whom she carried in her womb is Risen as He promised, and we entrust ourselves to her intercession. It is composed of four short verses, each ending with an “alleluia.” With the Regina Coeli, the faithful turn to Mary, the Queen of Heaven, to rejoice with her at the Resurrection of Christ.Īt the Regina Coeli on Easter Monday of 2015, Pope Francis spoke about the spiritual dispositions that should animate the faithful as they recite this Marian prayer: This ancient antiphon arose, according to a pious tradition, in the 6th century it is attested in documentary sources from the first half of the 13 th century, when it was inserted in the Franciscan breviary.
Like the Angelus, the Regina Coeli is said three times a day, at dawn, at noon, and at dusk, in order to consecrate the day to God and the Virgin Mary. It is recited standing as a sign of Christ’s victory over death. It was Pope Benedict XIV who, in 1742, enjoined the recitation of the Regina Coeli in place of the Angelus during Eastertide, that is, from Easter Sunday to the end of Pentecost. The antiphon Regina Coeli (“Queen of Heaven”) is one of four traditional Marian antiphons, the others being Alma Redemptoris Mater, Ave Regina Coelorum, and Salve Regina.
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