“Oh what a tangled web we weave/ When first we practise to deceive.”
Sir Walter Scott penned those words in 1808 as part of his poem, “Marmion,” but they continue to ring true today.

The liturgy of the Ascension of the Lord presented us with two quite different narratives proclaiming the ascension. Both narratives were composed by Luke, one in his Gospel, the other in his Acts of Apostles.

The Gospel for the Feast of the Ascension begins with the only post-resurrection appearance of Jesus to his disciples. Before our Gospel reading begins, Jesus first had to deal with the fright of his disciples at seeing him after their experience of his death.