Message from Fr. Luis Flores

St. Maurice at Resurrection Catholic Parish

My dear parish family

This Sunday we celebrate the Ascension and the Great Commission of the Lord. The Great Commission, a pivotal moment where Jesus commissions his disciples to carry out his mission after his resurrection and before his ascension.

The eleven disciples go to Galilee, to the mountain Jesus had told them to meet him there. They worship him, but some still doubt. Jesus declares, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me”, affirming his divine sovereignty.

He then commands them to make disciples of all nations, a universal mission transforming the Jewish covenant into a universal one. Baptize them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, establishing the Trinitarian foundation of Christian sacramental life. Teach them to obey all his commands, forming the basis of the Church’s teaching mission forever.

Christians are called to be proclaimers and evangelizers, sharing the Gospel through both words and lives. The passage challenges believers to step outside comfort zones, engage in discipleship, and live out Jesus’ teachings in faith, hope, love, forgiveness, and mercy. The ascended Jesus remains with us in the Holy Spirit, guiding and empowering the Church’s mission to the ends of the earth.

Amen.

Fr. Luis Flores
Parochial Administrator