24.  The course of instruction in the Faith would lead me to speak of the Ascension also; but the grace of God so ordered ᾠκονόμησε.  In this word, as also in the phrase below, κατ᾽ οἰκονομίαν τῆς Θείας χάριτος, Cyril refers to the order of reading the Scriptures as part of a dispensation established by Divine grace. it, that thou heardest most fully concerning it, as far as our weakness allowed, yesterday, on the Lord’s day; since, by the providence of divine grace, the course of the Lessons ἀναγνωσμάτων a term including the portions of Scripture (περικοπαί) appointed for the Epistle and Gospel as well as the daily lessons from the Old and New Testaments. in Church included the account of our Saviour’s going up into the heavens The section Luke xxiv. 36–53, which in the Eastern Church is the Gospel for Ascension Day, is also one of the “eleven morning Gospels of the Resurrection (εὐαγγέλια ἀναστασιμὰ ἑωθινά), which were read in turn, one every Sunday at Matins.”  Dictionary of Chr. Antiq. “Lectionary.”  This Lecture being delivered on Monday, the Section in question had been read on the preceding day.; and what was then said was spoken principally for the sake of all, and for the assembled body of the faithful, yet especially for thy sake μάλιστα μὲν…ἐξαιρέτως δέ..  But the question is, didst thou attend to what was said?  For thou knowest that the words which come next in the Creed teach thee to believe in Him “Who rose again the third day, and ascended into Heaven, and sat down on the right hand of the Father.”  I suppose then certainly that thou rememberest the exposition; yet I will now again cursorily put thee in mind of what was then said.  Remember what is distinctly written in the Psalms, God is gone up with a shout Ps. xlvii. 5.; remember that the divine powers also said to one another, Lift up your gates, ye Princes Ps. xxiv. 7:  Lift up, O gates, your heads.  The order of the Hebrew words misled the Greek Translators., and the rest; remember also the Psalm which says, He ascended on high, He led captivity captive Ps. lxviii. 18.  On the reading ἀνέβη, found in a few mss. of the Septuagint, see Tischendorf’s note on Eph. iv. 8.; remember the Prophet who said, Who buildeth His ascension unto heaven Amos ix. 6:  (R.V.) It is He that buildeth His chambers in the heaven.  (A.V.) His stories.  Marg. ascensions, or spheres.  Sept. τὴν ἀνάβασιν αὐτοὐ.; and all the other particulars mentioned yesterday because of the gainsaying of the Jews.