This Thursday is Ascension Day. So give us the basics. What’s the story of Jesus’ ascension? Guest: Well, most Christians celebrated Easter, which, of course, is Resurrection Sunday.

The Blessed Virgin Mary was raised up to heaven (body and soul) by the authority and power of the Triune God (see Ascension Mark 16:19, Luke 24:51 and the Dogma of the Assumption, 1950).

This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.’ ...

When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into Heaven. Then they worshiped him and ...