Forty days after Resurrection Sunday, the Catholic Church celebrates the day of the Ascension of the Lord, when our Lord Jesus Christ returns to the Kingdom of Heaven. This event marks the transition between the glory of the risen Christ and that of the exalted Christ at the right hand of the Father. It also opens the possibility for humanity to enter the Kingdom of God as Jesus announced so many times.
The Ascension of Christ is also the starting point to begin to bear witness to the exalted Christ who returned to the Father to sit at His right. The glorified Lord continues to be present in the world through his action in those who believe in his Word and allow the Spirit to act within them. Jesus’ mandate is clear and current: “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation” (Mark 16:15).
This is how through the events of the Old Testament the nature of God the Father is revealed to humanity in a certain way, it is during the walk of our Lord Jesus Christ on Earth that the nature of God the Son is revealed to us, being His Ascension to the heavens necessary for the nature of God the Holy Spirit to be revealed later on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-4).
Having the Way, the Truth, and the Life been revealed to us (John 14:6), now we are to seek to be holy as our Father who is in Heaven is holy (Matthew 5:47-48).
Let us cultivate the gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit to reach the Kingdom of Heaven that has been opened for us thanks to the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, so that all who believe in Him do not wander in darkness, but live in the Eternal Glory of God.