Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age." (Matthew 28:16-20)

Meaning, Not Details

The evangelist Matthew does not describe the event of the Ascension of Jesus. Rather, as the celebrated text we have just heard shows, he gives us its meaning. This is what the ascension of our Lord proclaims: the fullness of the divine authority to rule has been given to …