Mary after the Ascension

Since it pleased God not to manifest solemnly the mystery of human salvation before the promised Spirit came, as Christ had foretold, we see that before Pentecost the Apostles “devoted themselves to prayer, with Mary, the Mother of Jesus, and his brothers” (Acts 1:14), imploring Mary, through her prayers, to send that Spirit who had already descended upon her at the Annunciation.

Finally, the Immaculate Virgin, preserved and immune from all stain of original sin, having completed her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heaven and exalted by God as Queen, in order to conform herself more fully to her Son, Lord of lords (cf. Rev 19:16) and conqueror of sin and death. (Lumen Gentium, 59)

To deepen Mary’s role after Christ’s Ascension, we recommend Pope John Paul II’s encyclical Redemptoris Mater.

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