Mary after the Ascension
Mary after the Ascension: presence and intercession in the early Church
Since it was pleasing to God not to manifest solemnly the mystery of human salvation before the Spirit promised by Christ should come, we see that, before the day of Pentecost, the Apostles “were persevering with one mind in prayer, with the women and Mary the Mother of Jesus, and with His brethren” (Acts 1:14), Mary imploring by her prayers the gift of that Spirit, who had already come down upon her at the Annunciation.
Finally, the Immaculate Virgin, preserved and immune from every stain of original guilt, when the course of her earthly life was finished, was taken up body and soul into heaven and exalted by God as queen, so as to be conformed more fully to her Son, the Lord of lords (cf. Rev 19:16) and conqueror of sin and death. (Lumen Gentium, 59)
To go deeper into Mary’s role after the Ascension of Christ, we recommend the encyclical Redemptoris Mater by John Paul II.
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