The Ascension is not something that we celebrate in isolation. Rather, it is part of the Paschal Mystery of Jesus Christ. It is all connected: Jesus' Incarnation, his Passion and death, his Resurrection from the dead, his Ascension in glory, and Pentecost. So today's solemnity gives us an opportunity to reflect on what it is that we believe when we confess that we have been redeemed in Christ Jesus. Let us worship and adore our God, even as we hearken to his words to, "Go; teach all nations..."