The Blessed Virgin Mary was raised up to heaven (body and soul) by the authority and power of the Triune God (see Ascension Mark 16:19, Luke 24:51 and the Dogma of the Assumption, 1950).

Luke concludes with the scene of Jesus' ascension which is recapitulated in the beginning of Acts (1:6-11). Each of the characters in Luke plays a particular role that helps illumine the life of ...