The Paschal Mystery of Jesus' passion, death, resurrection, ascension and the sending of the Holy Spirit forms one unbroken reality which is to be understood by faith. If Good Friday says Jesus truly died, Easter Sunday says that he is alive. And the Ascension adds that the Risen Living Jesus is together with his Father in glory. The Ascension, then, is both an end and a beginning. It is the end of Jesus' "historical" life on earth. He is going away, yes, but he is staying with us forever, no longer confined to any one place or any one time. Jesus is not to be found in the sky, in clouds or in "heaven." It is a paradox that only by leaving us in his Ascension could Jesus continue to be with, not just his first disciples, but with all peoples everywhere in every age that has been and is yet to come. And, like those early disciples, we cannot live our Christian life by just gazing at Jesus on altars or in tabernacles. We, too, have to go "into the city," into its most sordid corners, and share the teaching of Jesus, the love of Jesus with family, friends, colleagues and, above all, with the "least of our brothers," those in greatest need. All are waiting to hear the Word of God, the word of hope, the word of love and compassion, of encouragement and consolation. Today's feast says that Jesus is always with us, that he is in each one of his disciples and that, through them, others also can come to know him.