The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. When they saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted. Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.” (Mt 28:16-20)

The Great Commission is the gift of the Risen Lord. The Ascension marks the ending of the earthly ministry of Jesus, and the beginning of our own. The Risen Lord entrusts the ministry to us and sends us out to make disciples, to baptize and to teach what we have received. And the promise: I am with you always!