POPE BENEDICT ON THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD

"Dear friends. The Ascension tells us that in Christ, our humanity is brought to the heights of God; thus, every time we pray, earth is united to Heaven. And like incense, burning, its scent is carried on high, hence, when we raise our prayer to the Lord with confidence in Christ, it travels across Heaven and reaches God himself and is heard and answered by him."

Pope Benedict XVI, 2012