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 ner of  going  heavenward  and  Mary's,  for  Mary  was assumed or  lifted  up  by  God,  but  Christ  ascended. For no  one  ascends  to  heaven  by  his  own  volition and power,  but  He,  the  Son  of  man,  who  descended from heaven. The Word  was  made  flesh,  clothing Himself, identifying  Himself  with  our  humanity,  and dwelt amongst  us  leading  captivity  captive,  and  ascended on  high  to  be  for  all  time  the  Giver  of  gifts  to men. The power  with  which  He  freed  men  from  the slavery of  the  devil  and  placed  on  them  His  own  light yoke and  sweet  burden  proved  Him  to  be  'God. He had proved  it  sufficiently  by  His  victory  over  sin  and death, but  during  the  forty  days  between  His  Resurrection and  Ascension,  as  we  read  in  the  Acts,  He showed  His  divinity  by  many  further  proofs,  and  He confirmed  it  by  His  Ascension. Finally, He  proves it by  the  permanency  of  that  Church  which  He  perfected during  those  days,  and  by  the  gifts  with  which He endowed  her. He sent  the  Spirit  of  love,  the All-good, upon  her,  to  be  diffused  in  our  hearts  crying Abba,  Father,  to  encourage  us  with  the  thought that we  shall  have  our  Father  for  our  judge  and  our Brother for  our  advocate. By His  Resurrection  and Ascension He  has  animated  our  faith  in  His  divinity and all  that  it  entails,  enlivened  our  hope  of  arising and ascending  as  He  did,  and  inflamed  our  charity, for where  lies  our  treasure  thither  tend  our  hearts. He has  given  to  all  men  a  tendency  upwards  which, if rightly  directed,  leads  to  heaven. Many, alas! mistake the mount  of  God,  climbing  the  hills  of  knowledge or  of  power  in  the  vain  hope  that,  once  at  the