The Christian doctrine of the Ascension holds that Jesus body ascended to his Father in the presence of his apostles following his resurrection, and that in heaven he sits at the Father's right hand.

Forty days after Easter, Christians commemorate Jesus ascension into heaven. It is celebrated on thursday. The story of Christ ascension is found in the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts.

It is one of the great feasts in the Christian liturgical calendar, and commemorates the bodily Ascension of Jesus into heaven. It is referred as Christ's journey. It is also known as exaltation of Jesus.

It describes his ascent upward into heaven after spending 40 days on the earth. When Christ actually ascended, "he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight".

The Ascension is the capstone of the life of Jesus, is made up of three events,

1. Final departure of Christ from earth,
2. His going up into heaven, and
3. The taking of his place at the right hand of the Father.

The feast is one of the ecumenical feasts, ranking with the feasts of the Passion.