The Solemnity of
the Ascension of Our Lord
Penitential Act: Confiteor
-AND/OR-
Lord have Mercy,
Christ have Mercy,
Lord have Mercy
Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good
Liturgy of the Word
1st Reading Acts 1:1-11
In the first book, Theophilus,
I dealt with all that
Jesus did and taught
until the day he was taken up,
after giving instructions
through the Holy Spirit
to the apostles whom
he had chosen.
He presented
himself alive to them
by many proofs after
he had suffered,
appearing to them
during forty days
and speaking about
the kingdom of God.
While meeting with them,
he enjoined them
not to depart from Jerusalem,
but to wait for
“the promise of the Father
about which you
have heard me speak;
for John baptized with water,
but in a few days
you will be baptized
with the Holy Spirit.”
When they had gathered
together they asked him,
“Lord, are you at this time
going to restore
the kingdom to Israel?”
He answered them,
“It is not for you to know
the times or seasons
that the Father has
established by his own authority.
But you will receive power
when the Holy Spirit
comes upon you,
and you will be my
witnesses in Jerusalem,
throughout Judea and Samaria,
and to the ends of the earth.”
When he had said this,
as they were looking on,
he was lifted up,
and a cloud took him
from their sight.
While they were looking intently
at the sky as he was going,
suddenly two men
dressed in white garments
stood beside them
They said,
“Men of Galilee,
why are you standing
there looking at the sky?
This Jesus who has been
taken up from you into heaven
will return in the same way
as you have seen him
going into heaven.”
The Word of the Lord,
~Thanks be to God
Responsorial Psalm Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9
R. God mounts his throne to shouts of joy:
a blare of trumpets for the Lord.
All you peoples, clap your hands,
shout to God with cries of gladness,
For the LORD, the Most High, the awesome,
is the great king over all the earth.
R. God mounts his throne to shouts of joy:
a blare of trumpets for the Lord.
God mounts his throne amid shouts of joy;
the LORD, amid trumpet blasts.
Sing praise to God, sing praise;
sing praise to our king, sing praise.
R. God mounts his throne to shouts of joy:
a blare of trumpets for the Lord.
For king of all the earth is God;
sing hymns of praise.
God reigns over the nations,
God sits upon his holy throne.
R. God mounts his throne to shouts of joy:
a blare of trumpets for the Lord.
2nd Reading
Eph 1:17-23
Brothers and sisters:
May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the Father of glory,
give you a Spirit of wisdom and revelation
resulting in knowledge of him.
May the eyes of your hearts be enlightened,
that you may know what is the hope
that belongs to his call,
what are the riches of glory
in his inheritance among the holy ones,
and what is the surpassing greatness of his power
for us who believe,
in accord with the exercise of his great might,
which he worked in Christ,
raising him from the dead
and seating him at his right hand in the heavens,
far above every principality, authority, power, and dominion,
and every name that is named
not only in this age but also in the one to come.
And he put all things beneath his feet
and gave him as head over all things to the church,
which is his body,
the fullness of the one who fills all things in every way
~Thanks be to God
Alleluia
R. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Go and teach all nations, says the Lord;
I am with you always, until the end of the world.
R. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Gospel
Mt 28:16-20
The eleven disciples went to Galilee,
And behold, I am with you always,
until the end of the age.”.
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
consubstantial with the Father;
of the Virgin Mary,
under Pontius Pilate,
and is seated at the
the living and the dead
the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from
is adored and glorified,
resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
Offertory Song:
Eucharistic Acclamations:
R: Blessed be God forever
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
R: May the Lord accept the sacrifice
at your hands for the
praise and glory of his name,
for our good
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth are full,
We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your
Resurrection, until you come again.
Or
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, Who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy Will be done,
on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Sign of Peace
Spiritual Communion:
My Jesus, I believe that you are present
in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love you above all things,
and I desire to receive you into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally,
Come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace You as if You were already there
And unite myself wholly to You.
Never permit me to be separated from You.
Amen.
Concluding Rite
Closing Song
Lord Jesus, You said to your disciples,
"I am the way the truth and the life."
Give young people the gift of discernment,
to find their way and embrace their true vocation,
the life for which you have created them.
In all that lies before them, help them discern a life
that is pleasing to you,
whether to Christian marriage,
to priesthood,
or the consecrated religious life.
Send your Holy Spirit to inspire them.
Grant them the grace to embrace
a life of joyful service.
Fulfill their desires to make a
generous gift of themselves to others,
after your example.
Give them the loving support of family and friends
as they prayerfully discern their vocation in this life.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
~ Amen
