Thursday, May 25, 2016
ASCENSION OF THE LORD –
Year A
08:00 pm Multilingual Mass
First Reading
ACTS OF APOSTLES 1:1-11
1 In my earlier work,
Theophilus, I dealt with everything Jesus had done and taught from the
beginning
2 until the day he gave
his instructions to the apostles he had chosen through the Holy Spirit, and was
taken up to heaven.
3 He had shown himself
alive to them after his Passion by many demonstrations: for forty days he had
continued to appear to them and tell them about the kingdom of God.
4 While at table with
them, he had told them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait there for what the
Father had promised. 'It is', he had said, 'what you have heard me speak about:
5 John baptised with
water but, not many days from now, you are going to be baptised with the Holy
Spirit.'
6 Now having met
together, they asked him, 'Lord, has the time come for you to restore the
kingdom to Israel?'
7 He replied, 'It is not
for you to know times or dates that the Father has decided by his own
authority,
8 but you will receive
the power of the Holy Spirit which will come on you, and then you will be my
witnesses not only in Jerusalem but throughout Judaea and Samaria, and indeed
to earth's remotest end.'
9 As he said this he was
lifted up while they looked on, and a cloud took him from their sight.
10 They were still staring
into the sky as he went, when suddenly two men in white were standing beside
them,
11 and they said, 'Why are
you Galileans standing here looking into the sky? This Jesus who has been taken
up from you into heaven will come back in the same way as you have seen him go
to heaven.'
“The
Word of the Lord”
PSALMS 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9
2 For Yahweh, the Most
High, is glorious, the great king over all the earth.
3 He brings peoples under
our yoke and nations under our feet.
6 Let the music sound for
our God, let it sound, let the music sound for our king, let it sound.
7 For he is king of the
whole world; learn the music, let it sound for God!
8 God reigns over the
nations, seated on his holy throne.
9 The leaders of the nations
rally to the people of the God of Abraham. The shields of the earth belong to
God, who is exalted on high.
Second Reading
Ephesians 1:17-23
17 May the God of our Lord
Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, give you a spirit of wisdom and perception
of what is revealed, to bring you to full knowledge of him.
18 May he enlighten the
eyes of your mind so that you can see what hope his call holds for you, how
rich is the glory of the heritage he offers among his holy people,
19 and how extraordinarily
great is the power that he has exercised for us believers; this accords with
the strength of his power
20 at work in Christ, the
power which he exercised in raising him from the dead and enthroning him at his
right hand, in heaven,
21 far above every
principality, ruling force, power or sovereignty, or any other name that can be
named, not only in this age but also in the age to come.
22 He has put all things
under his feet, and made him, as he is above all things, the head of the
Church;
23 which is his Body, the
fullness of him who is filled, all in all.
“The
Word of the Lord”
Gospel Reading
MATTHEW 28:16-20
16 Meanwhile the eleven
disciples set out for Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had arranged to meet
them.
17 When they saw him they
fell down before him, though some hesitated.
18 Jesus came up and spoke
to them. He said, 'All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
19 Go, therefore, make
disciples of all nations; baptise them in the name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit,
20 and teach them to observe
all the commands I gave you. And look, I am with you always; yes, to the end of
time.'
“The
Gospel of the Lord”
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