Hail the day that sees him rise, Alleluia!
To his throne beyond the skies; Alleluia!
Christ, the Lamb for sinners giv'n, Alleluia!
Enters now the highest heav'n! Alleluia!
There for him high triumph waits: Alleluia!
Lift your heads, eternal gates; Alleluia!
He has conquered death and sin; Alleluia!
Take the King of glory in. Alleluia!
Highest heav'n its Lord receives; Alleluia!
Yet he loves the earth he leaves; Alleluia!
Though returning to his throne, Alleluia!
Still he calls the world his own. Alleluia!
See! He lifts his hands above. Alleluia!
See! He shows the wounds of love. Alleluia!
Hark! His gracious lips bestow, Alleluia!
Blessings on his church below. Alleluia!
Lord, though parted from our sight, Alleluia!
Far beyond the starry height, Alleluia!
Lift our hearts that we may rise, Alleluia!
One with you beyond the skies: Alleluia!
There with you we shall remain, Alleluia!
Share the glory of your reign, Alleluia!
There your face unclouded view, Alleluia!
Find our heav'n of heav'ns in you. Alleluia!
PRIEST: The Lord be with you.
PEOPLE: And with your spirit.
Form A:
I confess to almighty God
and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned,
in my thoughts and in my words,
in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, through my fault, through my fault,
through my most grievous fault; therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints,
and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.
Form B
PRIEST: Have mercy on us, O Lord.
PEOPLE: For we have sinned against you.
PRIEST: Show us, O Lord, your mercy.
PEOPLE: And grant us your salvation.
Form C
PRIEST: Lord, have mercy.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy.
PRIEST: Christ, have mercy.
PEOPLE: Christ, have mercy.
PRIEST: Lord, have mercy.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy.
Glory! Glory to God in the highest!
Glory! Glory to God in the highest!
And on earth, peace to people of good will.
We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you
We give you thanks for your great glory
Lord God heavenly King,
O God almighty Father
Glory! Glory to God in the highest!
Glory! Glory to God in the highest!
And on earth, peace to people of good will.
Lord Jesus Christ, only begotten Son
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father
You take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
You take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer
You are seated at the right hand of the Father
Have mercy on us.
Glory! Glory to God in the highest!
Glory! Glory to God in the highest!
And on earth, peace to people of good will.
For you alone are the holy one
You alone are the Lord
You alone are the Most High Jesus Christ
with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God, the Father
Glory! Glory to God in the highest!
Glory! Glory to God in the highest!
And on earth, peace to people of good will. Amen!
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
R: Thanks Be to God
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.
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.
OR:
Brothers and sisters,
I, a prisoner for the Lord,
urge you to live in a manner worthy of the call you have received,
with all humility and gentleness, with patience,
bearing with one another through love,
striving to preserve the unity of the spirit
through the bond of peace:
one body and one Spirit,
as you were also called to the one hope of your call;
one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
one God and Father of all,
who is over all and through all and in all.
But grace was given to each of us
according to the measure of Christ’s gift.
Therefore, it says:
He ascended on high and took prisoners captive;
he gave gifts to men.
What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended
into the lower regions of the earth?
The one who descended is also the one who ascended
far above all the heavens,
that he might fill all things.
And he gave some as apostles, others as prophets,
others as evangelists, others as pastors and teachers,
to equip the holy ones for the work of ministry,
for building up the body of Christ,
until we all attain to the unity of faith
and knowledge of the Son of God, to mature to manhood,
to the extent of the full stature of Christ.
OR:
Brothers and sisters,
I, a prisoner for the Lord,
urge you to live in a manner worthy of the calling
you have received,
with all humility and gentleness, with patience,
bearing with one another through love,
striving to preserve the unity of the Spirit
through the bond of peace:
one body and one Spirit,
as you were also called to the one hope of your calling;
one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
one God and Father of all,
who is over all and through all and in all.
But grace was given to each of us
according to the measure of Christ’s gift.
And he gave some as apostles, others as prophets,
others as evangelists, others as pastors and teachers,
to equip the holy ones for the work of ministry,
for building up the body of Christ,
until we all attain to the unity of faith
and knowledge of the Son of God, to mature to manhood,
to the extent of the full stature of Christ.
The Word of the Lord
R: Thanks be to God.
Go and teach all nations, says the Lord;
I am with you always, until the end of the world.
PRIEST (OR DEACON): The Lord be with you.
PEOPLE: And with your spirit.
PRIEST (OR DEACON): A reading from the holy Gospel according to ....
PEOPLE: Glory to you, O Lord.
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Go into the whole world
and proclaim the gospel to every creature.
Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved;
whoever does not believe will be condemned.
These signs will accompany those who believe:
in my name they will drive out demons,
they will speak new languages.
They will pick up serpents with their hands,
and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not harm them.
They will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
So then the Lord Jesus, after he spoke to them,
was taken up into heaven
and took his seat at the right hand of God.
But they went forth and preached everywhere,
while the Lord worked with them
and confirmed the word through accompanying signs.
This is the Gospel of the Lord
R: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son
is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come.
Amen.
I believe in God,
the Father almighty,
Creator of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died and was buried;
he descended into hell;
on the third day he rose again from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty;
from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting.
Amen.
R: Lord, Hear our Prayer
We walk by faith, and not by sight:
No gracious words we hear
Of him who spoke as none e'er spoke,
But we believe him near.
We may not touch his hands and side,
Nor follow where he trod;
Yet in his promise we rejoice
And cry "My Lord and God!"
Help then, O Lord, our unbelief,
And may our faith abound;
To call on you when you are near,
And seek where you are found.
That when our life of faith is done
In realms of clearer light
We may behold you as you are
In full and endless sight.
We walk by faith, and not by sight:
No gracious words we hear
Of him who spoke as none e'er spoke,
But we believe him near.
Invitation to Prayer
PRIEST: Pray, brethren that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.
PEOPLE: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name,
for our good
and the good of all his holy Church.
Preface Dialogue
PRIEST: The Lord be with you.
PEOPLE: And with your spirit.
PRIEST: Lift up your hearts.
PEOPLE: We lift them up to the Lord.
PRIEST: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
PEOPLE: It is right and just.
Preface Acclamation
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
The Mystery of Faith
PRIEST: The mystery of faith.
PEOPLE: When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord,
until you come again.
The Lord’s Prayer
PEOPLE: Our Father
Who art in Heaven
Hallowed be thy name
Your Kingdon come
Thy will be done
on Earth as it is in Heaven
Give us this day our daily bread
and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from Evil ...
PRIEST: ... Deliver us from all evil and grant us peace and unity in our days as we await the blessing coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
PEOPLE: For the kingdom,
the power and the glory are yours now and forever.
Sign of Peace
PRIEST: The peace of the Lord be with you always.
PEOPLE: And with your spirit.
Lamb of God
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.
Invitation to Communion
PRIEST: Behold the Lamb of God,
behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.
ALL: Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.
One bread, one body, one Lord of all.
One cup of blessing which we bless.
And we, though many, throughout the earth,
We are one body in this one Lord.
Gentile or Jew, servant or free,
woman or man no more.
One bread, one body, one Lord of all.
One cup of blessing which we bless.
And we, though many, throughout the earth,
We are one body in this one Lord.
Many the gifts, many the works,
One in the Lord of all.
One bread, one body, one Lord of all.
One cup of blessing which we bless.
And we, though many, throughout the earth,
We are one body in this one Lord.
Grain for the fields, scattered and grown,
Gathered to one, for all.
One bread, one body, one Lord of all.
One cup of blessing which we bless.
And we, though many, throughout the earth,
We are one body in this one Lord.
Concluding Rites
PRIEST: The Lord be with you.
PEOPLE: And with your spirit.
PRIEST (OR DEACON): Go forth, the Mass is ended.
OR Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord.
OR Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.
OR Go in peace.
PEOPLE: Thanks be to God.
Crown him with many crowns,
The Lamb upon his throne;
Hark! how the heav'nly anthem drowns
All music but its own.
Awake my soul, and sing
Of Him who set us free,
And hail Him as your heav'nly King
Through all eternity.
Crown him the Lord of life,
Who triumphed o'er the grave,
And rose victorious in the strife
For those he came to save.
His glories now we sing,
Who died and rose on high,
Who died, eternal life to bring,
And lives that death may die.
Crown him the Lord of love,
Behold his hands and side,
Rich wounds yet visible above
In beauty glorified.
No angel in the sky
Can fully bear that sight,
But downward bends his burning eye
At mysteries so bright.