ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Acts 1: 11
Men of Galilee, why gaze in wonder
at the heavens?
This Jesus whom you saw
ascending into heaven will return
as you saw him go, alleluia.

COLLECT
Gladden us with holy joys, almighty
God, and make us rejoice with devout
thanksgiving, for the Ascension of
Christ your Son is our exaltation,and,
where the Head has gone before
in glory, the Body is called to follow in
hope.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your
Son, who lives and reigns with you in
the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for
ever and ever.
Amen.

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Let the earth rejoice and sing, alleluia,
At the triumph of our King, alleluia.
He ascends from mortal sight, alleluia,
Reigns now at our Father’s right,
alleluia.
He who died upon a tree, alleluia,
Now shall reign eternally, alleluia.
He who saved our fallen race, alleluia,
Takes in heav’n his rightful place,
alleluia.
While in heaven thou dost gaze, alleluia,
On thy Church who sings thy praise,
alleluia,
Fasten all our hope in thee, alleluia,
Till thy face unveiled we see, alleluia.

The Ascension of the Lord

1st June 2025

Priest: In the name of the Father and
of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit.
People: Amen.

Grace to you and peace from God our
Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
And with your spirit.

PENITENTIAL ACT
Brethren (Brothers and sisters),
let us acknowledge our sins,
and so prepare ourselves to
celebrate the sacred mysteries.

The absolution by the priest follows:
May almighty God have mercy on us,
forgive us our sins,
and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.

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.
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.
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.
Amen.

GLORIA

Lord Jesus, you came to gather the
nations into the peace of God’s
kingdom: Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

You come in word and sacrament to
strengthen us in holiness:
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.

You will come in glory with salvation
for your people: Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

The Liturgy of the Word

Entrance Hymn

FIRST READING 1:1-11
A reading from the
Acts of the Apostles

In my earlier work, Theophilus, I dealt
with everything Jesus had done and
taught from the beginning until the day
he gave his instructions to the
apostles he had chosen through the
Holy Spirit, and was taken up to
heaven. 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.
When he had been 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: John baptised with water
but you, not many days from now, will
be baptised with the Holy Spirit.’’
Now having met together, they
asked him, “Lord, has the time come?
Are you going to restore the kingdom
to Israel?’’ He replied, “It is not for you
to know times or dates that the Father
has decided by his own authority, but
you will receive power when the Holy
Spirit comes on you, and then you will
be my witnesses not only in
Jerusalem but throughout Judaea and
Samaria, and indeed to the ends of
the earth.’’
As he said this he was lifted up
while they looked on, and a cloud took
him from their sight. They were still
staring into the sky when suddenly
two men in white were standing near
them and they said, “Why are you

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PROFESSION OF FAITH

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,
(All bow during the next three lines)
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.

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PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL

Raising the host, the priest says:
Blessed are you, Lord, God of all
creation, for through your goodness
we have received the bread we offer
you: fruit of the earth and work of
human hands,
it will become for us the bread of life.
Blessed be God for ever.
The priest pours wine and a little water
into the chalice, saying quietly:
By the mystery of this water and wine
may we come to share in the divinity
of Christ,
who humbled himself to share in our
humanity.
Raising the chalice, the priest says:
Blessed are you, Lord, God of all
creation, for through your goodness
we have received the wine we offer
you: fruit of the vine and work of
human hands,
it will become our spiritual drink.
Blessed be God for ever.
Bowing the priest says quietly:
With humble spirit and contrite heart
may we be accepted by you, O Lord,
and may our sacrifice in your sight this
day be pleasing to you, O Lord.
Then the priest washes his hands, saying
quietly:
Wash me, O Lord, from my iniquity;
and cleanse me from my sin.

Liturgy of the Eucharist

men from Gali lee standing here
looking into the sky? Jesus who has
been taken up from you into heaven,
this same Jesus will come back in the
same way as you have seen him go
there.’’
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Ps 46:2-3.6-9.R.v.6

R. God goes up with shouts of joy;
the Lord goes up with trumpet
blast.
Or Alleluia.
1. All peoples, clap your hands,
cry to God, with shouts of joy!
For the Lord, the Most High, we must
fear, great king over all the earth. R.

2. God goes up with shouts of joy;
the Lord goes up with trumpet blast.
Sing praise for God, sing praise,
sing praise to our king, sing praise. R.

3. God is king of all the earth.
Sing praise with all your skill.
God is king over the nations;
God reigns on his holy throne. R.

SECOND READING 1:17-23
A reading from the letter of St. Paul
to the Ephesians

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 ful l
knowledge of him. May he enlighten
the eyes of your mind so that you can
see what hope his call holds for you,
what rich glories he has promised the
saints will inherit and how infinitely
great is the power that he has
exercised for us believers. This you
can tell from the strength of his power
at work in Christ, when he used it to
raise him from the dead and to make
him sit at his right hand, in heaven, far
above every Sovereignty, Authority,
Power, or Domination, or any other
name that can be named, not only in
this age but also in the age to come.
He has put all things under his feet,
and made him, as the ruler of
everything, the head of the Church;
which is his body, the fullness of him
who fills the whole creation.

The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

ACCLAMATION Mat 28: 19-20
Alleluia, alleluia!

Go, make disciples of all the
nations; I am with you always;

yes, to the end of time.
Alleluia

GOSPEL 24:46-53
The Lord be with you.
And with your Spirit.
A reading from the holy
Gospel according to Luke
Glory to you, O Lord.

Jesus said to his disciples: “You see
how it is written that the Christ would
suffer and on the third day rise from
the dead, and that, in his name,
repentance for the forgiveness of sins
would be preached to all the nations,
beginning from Jerusalem. You are
witnesses to this.
“And now I am sending down to you
what the Father has promised. Stay in
the city then, until you are clothed with
the power from on high.”
Then he took them out as far as the
outskirts of Bethany, and lifting up his
hands he blessed them. Now as he
blessed them, he withdrew from them
and was carried up to heaven. They
worshipped him and then went back to
Jerusalem full of joy; and they were
continually in the Temple praising
God.

The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

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.

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II
PREFACE I of The Ascension
The Lord be with you.
And with your Spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right and just

It is truly right and just, our duty and
our salvation, always and everywhere
to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father,
almighty and eternal God.

For the Lord Jesus, the King of
glory, conqueror of sin and death,
ascended today to the highest
heavens, as the Angels gazed in
wonder.

Mediator between God and man,
judge of the world and Lord of hosts,
he ascended, not to distance himself
from our lowly state but that we, his
members, might be confident of
following where he, our Head and
Founder, has gone before.

Therefore, overcome with paschal
joy, every land, every people exults in
your praise and even the heavenly
Powers, with the angelic hosts,
sing together the unending hymn of
your glory, as they acclaim:

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
We offer sacrifice now in supplication,
O Lord, to honour the wondrous
Ascension of your Son: grant, we
pray, that through this most holy
exchange we, too, may rise up to the
heavenly realms.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Facing the people the priest says:

Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters),
that my sacrifice and yours
may be acceptable to God,
the almighty Father.

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.

Then the Priest, with hands extended, says:
Therefore, as we celebrate the
memorial of his Death and
Resurrection, we offer you, Lord,
the Bread of life and the Chalice of
salvation, giving thanks that you have
held us worthy
to be in your presence and minister to
you.

Humbly we pray that, partaking of the
Body and Blood of Christ,
we may be gathered into one by the
Holy Spirit.
Remember, Lord, your Church,
spread throughout the world,

You are indeed Holy, O Lord,
the fount of all holiness.
The Priest joins his hands and, holding them
extended over the offerings, says:
Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we
pray,
by sending down your Spirit upon
them like the dewfall,
so that they may become for us
the Body X and Blood of our Lord,
Jesus Christ.

At the time he was betrayed
and entered willingly into his Passion,
he took bread and, giving thanks,
broke it,
and gave it to his disciples, saying:

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT
OF IT,
FOR THIS IS MY BODY,
WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.

In a similar way, when supper was
ended,
he took the chalice
and, once more giving thanks,
he gave it to his disciples, saying:

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND
DRINK FROM IT,
FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY
BLOOD,
THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND
ETERNAL COVENANT,
WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR
YOU AND FOR MANY
FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.

DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.

The mystery of faith

We proclaim your Death, O Lord,
and profess your Resurrection
until you come again.

and bring her to the fullness of charity,
together with N. , our Pope, N. our
Bishop, his assistant Bishop(s), and
all the clergy.
Remember also our brothers and
sisters who have fallen asleep in the
hope of the resurrection,
and all who have died in your mercy:
welcome them into the light of your
face.
Have mercy on us all, we pray,
that with the Blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of God, with blessed Joseph,
her Spouse, with the blessed
Apostles,
and all the Saints who have pleased
you throughout the ages,
we may merit to be coheirs to eternal
life, and may praise and glorify you
through your Son, Jesus Christ.

The Priest takes the chalice and the paten
with the host and, elevating both, he says:

Through him, and with him, and in
him,
O God, almighty Father,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honour is yours,
for ever and ever.
Amen.

At the Saviour’s command
and formed by divine teaching,
we dare to say:
Our Father, who art in heaven . . .
Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil,
graciously grant peace in our days,
that, by the help of your mercy,
we may be always free from sin
and safe from all distress,
as we await the blessed hope
and the coming of our Saviour, Jesus
Christ.
For the kingdom, the power and
the glory
are yours, now and for ever.

Lord Jesus Christ,
who said to your Apostles:
Peace I leave you, my peace I give
you, look not on our sins,
but on the faith of your Church,
and graciously grant her peace and
unity in accordance with your will.
Who live and reign for ever and ever.
Amen.

Communion Rite

Lord Jesus, King of glory, you
ascended in victory to the Father,
but you do not leave us orphans.
I treasure your promise ‘Know that I
am with you always;
yes, to the end of time. Stay with us,
Lord.

Lord Jesus, send the one you
promised, the gift of the Father, the
Holy Spirit, that your Church may
spread your saving gospel
to the ends of the earth.

COMMUNION ANTIPHON Mt 28: 20
Behold, I am with you always,
even to the end of the age, alleluia.

The peace of the Lord be with you
always.
And with your Spirit.

The priest may add these or similar words.
Let us offer each other the sign of peace.

The priest places a small piece of the host in
the chalice saying quietly:
May this mingling of the body and
blood of our Lord Jesus Christ
bring eternal life to us who receive it.
Meanwhile the people sing or say:
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.

May the Body of Christ
keep me safe for eternal life.

The Priest reverently consumes the Body of
Christ.
Then he takes the chalice and says quietly:
May the Blood of Christ
keep me safe for eternal life.

The Priest raises a host slightly and shows it
to each of the communicants, saying:
The Body of Christ.
Amen.

Raising the host the priest says:

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.

And together with the people he says once:
Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under my roof,
but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Almighty ever-living God,
who allow those on earth to celebrate
divine mysteries, grant, we pray,
that Christian hope may draw us
onward to where our nature is united
with you.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Praise, my soul, the king of heaven!
To his feet thy tribute bring.
Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
who like me his praise should sing?
Praise him! Praise him!
Praise him! Praise him!
Praise the everlasting king!
Praise him for his grace and favour
to our fathers in distress;
praise him still the same for ever,
slow to chide and swift to bless. R
Father-like he tends and spares us;
well our feeble frame he knows;
in his hands he gently bears us,
rescues us from all our foes. R

Alleluia, Bread of Angels,
thou on earth our food, our stay;
alleluia, here the sinful
flee to thee from day to day;
intercessor, friend of sinners,
earth’s Redeemer, plead for me,
where the songs of all the sinless
sweep across the crystal sea.

Alleluia, King eternal
thee the Lord of lords we own;
alleluia, born of Mary,
earth thy footstool,
heaven thy throne;
thou within the veil hast entered,
robed in flesh, out great High Priest;
thou on earth both priest and victim
in the Eucharistic Feast.

The priest says quietly:
May the receiving of your Body and
Blood,
Lord Jesus Christ,
not bring me to judgement and
condemnation,
but through your loving mercy
be for me protection in mind and body,
and a healing remedy.

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The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.

Blessing for the Ascension No7
May almighty God bless you, for on
this very day his Only Begotten Son
pierced the heights of heaven and
unlocked for you the way to ascend to
where he is. Amen.

May he grant that, as Christ after his
Resurrection was seen plainly by his
disciples, so when he comes as Judge
he may show himself merciful to you
for all eternity. Amen.

And may you, who believe he is
seated with the Father in his majesty,
know with joy the fulfilment of his
promise to stay with you until the end
of time. Amen.

And may the blessing of almighty God,
the Father, and the Son X and the
Hoily Spirit, come down on you and
remain with you for ever. Amen.

Go and announce the Gospel of the
Lord. Thanks be to God.

Communion Hymn

Private Prayer after Communion

Concluding Rites

Recessional Hymn