The Sunday Mass — May 12, 2024 — Ascension of the Lord CC

[Music] [Applause] the deid SE him [Music] rise Hallelujah glorious to his native Skies hallelu Christ [Music] to [Music] hallelu enter now the highest hand [Music] hallelu in the name of the father and of the son and of the Holy Spirit am amen the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all and with your spirit and may we exchange the traditional Easter greeting Christ is risen somebody say truly he is risen truly he has Ren as we greet our Lord today we come on the solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord let us call upon Christ to open our hearts to respond to the grace of his Ascension Lord Jesus you come to gather the Nations into the Peace of God's kingdom Lord have mercy Lord have mercy Lord Jesus you come in word and sacrament to strengthen us and Holiness Christ have mercy Christ have mercy Lord Jesus you will come in glory with salvation for your people Lord have mercy Lord have mercy May almighty God have mercy on us forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life amen 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 oh 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 let us pray 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 forever and ever amen amen a reading from The Acts of the Apostles 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 40 days and speaking about the kingdom of God while meeting with them he enjoined them not to 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 of Israel he answered them it is not for you to know the times or the 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 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 garment 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 God mounts his throne to shout of Joy a BL of trumpets for the Lord all you peoples clap your hands show to God with cries of gladness for the Lord the most high the awesome is the great king over all the Earth God mounts his throne to shouts of Joy a bless 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 God mounts his throne to shine of Joy a BL of trumpets for the a reading from the letter of St Paul to the Ephesians 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 the word of the Lord thanks be to [Music] God hallelu [Applause] hallelu hallelu go and teach All Nations says the [Music] Lord I am with you until the end of the world hallelu [Music] hallelu [Music] hallelu the Lord be with you and with your spirit our reading from the holy Gospel According to Mark glory to you oh 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 the gospel of the Lord praise to you Lord Jesus Christ Christ is risen somebody say truly he is risen truly he is risen that's what gives us Easter Joy I've seen people in on their hospital beds maybe even in the I see you filled with a joy that is stronger than their pain filled with a joy that's stronger than suffering I've seen people in terrible situ life situations who are able to go into the mystery of Easter and find Joy why because Christ indeed is risen from the dead and in his resurrection we can face anything today we get the U Mark of insurance on our insurance life insurance policy that's whole life that's eternal life and what's that Mark that where the head has gone the body will follow who is the head Jesus Christ who is the body we are the body of Christ as we eat as flesh and drink his blood we become what we eat St Teresa of Aila and I'm so blessed to be in a parish named after St Teresa AA she said Christ has no hands but yours yours are the hands that he reaches out to love yours is the heart that he loves the world with yours the feet that go to the poor and announce the Glad Tidings he has no other hands than yours so this is our commission no matter what your situation find a way this week to announce the Easter Tidings find some week to do well it's the opposite of or the follow through of the sorrowful way instead look at the Joyful Way read The Acts of the Apostles see what's leading up to the joyful event of the Ascension and Mark these as times of light because Christ is using you and is using me to spread Joy love and the power of the Resurrection to the whole world with holy boldness we profess our 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 and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the virgin Mary and became man for our sake he was crucified under pontious pilot 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 on the day when Jesus Christ Our Lord ascended into heaven we make our prayers to God our Father trusting that he will answer them out of love for his son for the church whose Lord is in heaven may all her members know that he is also present with her here on Earth to the end of time we pray to the Lord Lord here our pray for the world in which we live may all Christians by their enduring joy and hope be an inspiration to others they meet we pray to the Lord Lord here our pray for all who have died and gone before us in faith may they now have eternal life with our Lord and the Saints in heaven we pray to the Lord Lord here our pray father just as your son ascended to you may our prayers rise up before your throne and may our request be granted through Christ your son our Lord amen amen the head that once was crowned with thns is crowned with Glory a royal di adorns the mighty Victor BR the highest place that heaven of belongs to him by right the king of kings and Lord of lords and H the Eternal Light the joy of all who dwell above the joy of our the to whom he manifests his love and grants his name to pray my brothers and sisters that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God the Father Almighty accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name for our good good of all his holy church may we offer sacrifice now in supplication O Lord to honor 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 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 true truly right and just our duty and our Salvation always and everywhere to give you thanks father almighty and eternal God for the Lord Jesus Christ the King of Glory the Conqueror of sin and death ascended 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 lowest state but that we his members might be confident of following where he our head and founder has gone before therefore overcome with Pascal joy every land every people exalts in your praise and even the Heavenly Powers with the Angelic hosts sing together the unending Hymn of your glory as they [Music] Acclaim holy holy holy holy Lord God of host Heaven and Earth are full of your glory hosana in the highest blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord hosana in the [Music] highest in the [Music] high You Are Holy indeed O Lord the F of all Holiness make holy therefore these gifts we pray by sending down your spirit upon them like the Jew fall so that they may become for us the the body 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 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 you thanks he gave the Chalice 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 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 and Grant her bring her to the fullness of Charity together with Francis our Pope with Michael our Bishop 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 coars to eternal life and may praise and glorify you through your son Jesus Christ through him and with him and in him oh God Almighty father in the unity of the holy spirit all glory and honor is yours forever and ever [Music] amen [Music] amen at the savior's command and formed by Divine teaching we dare to say Our Father who art in heaven Hallowed be thy name thy kingdom come thy will be done on Earth as it 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 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 Savior Jesus Christ the kingdom the power and the glory are yours now and forever Lord Jesus Christ you 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 graciously Grant her peace and unity in accordance with your will who live and Reign forever and ever amen the Peace of the Lord be with you always and with your spirit let us offer each other a sign of Christ's peace 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 sin of the world grant us peace 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 Lord I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof but only say the word and my soul shall be healed [Music] let us pray almighty everliving God who allow those on Earth to celebrate Divine mystery iies Grant we pray that Christian hope May draw us onward to where our nature is united with you through Christ Our Lord amen the Lord be with you and with your spirit on this Mother's Day weekend we wish you all a very blessed Mother's Day May almighty God bless you the father and the son and the holy spirit amen go forth the mass is ended thanks be to God [Music] [Applause] if you cannot attend mass and would like to receive the Eucharist at home please contact your Parish directly to help support the TV Mass from the Basilica call 866507 8757 or visit Faith direct.net Basilica TV Mass everything changed from that moment I found out I was pregnant without the Knights of Columbus donating these ultrasounds to the woman's Care Center I don't think I would have ever have kept my son I wanted to either put him up for adoption or I was either going to have an abortion I was still in high school I was so scared I was so nervous but when I saw him my baby on the ultrasound and I heard His Heartbeat I remember just falling in love with it was a TI little peanut that's when I'm like I I want to keep him this is my child so I'm very grateful for getting that opportunity to have and see my son and just that changed my life completely thank you Nights of Columbus [Music]

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Length: 29min 32sec (1772 seconds)

Published: Fri May 10 2024