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The Ascension of the Lord of Sunday May 12, 2024

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(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.
 

Texts of the day

Texts of the day

Sunday May 12, 2024 Other dates
First reading

Acts 1.1-11

In the first book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus did and taught from the beginning until the day when he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the Apostles whom he had...

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Psalm

Psalm 47

Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout to God with loud songs of joy. For the Lord, the Most High, is awesome, a great king over all the earth. R. God has gone up with a shout, the Lord with...

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Second reading

Ephesians 1.17-23 or Ephesians 4.1-13

Ephesians 1.17-23 Brothers and sisters: I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him, so that, with the eyes of...

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Gospel

Mark 16.15-20

Jesus appeared to the eleven, and he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation. The one who believes and is baptized will be saved; but the one who does not...

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Guided by the Spirit

When we were children, we were happy and felt safe when we believed that our loved ones were protecting us, especially if our sense of security had not been shaken previously. Jesus promises that if we believe and are baptized,...

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