Solemnity of the Ascension of Our Lord in the Year Salvation Two Thousand Eighteen Introductory Rites

SOLEMNITY OF THE ASCENSION OF OUR LORD IN THE YEAR SALVATION TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN INTRODUCTORY RITES

Prelude

5:00; 7:30; 9:30 The Majesty of Christ Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) Praying for God to Glorify Him Majesté du Christ démandant sa gloire à son Père No. 1, from L’Ascension

11:30 Ave Maria Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) Teresa Campbell, violin

Introit Viri Galilaei, * quid admiramini aspicientes in caelum? alleluia: quemadmodum vidistis eum ascendentem in caelum, ita veniet, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Omnes gentes plaudite manibus: iubilate Deo in voce exsultationis.

Men of Galilee, why are you gazing in astonishment at the sky? alleluia; just as you have seen him ascend into heaven, so, in like manner, he shall return, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. All nations, clap your hands; shout unto God with a voice of joy. -Acts 1:11; Psalm 46 (47) Processional Hail the Day that Sees Him Rise

œ œ & bcœ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ . œ œ œ œ 1. Hail the day that sees him rise, Al J--le 2. High --est heav’n its Lord re ceives, Al --le 3. See, he lifts his hands a -bove; Al --le 4. There we shall with you re -main, Al --le

& b ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ lu --ia! To his throne a bove the skies; lu - ia! Yet he loves the earth he leaves; lu - ia! See, he shows the wounds of love; lu --ia! Part ners of your end -less reign;

& b œ. œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ Al J-le --lu ia! Christ, the Lamb for Al -le --lu ia! Though re - turn -ing Al -le --lu ia! Hark, his gra -cious Al -le --lu ia! There your face un - j & b œ œ œ œ ˙ œ. œ œ nœ ˙ ˙ sin -ners giv’n, Al -le --lu ia! to his throne, Al -le --lu ia! lips be -stow, Al -le --lu ia! cloud -ed see, Al -le --lu ia!

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Now as --cends the high est heav’n. Still he calls the world his own. Bless --ings on his Church be low. Live with you e ---ter nal ly.

& b œ. œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ Al ---J le -lu -ia!

Text: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788. Tune: LLANFAIR, 77 77 with alleluias; Robert Williams, 1781-1821. Greeting Penitential Act Gloria

6 . & 8 Œ. œ œ œ œœœ œ 89 œ œ œ œ. ‰ œ œ 128 Glo-- ry to God in the high est, and on

12 œ. 6 & 8 œ œ œ œ œ œ j 8 earth peace toJ people of goodœ 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. Refrain 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. Refrain 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. Final Refrain

Final Refrain

. & Œ. œ œ œ œœœ œ 89 œ œ œ œ. ‰ œ œ 128 Glo-- ry to God in the high est, and on

12 œ. 6 & 8 œ œ œ œ œ œ j 8 earth peace toJ people of goodœ will.˙.

& œ. œ. . œ. . A --men.˙ A œ men.˙. ˙.

Text: The Roman Missal © ICEL. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Music: Mass in Honor of Mary, Mother of God; Donald Krubsack © 2010, Liturgical Press. All rights reserved. Used with permission under OneLicense.net A-704048. Collect After responding “Amen” to the collect, please be seated. 4 Reading Responses

Cantor: Assembly: # LITURGY OF THE WORD & # œ œ œ œ œ œ Ver - bum Do - miœ - ni.˙ De - o gra - tiœ - as.˙ A reading from the Acts of the Apostles 1:1-11 Men of Galilee, why are you standing there looking at the sky?

Cantor: Assembly: # & œ œ œ œ œ œ Ver - bum Do - miœ - ni.˙ De - o gra - tiœ - as.˙ The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

ResponsorialCantor: Psalm (5:00, 7:30, 9:30) Assembly: Psalm 47 # & œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Ver - bumœ Doœ - mi - ni. Lausœ œ ti - bi, Chri - ste. œ b jœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & b c œ J J ‰ œ œ. œ œ œ God mounts hisJ throne to bb j œ j œ œ œ j œ œ j‰Œ & # œ œ œ J œ œ ˙ œ & shouts of joy,∑ to shouts, to shouts of ∑joy. All peoples, clap your hands. Cry to God with shouts of joy! For the Lord, the Most High, is awesome, the great king over all the earth. Refrain God goes up with shouts of joy. TheLord goes up with trumpet blast. Sing praise for God; sing praise! Sing praise to our king; sing praise! Refrain # God is king of all the earth. Sing praise with all your skill. & God reigns over the∑ nations. God sits upon his holy throne.∑ Refrain

Text: Verses, The Revised Grail Psalms, © 2010, Conception Abbey and The Grail, admin. by GIA Publications, Inc.; refrain, Lectionary for Mass, © 1969, 1981, 1997, ICEL Music: Refrain, Richard Proulx, © 1969, 1981; Psalm Tones, Joseph Gelineau, SJ, © 1963, The Grail, GIA Publications, Inc., agent, and Michel Guimont © 1998, GIA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission under OneLicense.net A-704048.

Text: Tune: # & ∑ ∑

# 5 & ∑ ∑ Responsorial Psalm (11:30; 1:30; 4:30; 6:30) Psalm 47

b b & b b c œ œ w Œ œ œ œ w Œ œ œ Godœ mounts his throne to shouts of joy! Godœ mounts his

b b & b b w Œ œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ w w throne to shouts of joy! God mounts his throne.

All people, clap your hands, and shout to God with joy, for the awesomeReading Lord now Responses rules the earth. Refrain For the Lord ascends the throne; the trumpet sounds with joy! Come and join the song of praise to God. Refrain Let us now acclaim our God as ruler of the world! Let the nations know God’s reign is here. Refrain Cantor: Assembly: # Text: Lectionary for Mass © 1969,1981, ICEL. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Tune: © &1998, Ken# Canedo.œ Publishedœ byœ OCP Publications. All rights reserved. Usedœ withœ permissionœ under OneLicense.net A-704048. Ver - bum Do - miœ - ni.˙ De - o gra - tiœ - as.˙ A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians 1:17-23 May the eyes of your hearts be enlightened.

Cantor: Assembly: # & œ œ œ œ œ œ Ver - bum Do - miœ - ni.˙ De - o gra - tiœ - as.˙ The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Cantor: Assembly: # & œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ Ver - bum Do - mi - ni. Laus ti - bi, Chri - ste. œ œ œ ˙

# & ∑ ∑

6 # & ∑ ∑

Text: Tune: # & ∑ ∑

# & ∑ ∑ Gospel Acclamation

œ. j & c œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ w Al- le - lu - ia, al -- le luœ - ia, alœ - le - lu - ia.

œ. j w & œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ Al- le - lu - ia, al -- le luœ - ia, alœ - le - lu - ia.

Go and teach all nations, says the Lord; I am with you always until the end of the world.

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark 16:15-20 They will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.

The Gospel Acclamation is repeated after the Gospel.

7 Homily (Please be seated.)

Nicene Creed (Please stand.) ( At the words in bold, all bow. )

believe in one God, the Father almighty, He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will Ithe Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father have no end. before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, true God from true God, begotten, not made, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with consubstantial with the Father; through him all the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who things were made. has spoken through the prophets. For us men and for our salvation he came down from I believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death life of the world to come. Amen. and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. Intercessions

Please respond at the bidding of the cantor.

Cantor: Assembly: # ˙ & œœ œœ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ Let us pray˙ to the Lord, hear our prayer. ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ? # ˙ ∑ ˙ ˙ Setting: Byzantine Chant.

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8 LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

Preparation of the Altar and the Gifts Please stand as the offerings of bread and wine are brought forward.

5:00 Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal arr. Craig Carnahan (b.1951) HTO Quartet

9:30 Coelos ascendit hodie Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) from Three Motets, Op. 38 The Basilica Cathedral Choir Coelos ascendit hodie, Today into the heavens has ascended Jesus Christus Rex gloriae, Jesus Christ, the King of glory, Alleluia! Sedet ad Patris dexteram, He sits at the Father’s right hand Gubernat coelum et terram. and rules heaven and earth, Alleluia! Jam finem habent omnia Now have been fulfilled all of Patris Davidis carmina. Father David’s songs, Jam Dominus cum Domino Now God is with God, Alleluia! Sedet in Dei solio: He sits upon the royal throne of God, In hoc triumpho maximo in this his greatest trumph, Alleluia! Benedicamus Domino. Let us bless the Lord: Laudatur Sancta Trinitas, Let the Holy trinity be praised, Deo dicamus gratias, let us give thanks to the Lord, Alleluia! Amen. Allelulia! Amen. 9:30 Ave Maria Tomas Luis de Victoria (c.1548-1611) The Basilica Cathedral Choir Ave Maria, gratia plena, Hail Mary, full of grace, Dominus tecum; the Lord is with thee. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, Blessed art thou among women et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, Holy Mary, Mother of God, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, Pray for us sinners, nunc et in hora mortis nostae. Amen. now and at the hour of our death. Amen..

11:30; 4:30; 6:30 One Sacrifice of Christ Rick Modlin & Robert Feduccia

Prayer over the Offerings Priest: Pray, brothers and sisters, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father. Assembly: 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. 9 Eucharistic Prayer Preface Acclamation

œ œ & c œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ Hoœ -- ly, Ho ly, Ho - ly Lord God of hosts.w

6 œ œ œ œ & œ œ œ œ 4 œ œ ˙ œ c œ œ Heavœ - en and earth are full of your glory. Ho --san na in the

œ & ˙ ˙ œœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ high-- est. Bless ed is he whoœ comes in the name of the Lord. Ho-

œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Ó san- na in the highœ - est. Ho --sanœ na in theœ highœ- est.˙. ˙ Please kneel. Memorial Acclamation

œ œ œ œ œ 6 & c œ œ œ œ ˙ ‰ œ œ 4 Saveœ us, Sav- ior of the world, for by your Cross and

œ œ w & 46 œ œ œ œ ˙. c œ œ œ Res--- ur rec tion you have set us free. Great Amen

œ œ & œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ Aœ -- men, a men, a -men.w

œ œ œ w & œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ Aœ -- men, a men, a -men.

The Lord’s Prayer (Please stand.)

Greeting of Peace

The sharing of the peace has been an integral and valued part of the worship of the Church for centuries in the form of a kiss of peace or handshake.

Breaking of the Bread

3 œ & 4 œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Lamb of God, youœ take a - way the sins of the To repeat

& ˙. œ Œ œ œ œ ∑ . world, haveœ mercy on us.˙. ˙. ˙. Last time

& ˙. ˙. ∑ œ œ . . world, grantœ us˙ ˙ peace.˙. ˙.

Please kneel.

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. Assembly: Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed. Festival Canticle (Please stand.) This Is the Feast of Victory

œ œ & c Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ This is the feast ofœ vic-- to ry for ourœ God.. Alœ -- leœ

To verses Last time œ nœ &  œ œ œ œ œ  w   w lu- ia,œ al -- le lu - ia, al - le - lu -ia. lu - ia.

Text: Based on Revelation 5, © 1978, Lutheran Book of Worship. All rights reserved. Tune: FESTIVAL CANTICLE, Irregular, Richard Hillert, 1923-2010, © 1958, Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Used with permission under OneLicense.net A-704048.

Meditation

5:00 Set Me As a Seal Upon Your Heart René Clausen (b.1953) HTO Quartet

9:30 Set Me As a Seal Richard Nance The Basilica Cathedral Choir Ellan Krubsack, horn

Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; For love is strong as death. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it. Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; For love is strong as death. -Song of Solomon

4:30; 6:30 Ave María Daniel Kantor

Prayer after Communion (Please stand.) 12 THE CONCLUDING RITE

Blessing and Sending

Recessional Hymn (5:00, 7:30, 9:30) This Joyful Eastertide

bb . œ. œ & b œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ 1. Thisœ joy -ful East --er tide A -way withJ sin and 2. My flesh in hope shall rest And for a sea - son 3. Death’s flood has lost its chill Since Je - sus crossed the

bb . j & b œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ Œ œ œ œ œ sor - row! Myœ love, the Cru --ci slum - ber Till trump from east to riv --er; Lov er of souls, from

b j & b b ˙. œ œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ ˙ fied, Has sprung toJ life this mor - œ row:˙ west Shall wake the dead in num - ber: ill My pass -ing soul de --liv -er:

b j œ & b b Œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ nœ Hadœ Christ, who once was slain, Not burst his three-- day pris

b & b b ˙ Œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Œ œ œ on, Our faith had been in vain. Butœ nowœ hasœ Christ a -

b ˙ œ. œ œ & b b ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ J œ œ œ œ ˙ . ris- en, a -ris - en, a -- ris en, a -ris -œ - en!˙

Text: George R. Woodward, 1848-1934. Tune: VRUECHTEN, 6 7 6 7 with refrain; Melody in Oudaen’s David’s Psalmen, 1685. Used with permission under OneLicense.net A-704048.

13 Recessional Hymn (11:30; 1:30; 4:30; 6:30) Go Forth In Peace

3 & 4 œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ 1. Go forth in peace, for Christ is your peace, and 2. Go forth to love as Christ loved the world, as 3. Go forth to serve as Christ served the world, as

& œ œ œ ˙ . . œ œ œ God gives you peace inœ Christ.˙ ˙ Go forth in God has loved us in Christ. Love all you God has served us in Christ. Not to be

œ & ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ joy, for Christ goes with you; where --ev er you meet, for love is of God, and where love is, served but to serve Christ came to teach us God’s

& œ œ œ . . œ ˙ œ œ œ œ go, Christ goes.˙ ˙ Daughœ - tersœ and sons of God in Christ there is God. When on the cross Christ died for all way of life. On that last night, with ba - sin and

& œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ Je - sus,˙ share with the world the gift of God’s peo-ple, he showed the breadth and depth of God’s tow --el, Je sus knelt down and washed his friends’

& ˙. œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ peace. Go forth in peace, for Christ is your love. Go forth to love as Christ loved the feet. Go forth to serve as Christ served the

& ˙ œ . Œ peace, andœ God˙. gives˙ you peace˙ œ inœ Christ.˙. ˙. ˙. world, as God has loved us in Christ. world, as God has served us in Christ.

Text: Delores Dufner, OSB, © 1997 by Sister of St. Benedict. Published by World Library Publications. All rights reserved. Used with permission under OneLicense.net A-704048. Tune: Lori True, © 2010 by GIA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission under OneLicense.net A-704048. 14 Postlude

5:00 Swing Down, Sweet Chariot André Thomas (b.1952) HTO Quartet

7:30; 9:30 Grand Choeur Dialogué Eugène Gigout (1844-1925)

Presiders Saturday, 5:00pm: Rev. Peter Brandenhoff Fr. Peter is a retired priest of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester. Sunday, 7:30am: Rev. Harry Tasto Fr. Harry is a retired priest of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. Sunday, 9:30 and 11:30am: Rev. John Bauer Fr. John is the pastor of The Basilica of Saint Mary. Sunday, 4:30 and 6:30pm: Rev. Gregory Welch Fr. Greg is a retired priest of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.

15 COME CELEBRATE WITH US AGAIN Saturday 5:00pm Mass of Anticipation Sunday 7:30am, 9:30am, 11:30am 4:30pm, 6:30pm

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