the ascension of the lord
21st May 2020 1000 Solemn Mass
Rt Revd Alan Hopes Bishop of East Anglia
the introductory rites
Entrance Hymn
Kyrie Missal Tones
Gloria Jean-Paul Lecot
Collect
Bishop: 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, one God, for ever and ever. All: Amen.
THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
First reading Acts 1:1-11
At the end: Reader: The word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God.
Responsorial Psalm Psalm 46
Second reading Ephesians 1:17-23
At the end: Reader: The word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God.
Gospel Acclamation
Gospel Matthew 28:16-20
Bishop: The Lord be with you. All: And with your Spirit. Bishop: A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew. All: Glory to you, O Lord. at the end: Bishop: The Gospel of the Lord All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Homily The Bishop
Profession of Faith Credo III
THE Liturgy of the eucharist
Offertory Hymn
1. Coelos ascendit hodie, alleluia! 1. Jesus Christ, the King of Glory, Jesus Christus Rex gloriae, alleluia! has ascended today into the heavens. Sedet ad Patris dexteram, alleluia! He sits at the right hand of the Father Gubernat coelum et terram. and rules heaven and earth. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
2. Jam finem habent omnia, alleluia! 2. Now all the psalms of David, Patris Davidis carmina, alleluia! our father, are fulfilled. Jam Dominus cum Domino, alleluia! Now the Lord sits with the Sedet in Dei solio. Lord on the seat of God. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
3. In hoc triumpho maximo, alleluia! 3. In this greatest of triumphs Benedicamus Domino, alleluia! let us bless the Lord. Laudatur Sancta Trinitas, alleluia! The Holy Trinity be glorified. Deo dicamus gratias. Let us give thanks to God. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Prayer over the Offerings
Bishop: 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. All: Amen.
THE eucharistic prayer
Sanctus Mass of St Joseph, Justin
Cantor: Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts.
All:
Cantor: Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest.
All:
Cantor: Blessed is he who comes in the name, the name of the Lord. Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest. All: Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest.
Memorial Acclamation
THE COMMUNION RITE
Bishop: Deliver us, Lord, we pray, […] our Saviour, Jesus Christ.
Agnus Dei Mass of St Joseph, Justin
Cantor: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world. Have mercy on us.
All:
Cantor: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world. Have mercy on us. All: Have mercy on us.
Cantor: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world. Grant us peace.
All:
Communion Chant Data est mihi 213
Data est mihi omnis potestas in cælo et in terra, All power has been given to me in heaven and on earth, alleluia: euntes, docete omnes gentes, baptizantes alleluia; go therefore and teach all the nations, eos in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the alleluia, alleluia. Son and of the Holy Spirit, alleluia, alleluia.
Prayer after Communion
Bishop: 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. All: Amen.
THE CONCLUDING RITES
Blessing
Dismissal
Antiphon to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Joy to thee, O Queen of Heaven, alleluia! He whom thou wast meet to bear, alleluia! As he promised hath arisen, alleluia! Pour for us to God thy prayer, alleluia!
Organ Voluntary Transports de joie (from L’Ascension), Olivier Messiaen
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