Ascension 2020
Ascension Thursday falls this year on May 21st.
The Collect
Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that as we believe your only-begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ
to have ascended into the heavens,
so we in heart and mind may also ascend
and with him continually dwell;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Liturgy of the Word
Readings:
Daniel 7:9-14; Psalm 47; Acts 1:1-11; Luke 24:44-end
Liturgy of the Sacrament
The Post Communion prayer.
God our Father
you have raised our humanity in Christ
and have fed us with the bread of heaven;
mercifully grant that, nourished with such spiritual blessings,
we may set our hearts in heavenly places;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Hymn: Alleluia, Sing to Jesus