Responsorial Psalm
Clap your hands, all you peoples;
acclaim God with shouts of joy.
For the Lord, the Most High, is to be feared;
he is a great king all over the earth.
God ascends amid joyful shouts,
the Lord amid trumpet blasts.
Sing praises to God, sing praises!
Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
God is king of all the earth;
sing to him a hymn of praise.
For God now rules over the nations,
God reigns from his holy throne.
LA ASCENSIÓN DEL SEÑOR
2nd. READING (Eph 1,17-23)
May the God of Christ Jesus our Lord, the Father of Glory, reveal himself to you and
give you a spirit of wisdom, that you may know him. May he enlighten your inner
vision that you may appreciate the things we hope for, since we were called by God.
May you know how great is the inheritance, the glory, God sets apart for his saints;
may you understand with what extraordinary power he acts in favour of us who
believe. He revealed his almighty power in Christ when he raised him from the dead
and had him sit at his right hand in heaven, far above all rule, power, authority,
dominion, or any other supernatural force that could be named, not only in this world
but in the world to come as well. Thus has God put all things under the feet of Christ
and set him above all things, as head of the Church, which is his body. He who fills all
in all unfolds his fullness in the Church.
Gospel
Jesus showed himself to the Eleven, and said to them, "Go out to the whole world and
proclaim the Good News to all creation. The one who believes and is baptised will be
saved; the one who refuses to believe will be condemned. Signs like these will
accompany those who have believed: in my Name they will cast out demons and speak
new languages; they will pick up snakes and, if they drink anything poisonous, they
will be unharmed. They will lay their hands on the sick and they will be healed”. So
then, after speaking to them, the Lord Jesus was taken up into heaven and took his
place at the right hand of God. The Eleven went forth and preached everywhere, while
the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by the signs, which
accompanied them.
