Newsletter June 1st 2025 / Feast of the Ascension
The Ascension is a liturgical Solemnity celebrated by all the Christian Churches. It falls on the fortieth day after Easter Sunday. Saint John Chrysostom and Saint Augustine make reference to it, but it was probably Saint Gregory of Nyssa who influenced the propagation of the feast. Since it falls on Thursday, in many countries, this Solemnity is transferred to the following Sunday. With his Ascension into heaven, the presence of the “historical Christ” comes to an end, and the presence of the Body of Christ, the Church, is inaugurated.
Prayer
Lord Jesus,
You who in your ascension
filled the Eleven with joy,
make us worthy of that same joy
through your prayer and your mercy.
Lord Jesus,
You who in your ascension
bore our fragile humanity into heaven
and opened for us the way that leads to Heaven,
fill us with the joy of serenity and peace.
Lord Jesus,
You who by ascending into heaven
clothed us with the gift of the Holy Spirit,
make us your witnesses in our daily lives
telling of the joy of your Mercy.
(Prayer by Father Andrea Vena)
The Pentecost Collection for the support of the priests in the parish will be taken up at all Masses next Weekend. Envelopes are being distributed to your homes and may be returned in the basket at Mass, or by dropping them into the office or sacristy. You cal also contribute bt clicking the link below.
The Priests of the parish that you for your ongoing support and prayers.
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