Celebrated on the Thursday forty days after Easter, or transferred to the Seventh Sunday of Easter.
The Easter season · Year A · Solemnity
The Ascension of the Lord
First Reading
Acts 1:1-11
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 47
“God mounts his throne to shouts of joy: a blare of trumpets for the Lord.”
Second Reading
Ephesians 1:17-23
Gospel
Matthew 28:16-20
Citations follow the Roman Lectionary for Mass. Open each reference in your preferred Bible to pray with the text.