A.D. 2008 May 1
Ascension Day
Felipe Gil de Mena, Elijah Taken up into the Air in a Chariot of Fire, 17th century, National Sculpture Museum, Valladolid.
Collects
Grant, we beseech thee, almighty God, that like as we do believe thy only-begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ to have ascended into the heavens, so we may also in heart and mind thither ascend, and with him continually dwell, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.
Lessons
Epistles and Gospels
Table of Lessons
Morning Prayer
- Psalm 8; 15; 21 or Psalm 1; 2; 3; 4; 5
- Deuteronomy 10 or Sirach 7
- Luke 24:44–53 or John 1:43–51
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 24; 47; 108 or Psalm 6; 7; 8
- II Kings 2 or Sirach 9
- Ephesians 4:1–16 or Jude
Alternative Table of Lessons (1961) — Year II
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
Liturgical Colours
White or Gold
References
Saint Philip and Saint James, Apostles and Martyrs
Collects
O almighty God, whom truly to know is everlasting life: Grant us perfectly to know thy Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth, and the life, that, following the steps of thy holy apostles, Saint Philip and Saint James, we may steadfastly walk in the way that leadeth to eternal life, through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Lessons
Epistles and Gospels
Table of Lessons
Morning Prayer
- Psalm 1; 2; 3; 4; 5
- Sirach 7
- John 1:43–51
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 6; 7; 8
- Sirach 9
- Jude
Alternative Table of Lessons (1961) — Year II
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
Liturgical Colours
Red