THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD

THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD – 16^TH MAY 2010 …….. YEAR C

Entrance: Yezu Leero Asinze

1. Yezu leero asinze! Ffenna tusanyuke n’emmeme ekube ejjebe,

Yezu leero asinze, asinze sitaani n’olumbe, munsi ne ggulu,

Munnaku enkulu lwazukiddemu lwelusingamu ssanyu;

Tumubbiremu, tuyimbe wamu; Alleluia mu nsi n’eggulu.

2. Olumbe sikyalutya, Yezu yalusinga Yezu yaluwangula,

Olumbe sikyalutya, kwe nsinziira okukkiriza, kyeyalanga

edda nti: Ndizuukira, akituusizza, n`avaayo n`ekitiibwa,

bwe tutyo ffenna, oluvanyuma edda tulimugoberera.

Kyrie: Lord have mercy....

Gloria: Glory to God

Sol: Glory to God in the highest

Sop: Lord we praise

All: Lord we praise you we adore you; we glorify you we give you thanks.

1. And on earth peace to men, peace to men who are God’s friends (Lord….)

2. God Almighty Father, heavenly king we praise and we bless you………….

3. We adore you we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory…….

4. Lord Jesus Christ son of the Father, lamb of God Jesus Christ …………...

5. You who take away the sins of the world, have mercy receive our prayer..

6. You are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy Lord Jesus Christ..

7. You alone are holy, you alone are Lord, you alone are the most high…………

8. Glory to the Father, glory to the Son to the Spirit now and ever more…………

1^st Reading: A reading from the Acts of the Apostles 1:1-11

He was lifted up while they looked on.

In my earlier work, Theophilus, I dealt with everything Jesus had done and taught from the beginning until the day he gave his instructions to the apostles he had chosen through the Holy Spirit, and was taken up to heaven. He had shown himself alive to them after his Passion by many demonstrations: for forty days he had continued to appear to them and tell them about the kingdom of God. When he had been at table with them, he had told them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait there for what the Father had promised. ‘It is,' he had said, 'what you have heard me speak about: John baptised with water but you, not many days from now, will be baptised with the Holy Spirit.'

Now having met together, they asked him, 'Lord, has the time come? Are you going to restore the kingdom to Israel?' He replied, 'It is not for you to know times or dates that the Father has decided by his own authority, but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and then you will be my witnesses not only in Jerusalem but throughout Judaea and Samaria, and indeed to the ends of the earth.'

As he said this he was lifted up while they looked on, and a cloud took him from their sight. They were still staring into the sky when suddenly two men in white were standing near them and they said, 'Why are you men from Galilee standing here looking into the sky? Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven, this same Jesus will come back in the same way as you have seen him go there.'

This is the word of the Lord.

Med: Great is thy faithfulness

1. Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father / there is no shadow of turning with thee,

Thou chang-est not. Thy compassions, they fail not, / As Thou hast been Thou for ever will be.

Great is Thy faithfulness, Great thy faithfulness / storming by morning new mercies see

all I have needed Thy hand hath provided, Great is thy faithfulness Lord unto me.

2. Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest / sun, moon and stars in their courses above

Join with all nature in manifold witness / to Thy great faithfulness mercy and love.

3. Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth / thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide

Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow / blessings all mine with ten thousand beside.

2^nd Reading: A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Ephesians 1:17-23

He made him sit at his right hand in heaven.

May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, give you a spirit of wisdom and perception of what is revealed, to bring you to full knowledge of him. May he enlighten the eyes of your mind so that you can see what hope his call holds for you, what rich glories he has promised the saints will inherit and how infinitely great is the power that he has exercised for us believers. This you can tell from the strength of his power at work in Christ, when he used it to raise him from the dead and to make him sit at his right hand, in heaven, far above every Sovereignty, Auth­ority, Power, or Domination, or any other name that can be named, not only in this age, but also in the age to come. He has put all things under his feet, and made him, as the ruler of everything, the head of the Church; which is his body, the fullness of him who fills the whole creation.

This is the word of the Lord.

(Optional Second Reading for Year C )

A reading from the letter to the Hebrews 9:24-28.10:19-23

Gospel Acclamation: Good news…….

Gospel: A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 24:46-53

As he blessed them he was carried up to heaven.

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘You see how it is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that, in his name, repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be preached to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witness to this.

‘And now I am sending down to you what the Father has promised. Stay in the city then, until you are clothed with the power from high.’ Then he took them out as far as the outskirts of Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. Now as he blessed them, he withdrew from them and was carried up to heaven. They worshipped him and then went back to Jerusalem full of joy; and they were continually in the Temple praising God.

This is the Gospel of the Lord.

Credo: Profession of Faith

We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father.

Through Him all things were made, for us men and for our salvation, He came down from heaven

all bow) by the power of the Holy Spirit, He became incarnate from the Virgin Mary and was made man.

For our sake, He was crucified under Pontius Pilate; He suffered death and was buried.

On the third day He rose again in accordance with the scriptures; He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and His Kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son He is worshiped and glorified.

He has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy Catholic and Apostolic Church.

We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come, AMEN.

Petitions: Ggwe tuyambe……..

Offertory: Let us break bread together

1. Let us break bread together on our knees (2)

When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun, Oh Lord, have mercy on me

2. Let us drink wine together………..

3. Let us praise God together……….

Off: 2: Tukwanjulira amakula go

Ref: Tukwanjulira ebirabo bye tuleese Ddunda; twagala tusiime Ddunda ffe by’otuwadde.

Tweyanzizza tweyanzeege Ssebo okutukkiriza okukika Taata mu maaso go

Olwaleero // tunaakuwa ki Ddunda tunaakuwaki (tunakuwa) tunaakuwaki ki

Ddunda ekikugyamu // Ddunda mugabi wa byonna.

1. Tukuweereza ensi eno gye watuwa n’ebigirimu, tukuweereza ebyessanyu n’ebyennaku

ebibaddemu.

Bisibuka mu mikono gyo Taata omusaasizi byonna bikuwe ekitiibwa Ddunda Nnantalemwa.

2. Tukuweereza abazadde be watuwa olw’ekitiibwa kyo, tukuweereza ebyessanyu n’ebyennaku

by’obalaze bisibuka mu mikono gyo Taata omusaasizi. Bonna Ggwe bawe okunywera ku ggwe

Nnantalemwa.

3. Tukuweereza abakozi buli lukya abaweereza, tukuweereza ebyessanyu n’ebyennaku

ebibaddewo.

Ggwe olabirira bye bakoze Taata n’obagumya. Bonna bakuwe ekitiibwa mu ebyo bye bakoze.

Sanctus: Ha ha Mukama …..

Our Father: Recited.

Peace: Give me peace in my heart……

Agnus: O Lamb of God …….

Communion: Come let’s share

1. Come let’s share in the banquet of the Lord, / in the Blessed Sacrament.

Come let’s share in the supper of the Lord, / in the Blessed Sacrament.

Eat the bread and drink the wine /Flesh and Blood of the Lord Divine.

Share his life it is yours and mine, / for we are one in his design.

2. Come let’s share in the passion of the Lord, / in the Blessed Sacrament,

Come let’s share the resurrection of the Lord, / in the Blessed Sacrament.

3. Come let’s share the Ascension of the Lord, / in the Blessed Sacrament.

Come let’s share our union with the Lord, / in the Blessed Sacrament.

Communion 2: Instrumental..............

Thanks Giving: All hail the power

1. All hail the power of Jesus’ Name / Let Angels prostrate fall x2

Bring forth the royal diadem.

And crown Him / Crown Him x3, and crown Him Lord of all.

2. Ye chosen seed of Israel’s race / Ye ransomed from the fall x2

Hail Him who saves you by His grace.

3. Let every kindred every tribe / On this terrestrial ball x2

To Him all majesty ascribe.

4. Oh that yonder sacred throng / We at His feet may fall x2

We’ll join the everlasting song.

Exit: The Spirit leaves to set us free

1. The Spirit leaves to set us free - walk, walk in the light

He binds us all in unity - “

Chorus: Walk in the light x 3 / walk in the light of God.

2. He died in pain on Calvary - walk, walk in the light

To save the lost like you and me - “

3. Jesus promised life to all - walk, walk in the light

The dead were wakened by His call - “

4. He knew his dead was not the end - walk, walk in the light

He gave His Spirit to be our friend -