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EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

THROUGH THE LITURGICAL YEAR

The Ascension of the Lord, Year A

60^th WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS

May 17, 2026

“JESUS SAVIOR: “He Commands Us to Go

and Make Disciples of All Nations”

 

 

(+) In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

(A moment of silence)

 

SONG: An Easter song, a Eucharistic hymn or another appropriate song may be sung.

 

WORDS OF BLESSED JAMES ALBERIONE

In celebrating this triumphal reality, the sacred liturgy calls us to rejoicing: “All you peoples, clap your hands. Shout to God with cries of gladness” (Ps 47:2) … The ascension puts the finishing touches on the way which God has shown to us. Jesus Christ, who is the way to the Father – way in example, doctrine, grace, and in his living humanity itself – now shines forth as the way in his marvelous ascension: “ascending on high”. While we glorify the Lord Jesus ascended in splendor, let us revive our faith in our future ascension into heaven. After the resurrection of the dead, body and soul reunited, we, too, will ascend into heaven, if we live now our own paschal mystery, “dying to sin and becoming conformed to Christ”, as the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy exhorts us, “that we may live no longer for ourselves but for him who died for us and rose again” (cf. II Cor 5:15) … Let us enliven our faith in Christ’s ascension. This is the faith in Christ the way: “a new and living way” (Heb 10:20). He is the way linking earth and heaven, not rejecting the earth, but utilizing it for heaven.

 

SILENT ADORATION 

 

OPENING PRAYER

Leader: Let us pray that the Risen Christ will lead us to eternal life.

(Silent prayer)

God our Father,

make us joyful in the ascension of your Son Jesus Christ.

May we follow him into the new creation,

for his ascension is our glory and our hope.

We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,

one God forever and ever.

Assembly: Amen.

 

Part I

JESUS MASTER TRUTH

Listening to the Word 

 

FIRST READING: Acts 1:1-11

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

SECOND READING: Eph 1:17-23

GOSPEL READING: Mt 28:16-20

 

POINTS FOR REFLECTION

The feast of the Lord’s ascension is a celebration of his “new” presence in our midst and of our missionary mandate as Church. The glorified Jesus continues to be present to us by the power of the Holy Spirit. He confirms us in our effort to go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature. We do not give in to fear as we carry out our mission because the Risen Christ accompanies us with his protection and power. The “Gospel” we proclaim to every creature refers not to a doctrine, but to the very person of Jesus. The Church in mission is powered by an energy that comes from on high. The Holy Spirit, the vitalizing power of the Church’s mission, is the awesome manifestation of the Risen Lord’s abiding presence in today’s world.

 

 

WORDS OF POPE LEO XIV FOR THE 60^TH WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS

Our faces are unique, distinctive features of every person; they reveal a person’s own unrepeatable identity and are the defining elements of ever encounter with others. (…) Faces and voices are sacred. God, who created us in his image and likeness, gave them to us when he called us to life through the Word he addressed to us. This Word resounded down the centuries through the voices of the prophets, and then became flesh in the fullness of time. We too have heard and seen this Word - in which God communicates his very self to us – because it has been known to us in the voice and face of Jesus, the Son of God. From the moment of creation, God wanted man and woman to be his interlocutors, and, as Saint Gregory of Nyssa explained, he imprinted on our faces a reflection of divine love, so that we may live our humanity through love. Preserving human voices and faces, therefore, means preserving this mark, this indelible reflection of God’s love. (…) Embracing the opportunities offered by digital technology and artificial intelligence with courage, determination and discernment does not mean turning a blind eye to critical issues, complexities and risks. (…)

We need faces and voices to speak for people again. We need to cherish the gift of communication as the deepest truth of humanity, to which all technical innovations should also be oriented.

 

 

PERSONAL REFLECTION

 

SONG: An Easter song, a Eucharistic hymn, or another appropriate song may be sung.

 

 

 

Part II

JESUS MASTER WAY

Confrontation with the Word

 

POINTS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF THE HEART

How do we realize the apostolic command, “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations …” (Mt 28:19)? Do we firmly believe in the assurance of Jesus’ abiding presence: “And behold, I am with you always, until the end of time” (Mt 28:20)? What is our response to Christ’s command to go out to the ends of the earth to be his witnesses? Do we allow ourselves to be invested with the power of the Holy Spirit for the task of witnessing, healing and evangelizing?

 

PRAYING WITH THE WORD

Loving Father,

we contemplate the mystery of the ascension

of our Lord Jesus Christ into heaven.

He is present to us in a “new presence”

through the power of the Holy Spirit, the Easter gift.

Christ passed beyond our sight,

not to abandon us, but to be our hope.

Instructed by Jesus through the wisdom of the Holy Spirit,

we allow ourselves to be filled with spiritual power

for today’s task of healing and preaching.

Make us signs of the newness of life.

Help us to give glory to Jesus

by the witness of our life

and by our service to the poor and the weak.

You live and reign, forever and ever.

Amen. Alleluia.  

 

SONG: An Easter song, a Eucharistic hymn, or another suitable song may be sung.

 

Part III

JESUS LIFE

Acting upon the Word

  

PERSONAL PRAYER

CONTEMPLATING WITH MARY THE FACE OF CHRIST: The Rosary’s Glorious Mysteries may be prayed in part or in full.

 

THE WAY OF SOLIDARITY: PRAYER OF INTERCESSION 

Leader: With trust and confidence, let us present our petitions to our loving God who raised his Son Jesus to life, and through whom all things are renewed. Let us say to him:

(R.) LORD, HEAR OUR PRAYER.

1. For the Holy Father’s General Intention for this month of May: That everyone might have food. Let us pray that everyone, from large producers to small consumers, be committed to avoid wasting food and to ensure that everyone has access to quality food. We pray: (R.)

2. For all missionaries that they may trust fully in the power of the glorified Lord, enthroned in heaven, and in his abiding presence.  We pray:  (R.)

3. That, as we celebrate the 60^th World Day of Social Communications, we may respond to Pope Leo’s appeal “to preserve human faces and voices” marked with the reflection of God’s love and “to cherish the gift of communication as the deepest truth of humanity, to which all technological innovation should also be oriented”. We pray: (R.)

4. That the Church engaged in today’s “new evangelization” may discover the power and beauty of the LECTIO DIVINA, which according to Pope Francis, is “a particular way of listening to what the Lord wishes to tell us in his Word and of letting ourselves be transformed by the Spirit”. We pray:  (R.)

5. Tor the sick that they may experience the healing power of God; for those dealing with various addictions that they may be liberated; for healthcare workers and caregivers that they may be instruments of God’s compassion; for civil servants that they may promote the common good; for the youth of today that they may be good citizens of the family of nations and the family of creation; and for our beloved dead that they may share the glory of the Risen Lord, who sits at the right hand of the Father. We pray: (R.)

(Other prayers may be added.)

 

THE LORD’S PRAYER

CONCLUDING PRAYER: “Prayer for the Apostolate of the Means of Social Communication”

God, to communicate your love to men and women, you sent your only Son Jesus Christ into the world and made him our Master, the Way, and Truth and Life of humanity. Grant that the media of social communication – press, films, radio, television, records, and all audiovisuals and digital media – may always be used for your glory and the good of all. Raise up vocations for this multi-media apostolate and inspire all people of good will to contribute with prayer, action and offerings, so that through these means the Church may preach the Gospel to all peoples. Amen.

 

FINAL SONG: An Easter song, a Eucharistic hymn, or another fitting song may be sung.

 

 

 

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EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

THROUGH THE LITURGICAL YEAR

Pentecost Sunday, Year A

May 24, 2026

“JESUS SAVIOR: “His Easter Gift Propels the Mission of the Church”

 

 

(+) In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

(A moment of silence)

 

SONG: An Easter song, a Eucharistic hymn or another appropriate song may be sung.

 

INTRODUCTION

(Cf. Odo Casel in Meditations on the Sunday Gospels, Year A, ed. John Rotelle, New York: New City Press, 1995, p. 70-71

            Today we celebrate the glorious ending of the great festal season and at the same time its richest unfolding, a sacred mystery in itself. (…) We celebrate the completion of the work of our redemption: God as gift, the wonderful messianic gift from above. The Spirit is the gift of God and of Christ to the Church, through which it becomes the bride of Christ and reigns with the Holy Trinity. And all this is the result of the cross. The more we let the Spirit guide us, the greater the power of God’s eternal life to grow in us and the nearer we draw to full possession of the Holy Spirit, whom we already see in our risen and glorified Lord Jesus Christ.

 

SILENT ADORATION

OPENING PRAYER

Leader: Let us pray in the Spirit who dwells within us.

(Silent prayer)

Father of light,

from whom every good gift comes,

send your Spirit into our lives

with the power of a mighty wind,

and by the flame of your wisdom

open the horizons of our mind.

Loosen our tongues to sing your praise

in words beyond the power of speech,

for without your Spirit

man could never raise his voice in words of peace

or announce the truth that Jesus is Lord,

who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,

one God, forever and ever.

Assembly: Amen.

 

Part I

JESUS MASTER TRUTH

Listening to the Word 

 

FIRST READING: Acts 2:1-11

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

SECOND READING: I Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13

GOSPEL READING: Jn 20:19-23

 

POINTS FOR REFLECTION

In the Christian Pentecost, as narrated by Luke, the Holy Spirit, the principle of the new law of love, is poured out upon the believers drawn out from all peoples of the earth to constitute the all-inclusive new people of God, the Church. This event is accompanied by stupendous signs: the noise of a strong driving wind, the tongues of fire that rested on the disciples, and the speaking in different tongues. The Christian Pentecost is a Babel event (cf. Gen 11) in reverse. According to Luke, the Spirit-empowered apostles speak a universal language. The unity lost at Babel, when the one language was confused, is restored. This Pentecostal event of unity symbolizes and anticipates the apostles’ worldwide mission of salvation. In their enduring mission of evangelization, the community of believers is empowered by the Holy Spirit, whose coming and presence in their hearts will never cease. Truly, the Holy Spirit, the principal agent and the protagonist of the Church’s mission, is the principle of the New Covenant ratified by the blood of Christ, poured out by his death on the cross.

PERSONAL REFLECTION

 

SONG: An Easter song, a Eucharistic hymn, or another appropriate song may be sung.

 

Part II

JESUS MASTER WAY

Confrontation with the Word 

 

POINTS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF THE HEART

Are we receptive to the Holy Spirit, the Easter gift? By the power of the Holy Spirit, do we bear abundant fruit for the good of all and carry out zealously our ministry in the Church and in the world? How do I promote and realize the Pentecost gift of “unity in diversity”?

 

PRAYING WITH THE WORD

Loving Father,

we thank you for the Holy Spirit,

the power of love that bonds you to your Son Jesus Christ

and the power of life that raised him up from his sacrificial death.

We thank you, dear Father,

for the Risen Lord’s Easter gift of the Holy Spirit

that enabled the disciples to participate in his paschal victory over death.

We thank you again

for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples at Pentecost

and the public inauguration of the missionary Church.

Above all, we thank you

for the blossoming of the Church at Pentecost

and for choosing peoples from all nations and cultures

to be a part of the blooming and fruitful Church.

We love you and serve, almighty God and gracious Father,

now and forever.

Amen. Alleluia.   

 

SONG: An Easter song, a Eucharistic hymn, or another suitable song may be sung.

 

Part III

JESUS LIFE

Acting upon the Word

  

PERSONAL PRAYER

 

CONTEMPLATING WITH MARY THE FACE OF CHRIST: The Rosary’s Glorious Mysteries may be prayed in part or in full.

 

THE WAY OF SOLIDARITY: PRAYER OF INTERCESSION 

Leader: With trust and confidence, let us present our petitions to our loving God who raised his Son Jesus to life, and through whom all things are renewed. Let us say to him:

(R.) LORD, HEAR OUR PRAYER.

1. For the Holy Father’s General Intention for this month of May: That everyone might have food. Let us pray that everyone, from large producers to small consumers, be committed to avoid wasting food and to ensure that everyone has access to quality food. We pray: (R.)

2. For all missionaries that they may trust fully in the power of the glorified Lord, enthroned in heaven, and in his abiding presence.  We pray:  (R.)

3. For the Church, that animated by the power of the Holy Spirit, it may continue to replicate in the here and now the marvels and wonders of the original Christian Pentecost. We pray:  (R.)

4. For all peoples, cultures and nations of the earth, that they may be renewed and recreated by the transforming energy of the Holy Spirit, the Easter gift. We pray:  (R.)

5. For those who have received the sacrament of Confirmation that, anointed by the Holy Spirit with astounding power for their ministry and mission in the world, they may be courageous witnesses of Christ, the Savior sent by the Father. We pray:  (R.)

6. For all of us that we may relish the Spirit’s gift of “unity in diversity”; for persecuted Christians that they may persevere in faith; for Church ministers that they may serve generously for the common good; for the sick that they may be restored to health; for the bereaved that they may be consoled; and for our beloved dead that the Spirit may raise them up to eternal life. We pray: (R.)

(Other prayers may be added.)

 

THE LORD’S PRAYER

CONCLUDING PRAYER

Leader: God our Father,

let the Spirit you sent to your Church

to begin the teaching of the Gospel

continue to work in the world

through the hearts of all who believe.

We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,

one God, forever and ever.

Assembly: Amen.

 

FINAL SONG: An Easter song, a Eucharistic hymn, or another fitting song may be sung.

 

 

 

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Prepared by Sr. Mary Margaret Tapang, PDDM

 

 

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