MAY 13 2026
Leader: O Lord, open my lips. All: And my mouth shall declare your praise.
The Lord is risen, alleluia.
Antiphon: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Psalm 67
O God, be gracious and bless us
and let your face shed its light upon us.
So will your ways be known upon earth
and all nations learn your saving help.
Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you.
Let the nations be glad and exult
for you rule the world with justice.
With fairness you rule the peoples,
you guide the nations on earth.
Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you.
The earth has yielded its fruit
for God, our God, has blessed us.
May God still give us his blessing
till the ends of the earth revere him.
Antiphon: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reading: From a sermon by St. Leo the Great
Throughout the whole period between the resurrection and ascension, God’s providence was at work to instill this one lesson into the hearts of the disciples, to set this one truth before their eyes, that our Lord Jesus Christ, who was truly born, truly suffered and truly died, should be recognized as truly risen from the dead. The blessed apostles together with all the others had been intimidated by the catastrophe of the cross, and their faith in the resurrection had been uncertain; but now they were so strengthened by the evident truth that when their Lord ascended into heaven, far from feeling any sadness, they were filled with great joy.
Indeed that blessed company had a great and inexpressible cause for joy when it was man’s nature rising above the dignity of the whole heavenly creation, above the ranks of angels, above the exalted status of archangels. Nor would there be any limit to its upward course until humanity was admitted to a seat at the right hand of the eternal Father, to be enthroned at last in the glory of him to whose nature it was wedded in the person of the Son.
Pray either the Canticle of Zechariah or the Canticle of Mary. You can find them here.
Antiphon for the Canticle of Zechariah: I have many more things to tell you, but they would be too much for you now. When the Spirit of truth comes he will guide you to all truth, alleluia.
Antiphon for the Canticle of Mary: The Spirit will glorify me for he will proclaim to you all that he has received from me, alleluia.
Intercessions
Bless Francis our pope and N. our bishop.
Lord, hear our prayer!
Be with those who are afflicted with bodily or spiritual troubles.
Lord, hear our prayer!
Remember our brothers and sisters who have died.
Lord, hear our prayer!
Dear Father,
May we experience in our lives the resurrection of your Son. Help us to spread this joy throughout the world. We ask this through Jesus your Son in union with the Holy Spirit. Amen.
