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  The Last Supper (detail) Andrea del Sarto [ Web Gallery of Art ] This  Mass is celebrated in places where the Ascension is observed on Ascension Thursday: England & Wales, Scotland and in these ecclesiastical provinces in the USA: Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Omaha, Philadelphia. You will find  Sunday Reflections  for The Ascension  here . Readings ,  (Jerusalem Bible: Australia, England & Wales, India [optional], Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa) Readings ,  (New American Bible: Philippines, USA) Gospel ,  John 17:20-26 ( English Standard Version Anglicised: India)    Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven and said:   “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word,   that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.  ...

Adoration of the Shepherds- Jacopo Bassano  What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people (John 1:4). The Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord has four different Mass formularies, each with its own prayer and readings. Any of the four fulfills our obligation to attend Mass. These are: Vigil Mass, celebrated 'either before or after First Vespers (Evening Prayer) of the Nativity'; that means starting between 5pm and 7pm. Mass During the Night, known before as 'Midnight Mass'. In many parts of the world it does begin at midnight but here in the Philippines since the 1980s it begins earlier, usually at 8:30pm or 9pm. Mass at Dawn, Mass During the Day. When you click on 'Readings' below from the New American Bible you will find links to the readings for each of the four Masses. The readings from the Jerusalem Bible for the four Masses are all on one page. Readings (New American Bible: Philippines, USA) Readings (Jerus...