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  Madonna and Child Francisco de Zurbarán [ Web G allery of Art ] For thus says the  Lord : “Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river,      and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream; and you shall nurse, you shall be carried upon her hip,      and bounced upon her knees. 13  As one whom his mother comforts,      so I will comfort you;      you shall be comforted in Jerusalem. ( Isaiah 66:12-13 ; First Reading) Readings   (Jerusalem Bible: Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan,) Readings  (English Standard Version, Catholic Edition: England & Wales, India, Scotland)  Readings   (New American Bible: Philippines, USA) Gospel   Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 or 10:1-9  (English Standard Version, Anglicised) At that time: The Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he ...

    Ascension Andrea della Robia [ Web Gallery of Art ] The Ascension, Year B   The Ascension is celebrated on Ascension Thursday, 13 May, in England & Wales and in Scotland. In the USA it is celebrated on Ascension Thursday in the Ecclesiastical Provinces of Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Omaha, Philadelphia, elsewhere on Sunday 2 June. In all of these areas Ascension Thursday is a Holyday of Obligation. The Ascension is observed on Sunday, 16 May, in Aotearoa-New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Ireland, Philippines.   Readings   (Jerusalem Bible: Australia, England & Wales, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland) Readings   (New American Bible: Philippines, USA) Gospel    Mark 16:15-20     (English Standard Version, Anglicised) Jesus said to his disciples: “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not be...