Ascension Day, evening (Prayer Book)
The joy of the Church and of the angels in the Ascension of Christ, the King of Glory.
PSALM xxv. Ad te, Domine, levavi
A confession of faith in the Name of God; the Church's prayer for deliverance from temptation and adversity.
PSALM xxvi. Judica me, Domine
A prayer of Christ as He approaches His Passion; and of the Christian priest when about to offer the Holy Eucharist.
PSALM xxvii. Dominus illuminatio
The hope of Christ and His Church in the Fatherhood of God; a prophecy of the Resurrection and the Holy Eucharist (vv. 6, 7).
PSALM xxviii. Ad te, Domine