Many of us will remember when the Thursday of the 6th week of Easter was ‘Ascension Thursday.’ These days we celebrate the Ascension on the following Sunday. This enables more of us to participate in the Ascension mass.

The Ascension is a bit of an odd feast. This perhaps is one of the reasons it did not exist as a separate festival in the early times of the Church. For it celebrates in a way the lack of Jesus, rather than his presence! But we can surely benefit from looking a today’s feast as a thanksgiving for the earthly ministry of Jesus. He has now returned to the Father and so now is present to us through the Holy Spirit.

As well, the Ascension reminds us that in a very real way we are now the physical presence of Jesus in our world! It is our hands, our feet, our words, our actions that people can observe. We hope and pray this Sunday that in so doing they meet the Lord himself!

Mass and reconciliation

Our Lady of Perpetual Help: Richmond

Tuesday: 9am
Wednesday: 9pm
Thursday: 9:30am
Friday: 9am
Saturday, Vigil: 6:30pm
Sunday: 9:30am
 

St Joseph's: Wakefield

Wednesday 10am
Sunday: 8am

Sts Peter & Paul: Waimea West

Last Sunday of every month 5pm

Next: 27 May

 
Tapawera

to be advised

Reconciliation

after mass on Thursdays or by appointment