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Sunday Worship: Sixth Sunday of Easter

Up, Up and Away? 
The Ascension of Jesus 
A Sermon for the Day of the Ascension
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Music and Reflection
Collin Power, Director of Music Ministry
Two musical reflections for this transferred feast of the Ascension, one short and one longer, so choose your own adventure:
The first is James Macmillan’s stunning setting of the text from the gospel passage for this feast of the Ascension. It is a setting of Jesus’ mandate to “go and teach all nations”. James Macmillan is contemporary Scottish composer, and a devout practicing Catholic. One can hear the deep spirituality and mysticism in his writing, evocative of the Scottish dales and moors.
The text is:
Data est mihi omnis potestasn in caelo et in terra, alleluia. Euntes, docete omnes gentes, baptizantes eos in nomine Patris et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti, alleluia, alleluia.
All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth, alleluia. Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, alleluia, alleluia.
The second, slightly lengthier option for musical reflection is Olivier Messiaen’s piece “L’Ascension”. Olivier Messiaen was a 20th century composer, and organist at Église de la Sainte-Trinité in Paris, and professor of harmony and composition at the Paris Conservatoire. His influence over music in the 20th century was vast through the legacy of his students.

In addition to all of this, Messiaen was a devout Catholic, and brought his deeply held spirituality into all of his writing. This piece is a set of four movements, each a meditation on the Ascension of Jesus. Originally written for orchestra, Messiaen transcribed it for organ in 1933. Each movement has its own title, which describes its meditative theme.
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  1. Majesté du Christ demandant sa gloire à son Père ("The majesty of Christ asking his glory of the Father")
  2. Alleluias sereins d’une âme qui désire le ciel ("Serene alleluias of a soul that longs for heaven")
  3. Alleluia sur la trompette, alleluia sur la cymbale ("Alleluia on the trumpet, alleluia on the cymbal")
  4. Prière du Christ montant vers son Père ("Prayer of Christ ascending towards his Father")

If you have 25 minutes at the end of the day, I invite you to take some time, turn your lights down, light a candle, and listen to this piece while meditating on what the Ascension means to us as Christians today. You’ll find listening the writing of Messiaen to be a truly transformative experience.
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