Daily Mass readings/Masomo ya misa

Daily Mass readings/Masomo ya misa Unexamined life is worth living

01/06/2026

May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ....🙏🙏

29/05/2026

📖📖MASOMO YA MISA, JUMAMOSI YA JUMA LA NANE, KIPINDI CHA KAWAIDA, MWAKA II, SHAHIDI, MEI 30, 2026
RANGI YA KILITURJIA: KIJANI KIBICHI 💚

SOMO LA KWANZA
YUDA 17, 20b—25

Mungu anaweza kuwalinda mnsianguke na kuwakabidhi mkiwa bila mawaa mbele ya utukufu wake.

Somo katika barua ya Mtakatifu Yuda

Ninyi wapendwa wangu, kumbukeni yale mliyoambiwa hapo kwanza na mitume wa Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo. Zidini kujijenga kikamilifu kwenye imani yenu takatifu. Salini kwa nguvu za Roho Mtakatifu, na bakini katika upendo wa Mungu, mkimngojea Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo ili kwa huruma yake awape uzima wa milele. Muwe na huruma kwa wenye mashaka; waokoeni kwa kuwatoa kwenye moto; wahurumieni wenye hofu, lakini chukieni hata mavazi yao yaliyochafuliwa na tamaa zao mbaya. Kwake awezaye kuwalinda msianguke na kuwaleta pasipo hatia hadi mbele ya utukufu wake, kwake aliye peke yake Mungu, Mkombozi wetu, utukufu, ukuu, nguvu na mamlaka kwa njia ya Kristo Bwana wetu, k**a mwanzo, sasa na milele! Amina.

NENO LA BWANA... TUMSHUKURU MUNGU

ZABURI YA KUITIKIZANA
ZABURI 63:2, 3—4, 5—6 (K. 2b)

K. Nafsi yangu inakuonea kiu, ee Bwana, Mungu wangu.

Ee Mungu, u Mungu wangu;
alfajiri ninakutafuta kwa dhati
nafsi yangu inakuonea kiu;
mwili wangu unakuonea shauku,
k**a nchi kavu, yenye kiu, isiyo na maji. K.

Nimekuja mbele ya madhabahu yako,e
niione enzi yako na utukufu wako.slioshaiu
Huruma yako ni bora kuliko uhai;
midomo yangu itazinena sifa zako. K.

Nitakusifu pindi niishipo;isgelislosio
kwa jina lako nitainua mikono yangu.
Nafsi yangu itashiba k**a kwa karamu;
kwa midomo ya furaha, kinywa changu kitakusifu. K

SHANGILIO LA INJILI
TAZAMA WAKOLOSAI 3:16a, 17c

K. Aleluya. W. Aleluya.
K. Neno la Kristo likae ndani yenu kwa wingi, mkimshukuru Mungu Baba kwa njia yake.
W. Aleluya.

SOMO LA INJILI
MARKO 11:27—33

Kwa mamlaka gani unafanya mambo hayo?

† Somo la Injili takatifu ilivyoandikwa na Marko

Wakati ule: Yesu na wafuasi wake walifika tena Yerusalemu. Na alipokuwa akitembea hekaluni, makuhani wakuu na waandishi na wazee walimjia, wakamwuliza wakisema, Kwa mamlaka gani unafanya hayo? Au ni nani aliyekupa mamlaka hayo?" Yesu akawaambia, "Nitawauliza neno moja, mkinijibu nami nitawaambia ninafanya hayo kwa mamlaka gani. Je, ubatizo wa Yohane ulitoka mbinguni au kwa wanadamu? Nijibuni." Wakashauriana na kusemezana, "Tukisema, Ulitoka mbinguni," atasema., Mbona basi hamkumsadiki?" Na tukisema, ulitoka kwa wanadamu?' —waliwaogopa watu, kwa maana watu wote waliamini kwamba Yohane alikuwa kweli nabii. Basi wakamjibu Yesu, "Hatujui." Yesu akawaambia, *Wala mimi siwaambii ninafanya hayo kwa mamlaka gani."

📖📖READINGS FOR SATURDAY OF THE EIGHTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II, MAY 30, 2026
LITURGICAL COLOUR: GREEN 💚

FIRST READING

“God is able to keep you from falling and to present you without blemish before the presence of his glory.”

A reading from the Letter of Saint Jude (Jude 17:20b—25)

You must remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. Build yourselves up on your most holy faith; pray in the Holy Spirit; keep yourselves in the love of God; wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. And convince some, who doubt; save some, by snatching them out of the fire; on some have mercy with fear, hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. Now to him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you without blemish before the presence of his glory with rejoicing, to the only God, our Saviour through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and for ever. Amen.

THE WORD OF THE LORD... THANKS BE TO GOD

RESPONSORIAL PSALM
PSALM 63:2, 3—4, 5—6 (R. 2b)

R/. For you my soul is thirsting, O Lord, my God.

O God, you are my God; at dawn I seek you;
for you my soul is thirsting.
For you my flesh is pining,
like a dry, weary land without water. R/.

I have come before you in the sanctuary,
to behold your strength and your glory.
Your loving mercy is better than life;
my lips will speak your praise. R/.

R/. For you my soul is thirsting, O Lord, my God.

I will bless you all my life;
in your name I will lift up my hands.
My soul shall be filled as with a banquet;
with joyful lips, my mouth shall praise you. R/.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
COLOSSIANS 3:16a, 17c

Alleluia. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Alleluia.

GOSPEL READING

“By what authority are you doing these things?”

† A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark (Mark 11:27—33)

At that time: Jesus and the disciples came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him, and they said to him, “By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?” Jesus said to them, “I will ask you a question; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men? Answer me.” And they argued with one another, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ But shall we say, ‘From men’?” — they were afraid of the people, for all held that John was a real prophet. So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD... PRAISE TO YOU LORD JESUS CHRIST

INJILI YA BWANA... SIFA KWAKO EE KRISTO

28/05/2026

📖📖MASOMO YA MISA, ALHAMISI YA JUMA LA NANE, KIPINDI CHA KAWAIDA, MWAKA II, MEI 28, 2026
RANGI YA KILITURJIA: KIJANI KIBICHI 💚

SOMO LA KWANZA
1 PETRO 2:2—5, 9—12

Ninyi ni kizazi kiteule, ukuhani wa kifalme, taifa takatifu, watu walo mali ya Mungu, mpate kutangaza matendo nakuu ya yule allyewaita.

Somo katika barua ya kwanza ya Mtakatifu Petro

Ndugu zangu: K**a watoto wachanga waliozaliwa, mlamani maziwa halisi ya kirolho, mpate kukua katika wokovu, maana mmeonja jinsi Bwana alivyo mwema. Mjongeeni yeye aliye jiwe lenye uzima lililokataliwa na wanadamu, lakini ni teule azizi kwa Mungu. Nanyi pia muwe k**a mawe yenye uzima yanayotumiwa kwa kujengea nyumba ya kiroho, ukuhani mtakatifu, unaokubalika na Mungu kwa ujumbe wa Yesu Kristo, Ninyi ni "kizazi kiteule, ukuhani wa kifalme, taifa takatifu, watu walio mali ya Mungu, mpate kutangaza matendo makuu" ya yule aliyewaita mtoke gizani na kuingia katika mwanga wake wa ajabu. Zamani mlikuwa "si taifa," lakini sasa mmekuwa taifa la Mungu; "zamani hamkujaliwa huruma," lakini sasa mmehurumiwa. Wapendwa, nawaomba sana ninyi mlio k**a wageni na wasafiri, mjiepushe na tamaa za mwili zinazopigana na roho. Muwe na mwenendo mwema kati ya watu wa mataifa, ili wale wanaowasingizia k**a watenda mabaya, wawatambue katika matendo yenu mema na kumtukuza Mungu siku ya
hukumu.

NENO LA BWANA... TUMSHUKURU MUNGU

ZABURI YA KUITIKIZANA
ZABURI 100:1—2, 3, 4, 5 (K. 2b)

K. Njoni mbele za Bwana, mkiimba kwa furaha.

Mshangilieni Bwana, ee nchi yote.
Mtumikieni Bwana kwa furaha.
Njoni mbele zake kwa kuimba. K.

Jueni kwamba Bwana ndiye Mungu.
Ndiye aliyetuumba, nasi tu watu wake.
Taifa lake na kondoo wa malisho yake. K.

Ingieni malangoni mwake kwa shukrani
anyuani mwake kwa masifu.
Mshukuruni, libimidini jina lake. K.

Kwa maana Bwana ndiye mwema,
wema wake wadumu milele,
Uaminifu wake kizazi na kizazi. K.

SHANGILIO LA INJILI
YOHANE 8:12

K. Aleluya. W. Aleluya.
K. Mimi ndimi mwanga wa ulimwengu, asema Bwana; yeye anifuataye mimi atakuwa na mwanga wa uzima.

SOMO LA INJILI
MARKO 10:46—52

Mwalimu, naomba nipate kuona tena.

† Somo la Injili takatifu ilivyoandikwa na Marko

Wakati ule: Yesu alipokuwa anatoka Yeriko pamoja na wafuasi wake na umati wa watu, Bartimayo, yaani mwana wa Timayo, mtu kipofu, alikaa kando ya njia akiomba. Naye aliposikia ya kwamba ni Yesu Mnazareti, alianza kuita kwa sauti kubwa, akisema, "Yesu, Mwana wa Daudi, unirehemu." Wengi wakamkemea ili anyamaze. Lakini alizidi kupaza sauti na kuita, "Mwana wa Daudi, unirehemu." Yesu akasimama, akasema, "Mwiteni." Wakamwita kipofu wakimwambia, Jipe moyo; simama, anakuita." Akatupa joho, akaruka, akasimama, akamwendea Yesu. Yesu akamwuliza, "Wataka nikufanyie nini?" Kipofu akajibu, "Mwalimu, nataka nipate kuona tena." Yesu akamwambia, " Nenda, imani yako imekuponya." Mara akaona, akamfuata njiani.

INJILI YA BWANA... SIFA KWAKO EE KRISTO

📖📖READINGS FOR THURSDAY OF THE EIGHTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II, MAY 28, 2026
LITURGICAL COLOUR: GREEN 💚

FIRST READING

“You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, that you may declare the wonderful deeds of him who called you. ”

A reading from the first Letter of Saint Peter (1 Peter 2:2—5, 9—12)

Beloved: Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up to salvation; for you have tasted the kindness of the Lord. Come to him, to that living stone, rejected by men but in God’s sight chosen and precious; and like living stones be yourselves built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people, that you may declare the wonderful deeds of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light. Once you were no people but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy but now you have received mercy. Beloved, I beg you as aliens and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh that wage war against your soul. Maintain good conduct among the Gentiles, so that in case they speak against you as wrongdoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.

THE WORD OF THE LORD... THANKS BE TO GOD

RESPONSORIAL PSALM
PSALM 100:1—2, 3, 4, 5 (R. 2b)

R/. Come before the Lord, singing for joy.

Cry out with joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Serve the Lord with gladness.
Come before him, singing for joy. R/.

Know that he, the Lord, is God.
He made us; we belong to him.
We are his people, the sheep of his flock. R/.

R/. Come before the Lord, singing for joy.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and
his courts with songs of praise.
Give thanks to him, and bless his name. R/.

Indeed, how good is the Lord,
eternal his merciful love.
He is faithful from age to age. R/.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
JOHN 8:12

Alleluia. I am the light of the world, says the Lord; he who follows me will have the light of life. Alleluia.

GOSPEL READING

“Master let me receive my sight. ”

† A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark (Mark 10:46—52)

At that time: As Jesus was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great multitude, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart; rise, he is calling you.” And throwing off his cloak he sprang up and came to Jesus. And Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” And the blind man said to him, “Master, let me receive my sight.” And Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he received his sight and followed him on the way.

THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD... PRAISE TO YOU LORD JESUS CHRIST

27/05/2026

For the kingdom the power and the glory are yours now and forever..🙏🙏

27/05/2026

St.thomas...Twende nyumbani mwa Bwana

19/05/2026

📖📖READINGS FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE SEVENTH WEEK OF EASTER, MAY 20, 2026
LITURGICAL COLOUR: WHITE 🤍

FIRST READING

I commend you to God, who is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance.

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 20:28—38)

In those days: Paul said to the elders of the Church of Ephesus, “Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you guardians, to feed the Church of the Lord which he obtained with his own blood. I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves will arise men speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them. Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish every one with tears. And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. I coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel. You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities, and to those who were with me. In all things I have shown you that by so toiling one must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.”’ And when he had spoken thus, he knelt down and prayed with them all. And they all wept and embraced Paul and kissed him, sorrowing most of all because of the word he had spoken, that they should see his face no more. And they brought him to the ship.

THE WORD OF THE LORD... THANKS BE TO GOD

RESPONSORIAL PSALM
PSALM 68:33—35a, 35b and 36b (R. cf. 33a)

R/. You kingdoms of the earth, sing to God.

Or: Alleluia.

Summon forth your might, O God;
your might, O God, which you have shown for us.
From your temple high in Jerusalem,
kings will come to you bringing their tribute. R/.

You kingdoms of the earth,
sing to God, praise the Lord
who rides on the heavens,
the ancient heavens.
Behold, he thunders his voice, his mighty voice.
Come, acknowledge the power of God. R/.

R/. You kingdoms of the earth, sing to God.

Or: Alleluia.

His glory is on Israel;
his might is in the skies.
Blest be God! R/.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
JOHN 17:17b, a

Alleluia. Your word, O Lord, is truth; sanctify us in the truth. Alleluia.

GOSPEL READING

May they be one, as we are one!

† A reading from the holy Gospel according to John (John 17:11b—19)

At that time: [Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven and prayed, saying,] “Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one. While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me; I have guarded them, and none of them is lost but the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. But now I am coming to you; and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves. I have given them your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. I do not pray that you should take them out of the world, but that you should keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. And for their sake I consecrate myself, that they also may be consecrated in truth.”

THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD... PRAISE TO YOU LORD JESUS CHRIST

📖📖MASOMO YA MISA, JUMATANO YA JUMA LA SABA LA PASAKA, MEI 20, 2026
RANGI YA KILITURJIA: NYEUPE 🤍

SOMO LA KWANZA
MATENDO YA MITUME 20:28—38

Sasa ninawakabidhi kwa Mungu ambaye ana uwezo wa kuwajenga na kuwapa urithi.

Somo katika kitabu cha Matendo ya Mitume

Siku zile: Pulo aliwaaga wazee wa Kanisa la Efeso akisema, “Jihadharini na lilindeni kundi lote, ambalo Roho Mtakatifu amewaweka ninyi kuwa waangalizi wake, mpate kulichunga Kanisa la Mungu alilojipatia kwa damu yake mwenyewe. Najua kwamba baada ya kuondoka mimi mbwamwitu wakali wataingia kwenu na kulisumbua kundi. Hata kati yenu watatokea watu watakaopindua mafundisho ili wawavute wafuasi wawafuate. Kwa hiyo angalieni, tena kumbukeni ya kuwa kwa muda wa miaka mitatu, usiku na mchana, sikuacha kumwonya kila mtu hata kwa machozi. Na sasa ninawakabidhi kwa Mungu na kwa neno la neema yake kwani yeye ana uwezo wa kujenga na kuwapa urithi watakatifu wote. Sikutamani fedha wala dhahabu, wala mavazi ya mtu yeyote. Mmejua wenyewe ya kuwa hii mikono yangu imefanya kazi kwa kujipatia mahitaji yangu nay a wenzangu. Hayo yote nimewaonyesha kusudi kwa kazi ngumu k**a hiyo tuwasaidie walio dhaifu na tuyakumbuke maneno ya Bwana Yesu aliyesema, ‘Heri kutoa kuliko kupokea.’” Baada ya maneno hayo alipiga magoti, akasali pamoja nao wote. Wote wakabubujika machozi, wakamkumbatia Paulo shingoni, wakambusu. Wakihuzunika hasa kwa sababu ya neno lake ya kwamba hawataonana tena uso kwa uso. Kisha wakamsindikiza melini.

NENO LA BWANA… TUMSHUKURU MUNGU

ZABURI YA KUITIKIZANA
ZABURI 68:29—30, 33—35a, 35c—36c (K. 33a)

K. Enyi falme za dunia, mwimbieni Mungu. au: Aleluya.

Uonyeshe, ee Mungu, uwezo wako,
uonyeshe uweza wako, uliotuonyesha sisi,
kutoka kwenye hekalu lako lililoko Yerusalemu,
wafalme wanaweza kukuletea zawadi. K.

Enyi falme za dunia, mwimbieni Mungu;
ziimbenui sifa za Bwana,
kwake yeye apandaye juu ya anga za mbingu za kale,
avumishaye sauti yake, sauti yenye uweza.
Utambueni uweza wa Mungu,
ambaye enzi yake inailinda Israeli. K.

Na enzi yake iko mawinguni.
Mungu ni wa ajabu kutoka patakatifu pake,
Mungu wa Israeli,
yeye ndiye anayewapa watu wake uwezo na nguvu. K.

SHANGILIO LA INJILI
TAZAMA YOHANE 17:17b, a

K. Aleluya. W. Aleluya.
K. Neno lako ni kweli, ee Bwana, ututakase katika hiyo kweli.
W. Aleluya.

SOMO LA INJILI
YOHANE 17:11b—19

Wawe na umoja k**a sisi tulivyo na umoja!

† Somo la Injili takatifu ilivyoandikwa na Yohane

Wakati ule: [Yesu aliyainua macho yake kuelekea mbinguni akasali, akisema,] “Baba Mtakatifu, uwalinde hao kwa jina lako ulilonipa, ili wawe na umoja k**a sisi tulivyo. Nilipokaa kwao, niliwatunza mimi kwa jina lako ulilonipa, nikawalinda, na hakuna hata mmojawapo aliyepotea, ila mwana wa upotevu, ili Maandiko yatimie. Sasa ninakuja kwako. Lakini maneno hayo ninayasema bado ulimwenguni, ili wawe na furaha yangu ndani yao. Nimewapa neno lako, na ulimwengu umewachukia, kwa sababu wao sio wa ulimwengu, k**a mimi nisivyo wa ulimwengu. Siombi uwaondoe ulimwenguni, bali uwalinde na mwovu. Uwatakase katika kweli. Neno lako ni kweli. K**a ulivyonituma mimi ulimwenguni, name nimewatuma hao ulimwenguni. Na kwa ajili yao ninajitakasa mwenyewe, ili hao pia watakaswe katika ukweli.”

INJILI YA BWANA… SIFA KWAKO EE KRISTO

16/05/2026

📖📖17TH MAY MASS READINGS REFLECTIONS 📖📖

A THOUSAND HORIZONS- HOMILIES AND REFLECTIONS BY REV. FR. BEN KARANJA

ASCENSION SUNDAY HOMILY BY KOECH KITANGO 17TH MAY 2026

Readings : Acts 1:1-11

Psalm 47

Ephesians 1:17-23

Matthew 28:16-20
A high point in a relay race is the moment when one runner passes the baton to another. More races are won or lost at that moment than at any other point in the race. The Ascension of Jesus can be compared to the passing of the baton of God’s Kingdom to his disciples, entrusting them with the mission of continuing the work he began on earth.

Today we celebrate the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ into Heaven. At first glance, one might imagine Jesus ascending like a rocket, going up, up, and away. Yet the accounts of Luke and Matthew, though told from different perspectives, reveal the same truth: Jesus is no longer physically present among us, yet he remains with us always. His Ascension is not a departure from the world, but an entrance into another dimension of life, free from the limitations of time and space. It does not signify his removal from earth, but rather his constant presence everywhere.

Luke begins by addressing Theophilus, referring to the earlier account he wrote about Jesus and his ministry. Theophilus may have been a particular individual, but the name also means “lover of God,” making the message relevant to all of us. We too are invited to be witnesses to the reality of the Resurrection and Ascension.

Luke tells us that Jesus appeared to his disciples for forty days after his Resurrection. In Scripture, forty often symbolizes a period of preparation for something new and significant. For forty days and nights, rain fell in Noah’s time to cleanse the earth of evil. Elijah journeyed for forty days to bring renewal of leadership to Israel. The Israelites wandered in the desert for forty years as God formed them into his chosen people. Jesus himself spent forty days in the wilderness preparing for his public ministry. Now, after the Resurrection, Jesus spends forty days preparing his disciples for their mission. In Jewish tradition, after forty days a disciple was considered qualified to speak on behalf of his teacher. Thus, Luke’s mention of forty signifies that the disciples are now ready to continue Christ’s mission.

At the end of the reading, after Jesus is taken up in a cloud, the disciples remain standing there, gazing into the sky. Perhaps they were wondering if and when he would return in the same way. But the angels tell them to stop looking upward and to get busy with their mission. Earlier, the disciples had asked Jesus when he would restore the kingdom to Israel. Jesus answered that it was not for them to know the times or seasons set by the Father. Their concern was not to speculate about dates and signs, but to carry out their mission.

Even today, many believers become overly preoccupied with predicting the end times and waiting for signs from heaven. They spend so much time “looking upward” that they neglect the mission entrusted to them. I remember attending a New Year’s Eve Mass as a seminarian in 1999. During the Mass, the priest sent me to the house to fetch something. On the way, I found several people who had come for Mass but remained outside the church. When I asked why, they told me they were waiting for a sign from heaven before entering. Rumors had spread that the world would end at the turn of the millennium and that Jesus was about to return. Such fears and speculations often distract people from living out the Gospel faithfully.

There is a story of a woman who saw a poorly dressed and hungry child playing in the street among filthy trash. Angered by the suffering she witnessed, she cried out to God, “Why do you allow such things to happen in the world you created? Why don’t you do something about it?” God replied, “I did do something about it — I created you.”

That is precisely the mission Jesus gives his disciples: to be his witnesses “in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” I remember a simple song we learned as children:

“I am happy today, so happy, in Jesus’ name I am happy, because he has taken my sins away…The day to be happy is now,
the place to be happy is here,
and the way to be happy
is to make someone happy
and to have a little heaven down here.”

In other words, the disciples are called not merely to wait for heaven, but to bring a little heaven down to earth through their witness, love, and service.

In the Gospel, Jesus meets his disciples in Galilee, the very place where his ministry began years earlier. They worshiped him, though some still doubted. This reminds us that within every Christian community people are at different stages of faith and understanding. Yet Jesus does not reject or condemn them for their doubts. Instead, he commissions them all.

Jesus declares that all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to him. Earlier, during the temptation in the desert, Satan had claimed he could give Jesus authority over all kingdoms if only he would worship him. Later, Pilate boasted of having authority to release or condemn Jesus. But now it becomes clear that true authority belongs to God alone. Satan and Pilate only imagined they possessed power; Jesus receives true authority from the Father.

Jesus then sends his disciples to “go and make disciples of all nations.” To make disciples means more than simply preaching. It means teaching people to know his words, obey his commandments, and imitate his way of love. It means forming people whose lives reflect Christ himself. Such work does not happen accidentally. It requires intentionality, sacrifice, courage, and a deep conviction that eternity is real.

Finally, Jesus gives his disciples a promise: “And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.” He does not promise an easy mission or a life free from hardship. He promises his presence. God made the same promise to Moses and Joshua as they led Israel. Isaiah prophesied that the Messiah would be called Emmanuel, “God with us.” Jesus fulfills that promise perfectly. Though the Ascension may sound like departure, it is in fact the assurance of a deeper and more universal presence.

In the second reading, Saint Paul prays that believers may receive wisdom and understanding, realizing that although they live in the world, they are not meant to become too attached to it. Christians are pilgrims journeying toward their true home with God.

The sinking of the supposedly “unsinkable” Titanic led to the deaths of about fifteen hundred people. Tragically, a nearby ship that could have rescued all of them was off duty. In a similar way, many Christians today are spiritually “off duty.” The Ascension reminds us that Christ has passed the baton to us. We are not called to stand idle, gazing at the sky, but to live as active witnesses of the Gospel, bringing hope, love, justice, and compassion to the world until he comes again.

16/05/2026

📖📖READINGS FOR THE SOLEMNITY OF THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD, YEAR A, MAY 17, 2026
LITURGICAL COLOUR: WHITE 🤍

FIRST READING
ACTS 1:1—11

“As they were looking on, he was lifted up.”

The beginning of the Acts of the Apostles

In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. To them he presented himself alive after his passion by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days, and speaking of the kingdom of God. And while staying with them he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me, for John baptised with water, but before many days you shall be baptised with the Holy Spirit.” So when they had come together, they asked him, "Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth.” And when he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.”

THE WORD OF THE LORD... THANKS BE TO GOD

RESPONSORIAL PSALM
PSALMS 47:2—3, 6—7, 8—9 (R. 6)

R/. God has gone up with shouts of joy. The Lord goes up with trumpet blast.
or: Alleluia.

All peoples, clap your hands.
Cry to God with shouts of joy!
For the Lord, the Most High, is awesome,
the great king over all the earth. R/.

God goes up with shouts of joy.
The Lord goes up with trumpet blast.
Sing praise for God; sing praise!
Sing praise to our king; sing praise! R/.

God is king of all the earth.
Sing praise with all your skill.
God reigns over the nations.
God sits upon his holy throne. R/.

SECOND READING
EPHESIANS 1:17—23

“He made him sit at his right hand in the heavenly places.”

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians

Brethren: May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power in us who believe, according to the working of his great might which he accomplished in Christ when he raised him from the dead and made him sit at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come; and he has put all things under his feet and has made him the head over all things for the Church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

THE WORD OF THE LORD... THANKS BE TO GOD

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
MATTHEW 28: 19a, 20b

Alleluia. Go and make disciples of all nations, says the Lord; I am with you always, to the close of the age. Alleluia.

GOSPEL READING
MATTHEW 28:16—20

“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.”

† The conclusion of the holy Gospel according to Matthew

At that time: The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshipped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and be- hold, I am with you always, to the close of the age.”

THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD... PRAISE TO YOU LORD JESUS CHRIST

📖📖MASOMO YA MISA, SHEREHE YA KUPAA KWA BWANA, MWAKA A, MEI 17, 2026
RANGI YA KILITURJIA: NYEUPE 🤍

SOMO LA KWANZA
MATENDO YA MITUME 1:1—11

Alinuliwa mbele ya macho yao.

Mwanzo wa kitabu cha Matendo ya Mitume

Katika kitabu changu cha kwanza, Theofilo, nilisimulia yote aliyofanya na kufundisha Yesu toka mwanzo mpaka siku alipowapa mitume aliowachagua agizo kwa nguvu ya Roho Mtakatifu na kuchukuliwa mbinguni. Kwao pia alijionyesha kwa uthibitisho mwingi ya kuwa yu hai baada ya mateso yake, kwa muda wa siku arobaini aliwatokea na kusema nao juu ya ufalme wa Mungu. Alipokuwa mezani pamoja nao, aliwaamuru wasitoke Yerusalemu, bali waingoje "ahadi ya Baba, mliyosikia kutoka kwangu; yaani Yohane alibatiza kwa maji, bali ninyi mtabatizwa kwa Roho Mtakatifu baada ya siku chache." Hapo wale waliokusanyika wakamwuliza, "Bwana, je, wakati huu ndipo utakaporudisha upya ufalme wa Israeli?" Akawajibu, "Si shauri lenu kujua nyakati kamili alizoweka Baba kwa uwezo wake. Lakini mtapokea nguvu ya Roho Mtakatifu atakayewashukia, na mtakuwa mashahidi wangu Yerusalemu, na katika nchi yote ya Yudea, Samaria, na hata miisho ya dunia." Baada ya maneno hayo, akainuliwa, mbele ya macho yao, na wingu likampokea wasimwone tena. Walipokazia bado macho juu mbinguni alikoenda yeye, watu wawili wenye mavazi meupe walisimama ghafula pembeni mwao. Wakasema, "Enyi watu wa Galilaya, mbona mmesimama na kutazama juu mbinguni? Huyu Yesu aliyechukuliwa mbinguni kutoka kwenu atakuja tena jinsi hiyo hiyo mlivyomwona akipaa mbinguni.

NENO LA BWANA... TUMSHUKURU MUNGU

ZABURI YA KUITIKIZANA
ZABURI 47:2—3, 6—7, 8—9 (K. 6)

K. Mungu amepaa juu kwa kelele za shangwe; Bwana, kwa mlio wa baragumu.
au: Aleluya.

Enyi watu wote, pigeni makofi;
mshangilieni Mungu kwa kelele za furaha.
Kwani Bwana Aliye Juu ni wa kutisha,
ni mfalme mkuu wa dunia yote. K.

Mungu amepaa juu kwa kelele za shangwe;
Bwana, kwa mlio wa baragumu.
Mwimbieni Mungu sifa, mwimbieni sifa:
Mwimbieni mfalme wetu, mwimbieni sifa. K.

Maana Mungu ni mfalme wa dunia yote;
imbeni wimbo wa shangwe.
Mungu atawala juu ya mataifa;
Mungu ameketi katika kiti chake kitakatifu. K.

SOMO LA PILI
WAEFESO 1:17—23

Amemketisha kuume kwake mbinguni.

Somo katika barua ya Mtakatifu Paulo kwa Waefeso

Ndugu zangu: Naomba Mungu wa Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo, Baba Wa utukufu, awapeni roho ya hekima na ya ufunuo mpate kumjua yeye. Macho ya mioyo yenu yaangazwe, mpate kung'amua: kuitwa naye kwaleta tumaini lipi, na jinsi utukufu atakaowarithisha watakatifu wake unavyozidi, na jinsi enzi yake iilivyo kubwa mno kwetu sisi tunaoamini kwa kadiri ya utendaji wa nguvu za uweza wake. Enzi hiyo na nguvu yake zimejulikana katika kumfufua Kristo katika wafu na kumketisha kuume kwake mbinguni, anapotukuka juu ya kila ukuu, ubwana, mamlaka na utawala au cheo chochote kiwezacho kupewa jina, si katika nyakati hizi za sasa tu, bali hata za baadaye. Akaweka vitu vyote chini ya miguu yake, akamfanya yeye kichwa juu ya yote katika Kanisa. Kanisa ambalo ni mwili wake, ulio ukamilifu wake yeye anayekamilisha vyote katika yote.

NENO LA BWANA... TUMSHUKURU MUNGU

SHANGILIO LA INJILI
MATHAYO 28:19a, 20b

K. Aleluya. W. Aleluya.
Nendeni, mkayafanye mataifa yote kuwa wafuasi, asema Bwana. Tazama, nipo nanyi siku zote mpaka mwisho wa dahari.
W. Aleluya.

SOMO LA INJILI
MATHAYO 28:16—20

Nimepewa mamlaka yote mbinguni na duniani.

† Somo la Injili takatifu ilivyoandikwa na Mathayo

Wakati ule: Wafuasi kumi na mmoja walienda Galilaya kwenye mlima aliowaagiza Yesu. Walipomwona, walimwabudu, lakini baadhi yao waliona mashaka. Yesu akakaribia, akawaambia, Nimepewa mamlaka yote mbinguni na duniani. Basi, nendeni, mkayafanye mataifa yote kuwa wafuasi mkiwabatiza kwa jina la Baba na la Mwana na la Roho Mtakatifu. Mkawafundishe kushika yote niliyowaagiza. Na tazama, nipo nanyi siku zote mpaka mwisho wa dahari."

INJILI YA BWANA... SIFA KWAKO EE KRISTO

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