Prayer for Ascension

Almighty and eternal God,
bless us as we celebrate this day’s festival
and direct our eyes heavenward
where in human flesh, your only Son is with you;
through the same Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Source: Leonine Sacramentary, Ascension, Fifth Century

Source of this version: Freely modified from Prayers of the Early Church, edited by J. Manning Potts, 1953