Schedule beginning November 28th
Sunday
8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer, via Zoom
9:00 a.m. - In-Person Mass (with organ voluntaries and a hymn)
11:00 a.m. - Solemn High Mass (In-Person and live-streamed on Facebook and YouTube)

Weekday Masses - Wednesdays 6:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m. - In-Person Said Mass (also live-streamed on Facebook and YouTube)

Weekday Morning Prayer 
7:30 a.m. Monday through Friday
led by Br. Jonathan Wheat, SMJ via Facebook Live

Weekday Evening Prayer 
6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Join any evening via Zoom 

Church of the Ascension is located at 1133 North La Salle Blvd. in Chicago. View directions and parking information.

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Service Descriptions

Solemn High Mass: Offered at 11 a.m. on Sundays 
This is the fullest service, celebrated with ornate ritual, Latin chant, incense, hymns, sermon, and a choral Mass setting. It normally lasts 75–90 minutes. There are occasionally Solemn High Masses on weeknights throughout the year. (This service is streamed live on Facebook and YouTube). 

Said Mass at 9 a.m. on Sundays
This is a one-hour, simpler service than the Solemn High Mass and includes organ voluntaries and a hymn. 

In-person Low Mass on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.
This said Mass is also live-streamed. 

The Daily Offices at Ascension consist of Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer, normally Rite II, from the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer.  Morning Prayer is offered Monday-Friday on Facebook live (click here for the link). On Sundays, Morning Prayer is offered at 8:30 a.m. via Zoom. Evening Prayer is offered Monday-Friday on Zoom. 

Evensong and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
Evensong is an offering of Evening Prayer that is substantially chanted. A Choral Evensong is one that is led by the Choir. Benediction is a service of devotion to our Lord Jesus Christ in his sacramental presence, in which the consecrated Eucharistic bread is displayed in a sacred vessel called a monstrance and with which the priest blesses the congregation. Solemn Evensong and Benediction together normally last about forty minutes. Often an organ recital will be offered at 3:30 p.m. on those Sundays, preceding Evensong.
 
The Holy Rosary: Offered the first Sunday of the month immediately following the organ postlude after the 11 a.m. Mass.
This is a meditative devotion on events in the lives of Jesus and Mary, using a string of prayer beads, in which the traditional prayers Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be are repeated. The repetition of prayers is an ancient method of meditation used by many of the world’s religions. The Rosary lasts about 20 minutes.

Stations of the Cross: Offered on Friday evenings at 6:30 p.m. during Lent.
This is a service of 14 meditations on the Suffering and Crucifixion of Jesus. It is often followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.