Ascension Day in the Southern Hemisphere commences the week of prayer for Christian unity.
There is also a temptation to stop celebrating Easter now, and extinguish the Easter Candle. Resist it. You can do it.
Sunday is the seventh Sunday in the Great 50 days of the Easter Season.
Ascension Day collect/opening prayer reflection
Seventh Sunday of Easter May 16 collect/opening prayer reflection
Seventh Sunday of Easter May 16 collect/opening prayer reflectin (BCP, TEC, USA; CofE Common Worship)
Add your reflections on the readings, prayers for Christian unity, resources, hymns, etc. in the comments box below.
In the Northern Hemisphere, we had the Octave back in January, so I spend Ascensiontide with the Novena to the Holy Spirit (http://www.liturgies.net/Easter/Ascension/Novena.htm)
Here is a pdf of Resources for the Octave of Christian Unity 2010 from the Pontifical Council of Promoting Christian Unity and The Commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches:
http://www.liturgies.net/christianunity/WOP2010eng.pdf
Thanks for the PDF. It’s fascinating, isn’t it, that we Christians cannot even agree together when to pray for Christian unity!