First reading
Acts 2:1-11 ·
They were all filled with
the Holy Spirit and began to speak
When Pentecost day came round, they had all met in one room, when suddenly
they heard what sounded like a powerful wind from heaven, the noise of which
filled the entire house in which they were sitting; and something appeared to
them that seemed like tongues of fire; these separated and came to rest on the
head of each of them. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to
speak foreign languages as the Spirit gave them the gift of speech.
Now there were devout men living in Jerusalem from every nation under
heaven, and at this sound they all assembled, each one bewildered to hear these
men speaking his own language. They were amazed and astonished. ‘Surely’ they
said ‘all these men speaking are Galileans? How does it happen that each of us
hears them in his own native language? Parthians, Medes and Elamites; people
from Mesopotamia, Judaea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and
Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya round Cyrene; as well as visitors from
Rome – Jews and proselytes alike – Cretans and Arabs; we hear them
preaching in our own language about the marvels of God.’
The word of the Lord.
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 103(104):1,24,29-31,34
Send forth your spirit, O Lord, and renew the
face of the earth.
Lord God, how great you are,
How many are your works, O Lord!
The earth is full of your riches.
Send forth your spirit, O Lord, and renew the
face of the earth.
returning to the dust from which they came.
You send forth your spirit, they are created;
and you renew the face of the earth.
Send forth your spirit, O Lord, and renew the
face of the earth.
May the Lord rejoice in his works!
May my thoughts be pleasing to him.
I find my joy in the Lord.
Send forth your spirit, O Lord, and renew the
face of the earth.
1 Corinthians 12:3-7,12-13
In the one Spirit we were all baptised
No one can say, ‘Jesus is Lord’ unless he is under the influence of the Holy
Spirit.
There is a variety of gifts but always the same Spirit; there
are all sorts of service to be done, but always to the same Lord; working in
all sorts of different ways in different people, it is the same God who is
working in all of them. The particular way in which the Spirit is given to each
person is for a good purpose.
Just as a human body, though it is made up of many parts, is a
single unit because all these parts, though many, make one body, so it is with
Christ. In the one Spirit we were all baptised, Jews as well as Greeks, slaves
as well as citizens, and one Spirit was given to us all to drink.
The word of the Lord.
Sequence
Veni, sancte Spiritus
From the clear celestial height
Thy pure beaming radiance give.
Come with treasures which endure
Come, thou light of all that live!
Thou, the soul’s delightful guest,
Dost refreshing peace bestow
Pleasant coolness in the heat
Solace in the midst of woe.
Visit thou these hearts of thine,
And our inmost being fill:
Nothing pure in man will stay
All his good is turned to ill.
On our dryness pour thy dew
Wash the stains of guilt away:
Melt the frozen, warm the chill
Guide the steps that go astray.
Thee confess and thee adore,
With thy sevenfold gifts descend:
Give us life with thee on high
Give us joys that never end.
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia, alleluia!
and kindle in them the fire of your love.
Alleluia!
John 20:19-23
As the Father sent me, so am I sending you: receive the Holy Spirit
In the evening of the first day of the week, the doors were closed in the
room where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews. Jesus came and stood among
them. He said to them, ‘Peace be with you’, and showed them his hands and his
side. The disciples were filled with joy when they saw the Lord, and he said to
them again, ‘Peace be with you.
so am I sending you.’
After saying this he breathed on them and said:
For those whose sins you forgive,
they are forgiven;
for those whose sins you retain,
they are retained.’
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