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Lectionary Readings for Pentecost Sunday Years A, B and CReadings, Responsorial Psalm and Gospel
Reading I, Acts 2, 1-11A Reading from the Acts of the ApostlesThey were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in different languages When the day of Pentecost came it found them gathered in one place. Suddenly from up in the sky there came a noise like a strong, driving wind which was heard all through the house where they were seated. Tongues as of fire appeared which parted and came to rest on each of them. All were filled with the Holy Spirit. They began to express themselves in foreign tongues and make bold proclamations as the Spirit prompted them. Staying in Jerusalem at the time were devout Jews of every nation under heaven. These heard the sound, and assembled in a large crowd. They were much confused because each one heard these men speaking his own language. The whole occurence astonished them. They asked in utter amazement, "Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans? How is it that each of us hears them in his native tongue? We are Parthians, Medes, and Elamites. We live in Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus, the province of Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt, and the regions of Libya around Cyrene. There are even visitors from Rome - all Jews, or those who have come over to Judaism; Cretans and Arabs too. Yet each of us hears them speaking in his own tongue about the marvels God has accomplished." The Word of the Lord. Responsorial Psalm, Ps 104, 1. 24. 29-30. 31. 34. R. v. 30R. Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.Alternative R. Alleluia. 1. Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord, my God, you are great indeed! How manifold are your works, O Lord! the earth is full of your creatures. R. 2. If you take away their breath, they perish and return to their dust. When you send forth your spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the earth.R. 3. May the glory of the Lord endure forever, may the Lord be glad in his works! Pleasing to him be my theme; I will be glad in the Lord.R. Reading II, 1 Cor 12, 3-7. 12-13A Reading from the First Letter of Paul to the CorinthiansIn one Spirit we were all baptized, making one body. No one cay say: "Jesus is Lord," except in the Holy Spirit. There are different gifts but the same Spirit; there are different ministries but the same Lord; there are different works but the same God who accomplishes all of them in every one. To each person the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. The body is one and has many members, but all the members, many though they are, are one body; and so it is with Christ. It was in one Spirit that all of us, whether Jew or Greek, slave or free, were baptized into one body. All of us have been given to drink of the one Spirit. The Word of the Lord. Sequence (Prose text)Come, Holy Spirit, and from heaven direct on man the rays of your light. Come, Father of the poor; come, giver of God's gifts; come, light of men's hearts. Kindly Paraclete, in your gracious visits to man's soul you bring relief and consolation. If it is weary with toil, you bring it ease; in the heart of temptation, your grace cools it; if sorrowful, your words console it. Light most blessed, shine on the hearts of your faithful - even into their darkest corners; for wiithout your aid man can do nothing good, and everything is sinful. Wash clean the sinful soul, rain down your grace on the parched soul and heal the injured soul. Soften the hard heart, cherish and warm the ice-cold heart, and give direction to the wayward. Give your seven holy gifts to your faithful, for their trust is in you. Give them reward for their virtuous acts; give them a death that ensures salvation; give them unending bliss. Amen. Alleluia.Sequence (Poetic text)Come, Holy Spirit, come!And from your celestial home Shed a ray of light divine! Come, Father of the poor! Come, source of all our store Come, within our bosoms shine! You, of comforters the best; You, the soul's most welcome guest; Sweet refreshment here below; In our labor, rest most sweet; Grateful coolness in the heat; Solace in the midst of woe. O most blessed Light divine, Shine within these hearts of yours, And our inmost being fill! Where you are not, man has naught, Nothing good in deed or thought, Nothing free from taint of ill. Heal our wounds, our strength renew; On our dryness pour your dew; Wash the stains of guilt away: Bend the stubborn heart and will; Melt the frozen, warm the chill; Guide the steps that go astray. On the faithful, who adore And confess you, evermore In your sev'nfold gift descend; Give them virtue's sure reward; Give them your salvation, Lord; Give them joys that never end. Amen. Alleluia. Gospel, Jn 20, 19-23R. Alleluia. Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful; and kindle in them the fire of your love. R. Alleluia. As the Father sent me, so I send you: Receive the Holy Spirit. On the evening of that first day of the week,even though the disciples had locked the doors of the place where they were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood before them. "Peace be with you," he said. When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. At the sight of the Lord the disciples rejoiced. "Peace be with you," he said again. "As the Father has sent me, so I send you." Then he breathed on them and said: "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive men's sins, they are forgiven them; if you hold them bound, they are held bound." The Gospel of the Lord.
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