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24 May 2015
Solemnity of Pentecost
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e live in a world torn by conflicting interests, jealousy, aggressiveness, and so many forms of enslavement. All this is the
consequence of SIN, from the first to the latest sin that has
darkened the horizon of mankind. Left to ourselves, we would have been
unable to overcome such destructive forces. That is why God promised
and sent the Holy Spirit, as the divine healing Power that can undo the
tragedies of division, mistrust, hatred, and death brought about by human
sinfulness.
As we commemorate the descent of the Holy Spirit over the disciples
gathered in the Upper Room, let us open our hearts to him so that we,
too, may share in their wonderful experience. May the Holy Spirit fashion
us to the likeness of Jesus and into a community characterized by mutual
acceptance, appreciation, solidarity, and love.
Entrance Antiphon
Greeting
P May the love, grace, and
peace of the Holy Spirit be with
you all!
All And with your spirit!
Penitential Act
P My brothers and sisters, let
us realize how much we need
the Holy Spirit in our life and in
how many ways we have become
unworthy of his presence in us.
(Pause)
P Lord Jesus, you gave the
Holy Spirit to your disciples to
be their Teacher and Advocate.
Lord, have mercy!
Gloria
All Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you,
we bless you, we adore you,
we glorify you, we give you
thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King, O
God, almighty Father.
Lord Jesus Christ, Only
Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb
Responsorial Psalm
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1st Reading
Acts 2:1-11
The descent of the Holy
Spirit on Pentecost Day fulfilled
the promise made by Jesus at
the Last Supper and before he
ascended into heaven. From that
moment on, mankind started becoming the new people of God,
characterized by harmony, solidarity, and brotherly love.
Ps 104
Sequence
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 souls 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, we have
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 sevenfold gift descend.
Give them virtues sure reward;
Give them your salvation, Lord;
Give them joys that never end.
Amen! Alleluia!
Gospel Acclamation
All Alleluia! Alleluia!
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the
hearts of your faithful and
kindle in them the fire of
your love.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Gospel
Jn 20:19-23
St. John tells us that the
Holy Spirit was the first gift
that the Risen Christ gave to his
The Gospel of the Lord!
All Praise to you, Lord Jesus
Christ!
Homily
Profession of Faith
(Nicene Creed)
Memorial Acclamation
P The mystery of faith!
All We proclaim your Death,
O Lord, and profess your
Resurrection until you
come again!
Communion Antiphon
(To be recited only when no Communion hymn is sung.)
Sign of Peace
Breaking of the Bread
All Lamb of God . . .
Communion
P This is the Lord Jesus who
bestowed the Holy Spirit on his
disciples on the day he rose from
death. He is the Lamb of God
who takes away the sins of the
world. Blessed are those called
to the Supper of the Lamb.
weaknesses that come to her from her human component. The Holy Spirit, present in her as her soul, is
the divine Power that keeps the Church alive, constantly
renews her, guides her into an ever greater appreciation
of the truths of revelation, sanctifies and strengthens her
against all dangers and oppositions.
And so the mystery of the Incarnation continues God
saving men through men, not just through the all-holy
Jesus, but also through the ministry of frail and sinful
people, sanctified and strengthened by the Spirit of love,
unity, and holiness.
We will never be able to fully appreciate the importance of the role of the Holy Spirit in the Church and
in each of us. Without him the Church would be just
a human institution, destined to perish like all other
institutions, empires and civilizations. But the Church will
last until the end of time only because the Lord of Life
animates her.
Thanks to the presence of the Spirit, the gift of salvation and all other gifts of the Risen Christ are channelled to men especially through those sacred acts that
we call sacraments. In particular, the forgiving love of
God becomes a reality for us, today, through the sacrament of Reconciliation which enables us to rise after
every fall, purified and strengthened by Gods forgiving
love.
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