PENTECOST SUNDAY - SOLEMNITY Cycle B

ENTRANCE HYMN RESPONSORIAL PSALM Ps 103:1. 24. 29-31. 34. R] cf. v. 30 1. Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest, And in our hearts take up thy rest; R. Send forth your Spirit, O Lord, and renew the face of the earth. Come with thy grace and heav’nly aid 1. Bless the Lord, my soul! To fill the hearts which thou hast made, Lord God, how great you are, To fill the hearts which thou hast made. How many are your works, O Lord! 2. Comforter, to thee we cry, The earth is full of your riches. (R.) Thou heav’nly gift of God most high; 2. You take back your spirit, they die, Thou font of life, and fire of love, returning to the dust from which they came. And sweet anointing from above, You send forth your spirit, they are created; And sweet anointing from above. and you renew the face of the earth. (R.) 3. Praise be to thee, Father and Son 3. May the glory of the Lord last for ever! And Holy Spirit, with them one; May the Lord rejoice in his works! And may the Son on us bestow May my thoughts be pleasing to him. The gifts that from the Spirit flow, I find my joy in the Lord. (R.) The gifts that from the Spirit flow. SECOND READING GLORIA A reading from the letter of St. Paul to the Galatians 5:16-25 Glory to God in the highest, The fruit of the Spirit. and on earth peace to people of good will. If you are guided by the Spirit you will be in no danger of We praise you, we bless you, yielding to self-indulgence, since self-indulgence is the we adore you, we glorify you, opposite of the Spirit, the Spirit is totally against such a thing, we give you thanks for your great glory, and it is precisely because the two are so opposed that you do Lord God, heavenly King, not always carry out your good intentions. If you are led by the O God, almighty Father. Spirit, no law can touch you. When self-indulgence is at work Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, the results are obvious: fornication, gross indecency and Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, sexual irresponsibility; idolatry and sorcery; feuds and you take away the sins of the world: wrangling, jealousy, bad temper and quarrels; disagreements, have mercy on us; factions, envy; drunkenness, orgies and similar things. I warn you take away the sins of the world, you now, as I warned you before: those who behave like this receive our prayer; will not inherit the kingdom of God. What the Spirit brings is you are seated at the right hand of the Father: very different: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, have mercy on us. trustfulness, gentleness and self-control. There can be no law For you alone are the Holy One, against things like that, of course. You cannot belong to Christ You alone are the Lord, Jesus unless you crucify all self-indulgent passions and desire. You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, Since the Spirit is our life, let us be directed by the Spirit. with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen. The word of the Lord. FIRST READING SEQUENCE A reading from the Acts of the Apostles 2:1-11 Holy Spirit, Lord of light, They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak. From the clear celestial height Thy pure beaming radiance give. When Pentecost day came round, the apostles had all met in Come, thou Father of the poor, one room, when suddenly they heard what sounded like a Come with treasures which endure; powerful wind from heaven, the noise of which filled the entire Come, thou light of all that live! house in which they were sitting; and something appeared to Thou, of all consolers best, them that seemed like tongues of fire; these separated and Thou, the soul’s delightful guest, came to rest on the head of each of them. They were all filled Dost refreshing peace bestow; with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak foreign languages as Thou in toil art comfort sweet; the Spirit gave them the gift of speech. Pleasant coolness in the heat; Now there were devout men living in Jerusalem from every Solace in the midst of woe. nation under heaven, and at this sound they all assembled, Light immortal, light divine, each one bewildered to hear these men speaking his own Visit thou these hearts of thine, language. They were amazed and astonished. ‘Surely’ they And our inmost being fill: said ‘all these men speaking are Galileans? How does it If thou take thy grace away, happen that each of us hears them in his own native language? Nothing pure in man will stay; Parthians, Medes and Elamites; people from Mesopotamia, All his good is turned to ill. Judaea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Heal our wounds, our strength renew; Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya round Cyrene; as well On our dryness pour thy dew; as visitors from Rome – Jews and proselytes alike – Cretans Wash the stains of guilt away: and Arabs; we hear them preaching in our own language about Bend the stubborn heart and will; the marvels of God.’ Melt the frozen, warm the chill; The word of the Lord. Guide the steps that go astray. Thou, on us who evermore Thee confess and thee adore, With thy sevenfold gifts descend: Give us comfort when we die; Give us life with thee on high; Give us joys that never end. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION 2. Come, be our soul’s most welcome guest, Alleluia, alleluia! Endowing us with all the best; Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful Be solace, comfort, and our rest. and kindle in them the fire of your love. Come Spirit, come! Alleluia! 3. Come, Light be with us ev’ry day: In pray’r, in rest, at work, at play; GOSPEL Without your help we go astray. Come Spirit, come! A reading from the holy Gospel according to John 4. Come, heal sin’s wounds and give us grace. 15:26-27; 16:12-15 All wrong you wish us to erase; The Spirit of truth will lead you to the complete truth. All good you call us to embrace. Jesus said to his disciples: Come Spirit, come! ‘When the Advocate comes, 5. Come, Paraclete, with gifts descend. whom I shall send to you from the Father, Through all our life you are our friend; the Spirit of truth who issues from the Father, Come, bring us joys that never end. he will be my witness. Come Spirit, come! And you too will be witnesses, because you have been with me from the outset. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ I still have many things to say to you (sung to the tune of: The Lord's my Shepherd) but they would be too much for you now. But when the Spirit of truth comes 1. O Holy Spirit, come to bless he will lead you to the complete truth, your waiting church, we pray: since he will not be speaking as from himself we long to grow in holiness but will say only what he has learnt; as children of the day. and he will tell you of the things to come. 2. Great Gift of our ascended king, He will glorify me, since all he tells you his saving truth reveal, will be taken from what is mine. our tongues inspire his praise to sing, Everything the Father has is mine; our hearts his love to feel. that is why I said: 3. O come, creator Spirit, move All he tells you will be taken from what is mine.’ as on the formless deep; The Gospel of the Lord. give life and order, light and love, where now is death or sleep. APOSTLES’ CREED 4. We offer up to you, O Lord, I believe in God, the Father almighty, ourselves to be your throne, Creator of heaven and earth, our every thought and deed and word and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, to make your glory known. (All bow) 5. O Holy Spirit, Lord of might, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, through you all grace is given: suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was grant us to know and serve aright buried; he descended into hell; on the third day he rose again one God in earth and heaven. from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ from there he will come to judge the living and the dead, 1. Come, Holy Spirit, I need you I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, Come, sweet Spirit, I pray the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, Come in your strength and your power the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen. Come in your own gentle way. OFFERTORY HYMN 2. Come as a rest to the weary Come as a balm to the sore (sung to the tune of: O Father, take in sign of love) Come, Lord, as strength to my weakness 1. Spirit divine, accept our prayer, Fill me with joy evermore. and make this house your home; 3. Come like a spring in the desert descend with all your gracious pow’r, Come to the withered of soul Come, Holy Spirit, come! Lord, let your sweet healing power 2. Come as the fire and cleanse our hearts Touch me and make me whole. with purifying flame; let all our lives an offering be RECESSIONAL HYMN to our Redeemer's name. (sung to the tune of: Firmly I believe) 3. Come as the dove and spread your wings, 1. Father, Lord of earth and heaven, the wings of peace and love; King to whom all gifts belong, and let your Church on earth become Give your greatest Gift, your Spirit, blest as the Church above. God the holy, God the strong. 4. Come as the wind, with rushing sound Give us joy, O Holy Spirit, And Pentecostal grace, Joy that once on Christ you shed; That all the human race may see Send us out as God's true servants, The glory of your face. One with Christ, our glorious head. 2. Son of God, enthroned in glory, COMMUNION HYMNS Send your promised Gift of grace, Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Make your Church your holy Temple, God the Spirit's dwelling-place. 1. Come, Holy Spirit on us shine; Look on the poor with love benign, 3. Spirit, come, in peace descending And give your people gifts divine. as at Jordan, heav’nly Dove, Come Spirit, come! Seal your Church as God's anointed, Set our hearts on fire with love.