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us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in Solemnity of the sky, and so make a name for ourselves; otherwise we shall be scattered all over the earth.” The LORD came down to see the city and the Entrance Antiphon tower that the people had built. Then the LORD The love of God has been poured into our hearts said: “If now, while they are one people, all through the Spirit of God dwelling within us, speaking the same language, they have started to alleluia. do this, nothing will later stop them from doing whatever they presume to do. Let us then go Entrance Hymn down there and confuse their language, so that Come Holy Ghost, Creator blest, And in our one will not understand what another says.” Thus hearts take up they rest; Come with thy grace and the LORD scattered them from there all over the heav’nly aid To fill the hearts which thou hast earth, and they stopped building the city. That is made; To fill the hearts which thou hast made. why it was called Babel, because there the LORD O Comforter, to thee we cry, Thou heav’nly gift confused the speech of all the world. It was from of God most high; Thou font of life and fire of that place that he scattered them all over the earth. love, And sweet anointing from above; And sweet Responsorial: anointing from above. Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of Praise be to thee, Father and Son, And Holy the earth. Spirit, with them one; And may the Son on us Second Reading Rom 8:22-27 bestow The gifts that from the Spirit flow, The gifts that from the Spirit flow. Brothers and sisters: We know that all creation is groaning in labor pains even until now; and not Gloria only that, but we ourselves, who have the Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace firstfruits of the Spirit, we also groan within to people of good will. We praise you, we bless ourselves as we wait for adoption, the redemption you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you of our bodies. For in hope we were saved. Now thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly hope that sees is not hope. For who hopes for King, O God, almighty Father. Lord Christ, what one sees? But if we hope for what we do not only begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son see, we wait with endurance. In the same way, the of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, Spirit too comes to the aid of our weakness; for have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the Spirit himself intercedes with inexpressible right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For groanings. And the one who searches hearts you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the knows what is the intention of the Spirit, because Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, he intercedes for the holy ones according to God’s with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the will. Father. Amen. Jn 7:37-39 First Reading Gen 11:1-9 On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus The whole world spoke the same language, using stood up and exclaimed, “Let anyone who thirsts the same words. While the people were migrating come to me and drink. As Scripture says: Rivers of in the east, they came upon a valley in the land of living water will flow from within him who believes in Shinar and settled there. They said to one me.” He said this in reference to the Spirit that another, “Come, let us mold bricks and harden those who came to believe in him were to receive. them with fire.” They used bricks for stone, and There was, of course, no Spirit yet, because Jesus bitumen for mortar. Then they said, “Come, let had not yet been glorified. Creed Communion Hymn I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker Soul of my Savior, sanctify my breast; Body of of heaven and earth, of all things visible and Christ, be thou my saving guest; Blood of my invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior, bathe me in thy tide; Wash me with water Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father flowing from his side. before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, Strength and protection may thy Passion be; O consubstantial with the Father; through him all Blessed Jesus, hear and answer me; Deep in thy things were made. For us men and for our wounds, Lord, hide and shelter me; So shall I salvation he came down from heaven, never, never part from thee. At the words that follow, up to and including and became man, all bow Hear me, Lord Jesus, listen as I pray; “Lead me and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin from night to never ending day. Fill all the world Mary and became man. For our sake he was with love and grace divine, And glory, laud, and crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death praise be ever thine.. and was buried, and rose again on the third day in Closing Hymn accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into O breathe on me, O Breath of God, Fill me with heaven and is seated at the right hand of the life anew, That I may love the things you love, Father. He will come again in glory to judge the And do what you would do. living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end. O Breathe on me, O Breath of God, Until my heart is pure; Until my will is one with yours, To I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of do and to endure. life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and O breathe on me, O Breath of God, My will to glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. I yours incline, Until this selfish part of me Glows believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic with your fire divine. Church. I confess one Baptism for the O breathe on me, O Breath of God, So I shall forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the never die, But live with you the perfect life For all resurrection of the dead and the life of the world eternity. to come. Amen. Communion Antiphon On the last day of the festival, Jesus stood and cried out: If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me

and drink, alleluia. Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States of America, second typical edition © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC. Used with permission. All rights reserved. Excerpts from the English translation of Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation, (ICEL); excerpts from the English translation of The Roman Missal © 2010, ICEL. All rights reserved.