Red, sequence, Roman
canon insert, dismissal: alleluia, alleluia
Themes:
Acts: Pentecost
1 Corinthians: one Spirit; many gifts
John: Easter: the gift of the Holy Spirit
Acts 2:1-11 : Jerusalem 50 Days after the Resurrection, 10 days after the Ascension.
Wind and parted fire and
universal understanding
Whey
hen the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, were all in one place together. And
suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it
filled the entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and
came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit
and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to
proclaim. Now there were devout Jews
from every nation under heaven staying in Jerusalem. At this sound, they gathered in a large crowd, but they were
confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language.
Their astonishment
"Are
not all these people who are speaking Galileans? Then how does each of us hear them in his native language?”
1 Corinthians 12:3b-7,12-13 - All spiritual gifts come from the one Holy Spirit and given for a specific purpose; as members are to the body, so these are to the Church.
Source of our Faith: the holy Spirit
No one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit.
Effect of the Holy Spirit: Different gifts
There
are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; there are different
forms of service but the same Lord; there are different workings but the same
God who produces all of them in everyone.
Why these gifts
To
each individual the manifestation of the Spirit is given for some benefit.
Illustration of the Body
As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body, so also Christ.
The Pentecost Sequence Hymn
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, 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 virtue's sure reward. Give them your salvation, Lord.
Give them joys that never end. Amen. Alleluia.
John 20:19-23: - Jesus appears on Easter Sunday
The First Coming of The Holy Spirit; The
Power To Forgive Sins Given to the Church
“On
the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where
the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst, and
said to them,
"Peace be with you." […] "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you."
He breathed on them and said:
"Receive the Holy Spirit.
Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are
retained."
Questions:
Acts: What is Pentecost? How was the Holy Spirit manifested? What is symbolic about wind and fire? What might be symbolized in “parted” flames
of fire. What was odd about the
preaching of the Apostles? How could
Pentecost be called the birthday of the Church? Is this the same as saying it was the beginning of the Church? Where were the countries of: the Parthians? the Mede?
the Elamites? the Mesopotamians? the Judeans? the Cappadocians? the
Ponti? the Asians? the Phrygians? the Pamphylians? the
Egyptians? The Libyans near Cyrene? the Romans?
the Cretans? the Arabs? What
is a “mighty act”? Why might Pentecost
be appropriate for an appeal for Catholic Communications?
1 Corinthians: What does Saint Paul say is needed to have
faith in Jesus? What does he mean by “Lord”? What is the common denominator of all the
true spiritual gifts? What does Saint
Paul say about the Holy Spirit and the Church? Why are spiritual gifts given?
Why was it important the Corinthians understand the role of the Holy
Spirit as a unifier? What is the “Mystical
Body” teaching of Pope Pius XII, and as found in the Catechism? Who were the Jews and Greeks that Saint Paul
referred to? What did Saint Paul say
about slaves? If the Holy Spirit is, as
it were, the soul of the Catholic Church, what does this imply and explain?
John: What did Jesus say about the Holy Spirit
when He appeared the Apostles on Easter?
Why did He breath upon them?
What power did He give them?
What was the promise of the Holy Spirit previously given to Peter?
Petitions:
Acts: That the Gospel of Christ be heard and
understood by all nations in the world, we pray to the Lord.
1 Corinthians: That Christians be joined in true unity
through the Holy Spirit, we pray to the Lord.
John: That Catholics appreciate the power of
bishops and priest to forgive sin, we pray to the Lord.
PREFACE
The Official English
approximation
The Official Latin
“Tu enim, sacramentum Paschale consummams, quibus, per Unigeniti Tui
consortium, filios adoptionis esse tribuisti, hodie Spiritum Sanctum es
largitus, Qui principio nascenti Ecclesiae, et cunctis gentibus scientiam indidit
deitatis, et linguarum diversitatem in unius fidei confessione sociavit.”
“Today You sent the Holy Spirit on those marked out to be Your
children, by sharing the life of Your Son, and so You brought the Pascal
Mystery to its completion.
Today we celebrate the great beginning of Your Church, when the Holy
Spirit made known to all peoples the One True God.”
ROMAN CANON INSERT
The Official Latin
“Communicantes et diem sacratissimum Pentecostes celebrantes, quo
spiritus Sanctus Apostolis in igneis linguis apparuit, “
The Official English
approximation
“In union with the whole Church, we celebrate the Day of Pentecost,
when the Holy Spirit appeared to the Apostles, in the form of countless
tongues.”