The following are some of the voices of Pentecost
to assist in your prayer and reflection
Dear brothers and sisters, we have now begun our Pentecost Vigil, after
the example of the Apostles and disciples, who with Mary, the Mother of Jesus,
persevered in prayer, awaiting the Spirit promised by the Lord; like them, let
us, too, listen with quiet hearts to the Word of God. Let us meditate on how
many great deeds God in times past did for his people and let us pray that the
Holy Spirit, whom the
Father sent as the first fruits for those who believe, may bring to perfection
his work in the world. (from the Vigil Mass of Pentecost)
On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and exclaimed, “Let anyone who thirsts come to me and drink. As Scripture says: Rivers of living water will flow from within him who believes in me.” He said this in reference to the Spirit that those who came to believe in him were to receive. There was, of course, no Spirit yet, because Jesus had not yet been glorified. Jn 7:37-39
Brothers
and sisters: No one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. 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. To each individual the manifestation of the
Spirit is given for some benefit. 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13
Jesus
said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send
you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive
the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you
retain are retained.” Jn 20:21-23
The
Spirit too helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as we
ought; but the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings that
cannot be expressed in speech. He who searches hearts knows what the Spirit
means, for the Spirit intercedes for the saints as God himself wills. Rom 8:26
We have
been baptized in the Holy Spirit. With all who are baptized, let us give glory
to the Lord, and ask him:
Lord
Jesus, give us your Spirit to make us holy.
Send us
your Holy Spirit,
– that
we may acclaim you before the world as Lord and king.
Lord Jesus,
give us your Spirit to make us holy.
Give us
a sincere love,
– that
the Church may be a loving family.
Lord
Jesus, give us your Spirit to make us holy.
Give
your life-giving grace to all the faithful,
– that
they may receive with joy the gifts of the Spirit.
Lord
Jesus, give us your Spirit to make us holy.
Give us
the power of your Holy Spirit,
– to
heal our wounds and make us strong.
Lord
Jesus, give us your Spirit to make us holy.
(Morning
prayer, Pentecost)
O God,
who by the mystery of today’s great feast sanctify your whole Church in very
people and nation, pour out, we pray, the gifts of the Holy Spirit across the
face of the earth and, with the divine grace that was at work when the Gospel
was first proclaimed, fill now once more the hearts of believers. Through our
Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the
Holy Spirit, one God,
for ever and ever. (Mass of Pentecost)
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