DOUBLE, FIRST CLASS / RED
Baptism
alone seals a person as a child of God, bestows an initial share in
Christ's priesthood and enriches the soul with divine life. But Jesus
instituted also the Sacrament of Confirmation, by which He gives a
further indelible seal and a further share in His priesthood, as well as
the special grace to live and worship as a mature, apostolic Christian.
INTROIT IV Esdr. 2:36, 37
Receive
with joy the glory that is yours, alleluia! giving thanks to God,
alleluia! who has called you to the heavenly kingdom, alleluia,
alleluia, alleluia!
Ps. 77:1. Hearken, My people, to My law; incline your ears to the words of My mouth.
V. Glory be . . .
COLLECT
O
Lord, let the power of the Holy Spirit be with us, gently cleansing our
hearts and guarding us against danger. Through our Lord . . .
LESSON Acts 8:14-17
Now,
when the apostles, who were in Jerusalem, had heard that Samaria had
received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John. Who, when
they were come, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Ghost.
For he was not as yet come upon any of them: but they were only baptized
in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid their hands upon them:
and they received the Holy Ghost.
GRADUAL
Alleluia, alleluia! V. John 14:26
The Holy Spirit will teach you whatever I have said to you. Alleluia! (Here all Kneel.)
V. Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful and kindle in them the fire of Your love.
Holy Spirit, come and shine
On our souls with beams divine
Issuing from your radiance bright.
Come, O Father of the poor,
Ever bounteous of your store,
Come, our heart's unfailing light.
Come, Consoler, kindest, best,
Come our bosom's dearest guest,
Sweet refreshment, sweet repose.
Rest in labor, coolness sweet,
Tempering the burning heat,
Truest comfort of our woes.
O divinest light, impart
Unto every faithful heart
Plenteous streams from love's bright flood.
But for your blest Deity,
Nothing pure in man could be;
Nothing harmless, nothing good.
Wash away each sinful stain;
Gently shed your gracious rain
On the dry and fruitless soul.
Heal each wound and bend each will,
Warm our hearts benumbed and chill,
All our wayward steps control.
Unto all your faithful just,
Who in you confide and trust,
Deign the sevenfold gift to send.
Grant us virtue's blest increase,
Grant a death of hope and peace,
Grant the joys that never end.
Amen. Alleluia!
GOSPEL John 10:1-10
At that time, Jesus said to the Pharisees: "Amen,
amen, I say to you: He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold
but climbeth up another way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he
that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the
porter openeth: and the sheep hear his voice. And he calleth his own
sheep by name and leadeth them out. And when he hath let out his own
sheep, he goeth before them: and the sheep follow him, because they know
his voice. But a stranger they follow not, but fly from him, because
they know not the voice of strangers."
This proverb Jesus spoke to them. But they understood not what he spoke. Jesus therefore said to them again: "Amen,
amen, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All others, as many as
have come, are thieves and robbers: and the sheep heard them not. I am
the door. By me, if any man enter in, he shall be saved: and he shall go
in and go out, and shall find pastures. The thief cometh not, but for
to steal and to kill and to destroy. I am come that they may have life
and may have it more abundantly."
Creed
OFFERTORY ANTIPHON Ps. 77:23-25
The
Lord opened the doors of heaven, and rained down manna upon them for
food. He gave them the bread of heaven, and man ate the food of angels,
alleluia!
SECRET
O Lord, may we be cleansed by the sacrifice we offer, and made worthy to receive Your Blessed Sacrament. Through our Lord . . .
COMMUNION ANTIPHON John 15:26; 16:14
The Spirit who proceeds from the Father, alleluia! He will glorify Me, alleluia, alleluia!
POSTCOMMUNION
O
Lord, may the Holy Spirit heal our souls with this divine Sacrament,
for He Himself is the forgiveness of all sins. Through our Lord . . .
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