DOUBLE / RED
Pentecost is the climax of Easter, and this is the last day of the
Easter season. The extra lessons in today's Mass allow for the
conferring of one of the four minor orders or one of the three major
orders after each lesson. Priesthood is conferred before the last verse
of the Sequence. The ordained priest combines in himself the powers and
the responsibilities of each distinct order.
INTROIT Rom. 5:5
The charity of God is poured forth in our hearts, alleluia! by His Spirit dwelling within us, alleluia, alleluia!
Ps. 102:1. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and let all my being bless His holy name.
V. Glory be . . .
COLLECT
O
Lord, graciously fill our hearts with Your Holy Spirit, who wisely
created us and so carefully governs us. Through our Lord . . .
FIRST LESSON Joel 2:28-32
Thus
says the Lord God: "I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh: and your
sons and your daughters shall prophesy: your old men shall dream
dreams, and your young men shall see visions. Moreover, upon my
servants and handmaids in those days I will pour forth my spirit. And I
will shew wonders in heaven; and in earth, blood, and fire, and vapour
of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into
blood: before the great and dreadful day of the Lord doth come. And it
shall come to pass, that every one that shall call upon the name of the
Lord, shall be saved."
ALLELUIA! V. John 6:64
It is the Spirit that gives life; the flesh profits nothing.
May
the Holy Spirit, O Lord, influence us with that same fire which Our
Lord Jesus Christ sent upon the earth to burn brightly; who lives and
rules with You, in the unity of the same Holy Spirit.
SECOND LESSON Lev. 23:9-11, 15-17, 21
In
those days, the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: "Speak to the children of
Israel, and thou shalt say to them: 'When you shall have entered into
the land which I will give you, and shall reap your corn, you shall
bring sheaves of ears, the firstfruits of your harvest to the priest.
Who shall lift up the sheaf before the Lord, the next day after the
sabbath, that it may be acceptable for you, and shall sanctify it. You
shall count therefore from the morrow after the sabbath, wherein you
offered the sheaf of firstfruits, seven full weeks. Even unto the
morrow after the seventh week be expired, that is to say, fifty days:
and so you shall offer a new sacrifice to the Lord. Out of all your
dwellings, two loaves of the firstfruits, of two tenths of flour
leavened, which you shall bake for the firstfruits of the Lord. And you
shall call this day most solemn, and most holy. You shall do no
servile work therein. It shall be an everlasting ordinance in all your
dwellings and generations.' " says the Lord Almighty.
ALLELUIA! V. Job 26:13
His Spirit has adorned the heavens.
O
God, who commanded us to discipline our bodies by fasting in order to
heal our souls, grant that we may always be ardently attached to You in
body and soul. Through our Lord . . .
THIRD LESSON Deut. 26:1-3, 7-11
In
those days, Moses said to the children of Israel: "Hear, O Israel, the
things that I command you today. When thou art come into the land
which the Lord thy God will give thee to possess, and hast conquered
it, and dwellest in it: Thou shalt take the first of all thy fruits,
and put them in a basket, and shalt go to the place which the Lord thy
God shall choose, that his name may be invocated there: And thou shalt
go to the priest that shall be in those days, and say to him: 'I
profess this day before the Lord thy God, who heard us, and looked down
upon our affliction, and labour, and distress: And brought us out of
Egypt with a strong hand, and a stretched out arm, with great terror,
with signs and wonders: And brought us into this place, and gave us
this land flowing with milk and honey. And therefore now I offer the
firstfruits of the land which the Lord hath given me.' And thou shalt
leave them in the sight of the Lord thy God, adoring the Lord thy God.
And thou shalt feast in all the good things which the Lord thy God hath
given thee."
ALLELUIA! V. Acts 2:1
When the days of Pentecost were drawing to a close, they were all sitting together.
FOURTH LESSON Lev. 26:3-12
In
those days, the Lord said to Moses: "Speak to the children of Israel,
and tell them from Me 'If you walk in my precepts, and keep my
commandments, and do them, I will give you rain in due seasons. And the
ground shall bring forth its increase: and the trees shall be filled
with fruit. The threshing of your harvest shall reach unto the vintage,
and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and you shall eat
your bread to the full, and dwell in your land without fear. I will
give peace in your coasts: you shall sleep, and there shall be none to
make you afraid. I will take away evil beasts: and the sword shall not
pass through your quarters. You shall pursue your enemies: and they
shall fall before you. Five of yours shall pursue a hundred others: and
a hundred of you ten thousand. Your enemies shall fall before you by
the sword. I will look on you, and make you increase: you shall be
multiplied, and I will establish my covenant with you. You shall eat
the oldest of the old store: and, new coming on, you shall cast away
the old. I will set my tabernacle in the midst of you: and my soul
shall not cast you off. I will walk among you, and will be your God,
and you shall be My people,' " says the Lord Almighty.
ALLELUIA! (All kneel.) V.
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful, and kindle in them the fire of Your love.
O Almighty God, grant that by abstaining from food we may also abstain from sin that surrounds us. Through our Lord . . .
FIFTH LESSON Dan. 3:47-51
In
those days, the angel of the Lord went down with Azarias and his
companions into the furnace: and he drove the flame of the fire out of
the furnace, And made the midst of the furnace like the blowing of a
wind bringing dew. And the flame mounted up above the furnace nine and
forty cubits; and it broke forth, and burnt such of the Chaldeans as it
found near the furnace, the servants of the king, who were heating it
and the fire touched them not at all, nor troubled them, nor did them
any harm. Then these three, as with one mouth, praised and glorified
and blessed God, in the furnace, saying:
The response Deo gratis is not made.
ALLELUIA! V. Dan. 3:52
Blessed are You, O Lord the God of our fathers, and worthy of praise forever.
COLLECT
O God, who protected the three young men from the flames of fire, grant that the flames of sin may not consume us, Your servants. Through our Lord . . .
Commemoration of SAINT GREGORY VII
O God, the strength of all who trust in You, it was from You that
blessed confessor bishop Gregory drew courage and perseverance in
defending the freedom of Your Church. May his example and intercession
help us to face all adversity bravely.
Commemoration of
SAINT URBAN I, POPE AND MARTYR
Pope Urban I, one of the glorious early pontiffs of the Church, was martyred in A.D. 230.
O Eternal Shepherd, who appointed
blessed Urban shepherd of the whole Church, let the prayers of this
martyr and supreme pontiff move You to look with favor upon Your flock
and keep it under Your continual protection. Through our Lord . . .
EPISTLE Rom. 5:1-5
Brethren:
Having been justified therefore by faith, let us have peace with God,
through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access through
faith into this grace wherein we stand: and glory in the hope of the
glory of the sons of God. And not only so: but we glory also in
tribulation, knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience
trial; and trial hope; And hope confoundeth not: because the charity of
God is poured forth in our hearts, by the Holy Ghost who is given to
us.
Gradual Ps. 116:1-2
Praise the Lord, all you nations; praise Him in unison, all you peoples!
V. For His mercy is steadfast toward us, and the truth of the Lord endures forever.
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.
U nto 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.
GOSPEL Luke 4:38-44
At
that time, Jesus rising up out of the synagogue, went into Simon's
house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever: and they
besought him for her. And standing over her, he commanded the fever:
and it left her. And immediately rising, she ministered to them. And
when the sun was down, all they that had any sick with divers diseases
brought them to him. But he, laying his hands on every one of them,
healed them. And devils went out from many, crying out and saying: "Thou
art the son of God." And rebuking them he suffered them not to speak;
for they knew that he was Christ. And
when it was day, going out he went into a desert place: and the
multitudes sought him, and came unto him. And they stayed him that
should not depart from them. To whom he said: "To other cities also I
must preach the kingdom of God: for therefore am I sent." And he was
preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
OFFERTORY ANTIPHON Ps. 87:2-3
O Lord, God of my salvation, I have cried out by day and by night in
Your presence. Let my prayer come before You, O Lord, alleluia!
SECRET
May
our hearts, which we offer You, O Lord, be made clean by this sacred
rite, so that our fasting may also become acceptable to You. Through
our Lord . . .
Commemoration of SAINT GREGORY VII
We have offered our gifts to You, O
Lord. Let Your light graciously shine upon Your Church, so that this
flock may everywhere prosper, and its pastors, under Your guidance, may
be truly pleasing to You.
Commemoration of SAINT URBAN
O Lord, graciously accept the gifts
that we joyfully offer to You. May Your Church, through the prayers of
blessed Urban, always live in peace and rejoice in the security of her
faith. Through our Lord . . .
COMMUNION ANTIPHON John 3:8
The
wind blows where it will, and you hear its sound, alleluia, alleluia!
but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes, alleluia,
alleluia, alleluia!
POSTCOMMUNION
O
Lord, may Your Sacrament fill us with holy fervor so that we may
delight in the celebration and grace of this Sacred Rite. Through our
Lord . . .
Commemoration of SAINT GREGORY VII
O Lord, govern the Church, which You
have been pleased to nourish with Your Heavenly Food. Guide her by Your
powerful direction, so that she may enjoy greater freedom and remain
unshaken in the fullness of faith.
Commemoration of
SAINT URBAN
O
Lord, increase the spirit of grace
which You have bestowed upon Your Church. let the prayers of Your Martyr
and supreme pontiff Urban aid her so that she may never fail in
obedience to her shepherd, and the shepherd may never be wanting in his
care of the flock. Through our Lord . . .
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