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Year 27 No. 65 Pentecost Sunday (A) Red June 8, 2014
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F
orty-nine days have passed
since we celebrated Christs
Resurrection. Christians adopt
the Jewish manner of counting
the number of days between
their feast of Pesach (Passover)
until Shavuot (Pentecost). The
intervening period, a full seven-
week, is marked by intense
prayers of anticipation and joy,
and the liturgy is highlighted by
a daily reading from Hebrew
Scriptures.
From the day after the
Sabbath, the day you brought
the sheaf of the wave offering,
count off seven full weeks.
Count off ffty days up to the
day after the seventh Sabbath,
and then present an offering
of a new grain to the Lord (Lv
23:15-16).
Pentecost is the fftieth day
after the Christian exodus or
Pesach. Originally, the Jews
cel ebr at e Pent ecost as a
double grain harvest coming
at the end of the barley and
the beginning of the wheat
harvest. In celebrating Shavuot
or Pentecost, the Jews do not
only rejoice over a good harvest
of crops. The festival is meant
as a reminder that the God who
delivered them in the past is the
same God we can rely on today,
and for the future.
Christian believers also see
Pentecost as harvest time. The
apostles, whose hearts have
learned to distrust the past
and despair the future, receive
from Jesus the frstfruits of the
Reaping the Harvest
resurrection. The gifts are not
meant merely to embolden
them, nor are these gifts meant
for hoarding, but are meant to
be shared with others.
The frst gift of Jesus to the
apostles on Pentecost is shalom
or peace which in Hebrew
culture does not only mean
absence or lack of conflict,
but a deep desire and prayer
that God may give a person
every good thing. Jesus wishes
shalom to his apostles twice,
a way of assuring the apostles
that Jesus continues to accept
them despite their shameful
and cowardly act on Calvary
Hill.
Christs second gift to his
apostles was his nailmarks. He
showed them his hands and his
side. The wounds of Jesus have
become his identifying marks, a
reminder of how much God has
loved sinners through his Son.
But those wounds are no longer
fresh and bleeding; these are
the glorifed wounds of Jesus,
a testament to his victory over
death and evil, a measure of
how far his love can go. Every
believer is reminded not to be
afraid of the cross.
The third gift of Jesus is the
mission to which the apostles
are invited to participate in.
Despite their betrayal and
unworthiness, Jesus returns to
invite them and to make them
part of his mission on earth.
More, Jesus breathes his Spirit
on them. He empowers them,
and bestows on them the gift of
forgiving sinners.
In Acts 1:15, Peter presided
i n a me e t i n g a t t e n d e d
by 120 believers. Todays
First Reading recounts what
eventually transpired in that
meet i ng. Not onl y peopl e
from Jerusalem were there, but
also religious people who had
come from every country in the
world. Noise and strong wind
flled the house, then tongues
of fire spread and touched
each person. It was almost
like a confagration! Then the
hubris of Babel, the curse of
confusion and division, is
reversed. Each person spoke
in different languages yet those
who heard them understood
that they were glorifying the
mighty acts of God. Almost
three thousand were added to
the group of believers on that
day and were baptized (cf.
Acts 2:41).
When God gave the Law
to Moses on Mount Sinai, the
earth shook. On Pentecost,
God best ows hi s Spi ri t , a
powerful statement that the
Spirit completes the Law. The
Spirit is given to believers who
had come from every country of
the world. May we appreciate
our own call to mission and
acknowledge the spiritual gifts
given to us, as we participate
in the sowing and reaping of
Gods bountiful harvest.
Fr. Paul J. Marquez, SSP
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because each one heard them
speaking in his own language.
They were astounded, and in
amazement they asked, Are not
all these people who are speaking
Galileans? Then how does each
of us hear them in his native
language? We are Par thians,
Medes, and Ela mites, inhabitants
of Mesopo tamia, Judea and
Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
Phrygia and Pam phylia, Egypt
and the districts of Libya near
Cyrene, as well as travelers from
Rome, both Jews and converts to
Judaism, Cre tans and Arabs, yet
we hear them speaking in our
own tongues of the mighty acts
of God.
The word of the Lord.
All Thanks be to God.
Responsorial Psalm (Ps 104)
R Lord, send out your
Spirit, and renew the face of
the earth.
1. Bless the LORD, O my soul!/
O LORD, my God, you are great
indeed!/ How manifold are your
works, O LORD!/ The earth is full
of your creatures. (R)
2. If you take away their breath,
they perish/ and return to their
dust./ When you send forth your
spirit, they are created,/ and you
renew the face of the earth. (R)
3. May the glory of the LORD
endure forever;/ may the LORD
be glad in his works!/ Pleasing
to him be my theme;/ I will be
glad in the LORD. (R)
Second Reading
(1 Cor 12:3b7, 1213)
The Spirit is the bond of unity: his
varied gifts should lead not to the
division but to unity and peace in our
community.
A readi ng f rom the f i rst
letter of Saint Paul to the
Corinthians
BROTHERS AND SISTERS:
No one can say, Jesus is
Lord, except by the Holy Spirit.
God, almighty Father. Lord
Jesus Christ, Only Begotten
Son, Lord God, Lamb of God,
Son of the Father, you take
away the sins of the world, have
mercy on us; you take away the
sins of the world, receive our
prayer; you are seated at the
right hand of the Father, have
mercy on us. For you alone are
the Holy One, you alone are the
Lord, you alone are the Most
High, Jesus Christ, with the
Holy Spirit, in the glory of God
the Father. Amen.
Collect
P Let us pray. (Pause)
O God, who by the mystery
of todays great feast sanctify
your whole Church in ever y
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 rst
proclaimed, ll 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.
All Amen.
THE LITURGY
OF THE WORD
First Reading
[Acts 2:111] (Sit)
Luke describes the descent of the
Holy Spirit in tongues as of re,
which rest on each of the apostles
and fill them with courage to
proclaim the Good News of Jesus.
A reading from the Acts of the
Apostles
WHEN THE TIME for Pentecost
was fullled, they were all in one
place together. And suddenly
there came from the sky a noise
like a strong driving wind, and it
lled the entire house in which
they were. Then there appeared
to them tongues as of re, 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
THE INTRODUCTORY
RITES
Entrance Antiphon
[Rom 5:5; cf. 8:11]
(Recited when there is no opening song)
The love of God has been
poured into our hearts by his
Spirit living in us, alleluia.
Greeting
(The sign of the cross is made here)
P The Lord be with you.
All And with your spirit.
Introduction
(May be made using these or other
similar words)
P Pentecost marks a fresh start
for all of us. Jesus announces
the peace that comes with his
victory over death. He gives us
the Holy Spirit with the power to
forgive and conquer sin. Like the
apostles, we are strengthened by
the Spirit to face the challenges
of the world. The Holy Spirit
showers us with gifts. Let us use
these for the building up of the
Church, the Body of Christ.
Penitential Act
P Brethren (brothers and
sisters), let us acknowledge our
sins and so prepare ourselves to
celebrate the sacred mysteries.
(Pause)
P Lord Jesus, your gift of the
Spirit unites all peoples: Lord,
have mercy.
All Lord, have mercy.
P Lord Jesus, your gift of
the Spirit gives courage to the
disciples: Christ, have mercy.
All Christ, have mercy.
P Lord Jesus, your gift of
the Spirit gives witness that we
are children of God: Lord, have
mercy.
All Lord, have mercy.
P May almighty God have
mercy on us, forgive us our sins,
and bring us to everlasting life.
All Amen.
Gloria
All Glor y to God in the
highest, and on earth peace to
people of good will. We praise
you, we bless you, we adore
you, we glorify you, we give
you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King, O
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