July 31, 2022 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)

 

First Reading - Eccl 1:2; 2:21-23

    Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth, vanity of vanities! All things are vanity! 

     Here is one who has labored with wisdom and knowledge and skill, and yet to another who has not labored over it, he must leave his property. This also is vanity and a great misfortune. 

     For what profit comes to man from all the toil and anxiety of heart with which he has labored under the sun? All his days sorrow and grief are his occupation; even at night his mind is not at rest. This is also vanity.

Responsorial Psalm - Ps 90

R –If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts!

* You turn man back to dust, saying, “Return, O children of men.” For a thousand years in your sight are as yesterday, now that it is past, or as a watch of the night. R. 

* You make an end of them in their sleep; the next morning they are like the changing grass, which at dawn springs up anew, but by evening wilts and fades. R. 

* Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain wisdom of heart. Return, O Lord! How long? Have pity on your servants! R. 

* Fill us at daybreak with your kindness, that we may shout for joy and gladness all our days. And may the gracious care of the Lord our God be ours; prosper the work of our hands for us! Prosper the work of our hands! R. 

Second Reading - Col 3:1-5.9-11

    Brothers and sisters: 

    If you were raised with Christ, seek what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Think of what is above, not of what is on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ your life appears, then you too will appear with him in glory. 

    Put to death, then, the parts of you that are earthly: immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and the greed that is idolatry. Stop lying to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed, for knowledge, in the image of its Creator. Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all and in all.

Gospel Acclamation - Mt 5:3 

Alleluia! Alleluia! 

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Gospel - Lk 12:13-21

    Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.” He replied to him, “Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?” 

    Then he said to the crowd, “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.” 

    Then he told them a parable. “There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest. He asked himself, ‘What shall I do, for I do not have space to store my harvest?’ And he said, ‘This is what I shall do: I shall tear down my barns and build larger ones. There I shall store all my grain and other goods and I shall say to myself, “Now as for you, you have so many good things stored up for many years. Rest, eat, drink, be merry!” ’ But God said to him, ‘You fool! This night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?’ 

    Thus will it be for all who store up treasure for themselves but are not rich in what matters to God.”

July 24, 2022 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)

 

First Reading - Gn 18:20-32

    In those days, the Lord said: “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great, and their sin so grave, that I must go down and see whether or not their actions fully correspond to the cry against them that comes to me. I mean to find out.” While Abraham’s visitors walked on farther toward Sodom, the Lord remained standing before Abraham. 
    Then Abraham drew nearer and said: “Will you sweep away the innocent with the guilty? Suppose there were fifty innocent people in the city; would you wipe out the place, rather than spare it for the sake of the fifty innocent people within it? Far be it from you to do such a thing, to make the innocent die with the guilty, so that the innocent and the guilty would be treated alike! Should not the judge of all the world act with justice?” He replied, “If I find fifty innocent people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.” 
    Abraham spoke up again: “See how I am presuming to speak to my Lord, though I am but dust and ashes! What if there are fi e less than fifty innocent people? Will you destroy the whole city because of those five?” He answered, “I will not destroy it, if I find forty-five there.” 
    But Abraham persisted, saying, “What if only forty are found there?” The Lord replied, “I will forbear doing it for the sake of the forty.” 
    Then Abraham said, “Let not my Lord grow impatient if I go on. What if only thirty are found there?” The Lord replied, “I will forbear doing it if I can find but thirty there.” 
     Still Abraham went on, “Since I have thus dared to speak to my Lord, what if there are no more than twenty?” The Lord answered, “I will not destroy it, for the sake of the twenty.” 
    But Abraham still persisted: “Please, let not my Lord grow angry if I speak up this last time. What if there are at least ten there?” He replied, “For the sake of those ten, I will not destroy it.”

Responsorial Psalm - Ps 138 

R –Lord, on the day I called for help, you answered me!

* I will give thanks to you, O Lord, with all my heart, for you have heard the words of my mouth. In the presence of the angels I will sing your praise; I will worship at your holy temple and give thanks to your name. R. 

* Because of your kindness and your truth; for you have made great above all things your name and your promise. When I called, you answered me; you built up strength within me. R. 

* The Lord is exalted, yet the lowly he sees, and the proud he knows from afar. Though I walk amid distress, you preserve me; against the anger of my enemies, you raise your hand. R. 

* Your right hand saves me. The Lord will complete what he has done for me; your kindness, O Lord, endures forever. Forsake not the work of your hands. R. 

Second Reading - Col 2:12-14

    Brothers and sisters: 

    You were buried with Christ in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead. And even when you were dead in transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, he brought you to life along with him, having forgiven us all our transgressions; obliterating the bond against us, with its legal claims, which was opposed to us. He also removed it from our midst, nailing it to the cross. 

Gospel Acclamation 

Alleluia! Alleluia! 

You have received a Spirit of adoption, through which we cry, “Abba, Father.” 

Alleluia! Alleluia! 

Gospel - Lk 11:1-13

       Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.” Jesus said to them, “When you pray, say:              ‘Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. 

     Give us each day our daily bread and forgive us our sins for we ourselves forgive everyone in debt to us, and do not subject us to the final test.’ ” 

     Jesus said to them: “Suppose one of you has a friend to whom he goes at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, for a friend of mine has arrived at my house from a journey and I have nothing to offer him,’ and he says in reply from within, ‘Do not bother me; the door has already been locked and my children and I are already in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’ I tell you, if he does not get up to give the visitor the loaves because of their friendship, he will get up to give whatever he needs because of his persistence. 

     And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. What father among you would hand his son a snake when he asks for a fi sh? Or hand him a scorpion when he asks for an egg? If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?”

July 17,2022 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)

 

First Reading - Gn 18:1-10

    The Lord appeared to Abraham by the terebinth of Mamre, as he sat in the entrance of his tent, while the day was growing hot. Looking up, Abraham saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to greet them; and bowing to the ground, he said: “Sir, if I may ask you this favor, please do not go on past your servant. Let some water be brought, that you may bathe your feet, and then rest yourselves under the tree. Now that you have come this close to your servant, let me bring you a little food, that you may refresh yourselves; and afterward you may go on your way.” The men replied, “Very well, do as you have said.” 

     Abraham hastened into the tent and told Sarah, “Quick, three measures of fine flour! Knead it and make rolls.” He ran to the herd, picked out a tender, choice steer, and gave it to a servant, who quickly prepared it. Then Abraham got some curds and milk, as well as the steer that had been prepared, and set these before the three men; and he waited on them under the tree while they ate. 

    They asked Abraham, “Where is your wife Sarah?” He replied, “There in the tent.” One of them said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah will then have a son.” 

Responsorial Psalm - Ps 15 

R –He who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord!

* One who walks blamelessly and does justice; who thinks the truth in his heart and slanders not with his tongue. R. 

* Who harms not his fellow man, nor takes up a reproach against his neighbor; by whom the reprobate is despised, while he honors those who fear the Lord. R. 

* Who lends not his money at usury and accepts no bribe against the innocent. One who does these things shall never be disturbed. R. 

Second Reading - Col 1:24-28

     Brothers and sisters: 

     Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ on behalf of his body, which is the Church, of which I am a minister in accordance with God’s stewardship given to me to bring to completion for you the word of God, the mystery hidden from ages and from generations past. But now it has been manifested to his holy ones, to whom God chose to make known the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; it is Christ in you, the hope for glory. It is he whom we proclaim, admonishing everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.

Gospel Acclamation

 Alleluia! Alleluia! 

 Blessed are they who have kept the word with a generous heart and yield a harvest through   perseverance. 

 Alleluia! Alleluia! 

Gospel - Lk 10:38-42

     Jesus entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary who sat beside the Lord at his feet, listening to him speak. 

     Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving? Tell her to help me.” The Lord said to her in reply, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her.

July 10, 2022 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)

 

First Reading - Dt 30:10-14

    Moses said to the people: “If only you would heed the voice of the Lord, your God, and keep his commandments and statutes that are written in this book of the law, when you return to the Lord, your God, with all your heart and all your soul. 

     For this command that I enjoin on you today is not too mysterious and remote for you. It is not up in the sky, that you should say, ‘Who will go up in the sky to get it for us and tell us of it, that we may carry it out?’ Nor is it across the sea, that you should say, ‘Who will cross the sea to get it for us and tell us of it, that we may carry it out?’ No, it is something very near to you, already in your mouths and in your hearts. You have only to carry it out.”

Responsorial Psalm - Ps 69 

R –Turn to the Lord in your need, and you will live!

* I pray to you, O Lord, for the time of your favor, O God! In your great kindness, answer me with your constant help. Answer me, O Lord, for bounteous is your kindness: in your great mercy turn toward me. R.

* I am afflicted and in pain; let your saving help, O God, protect me. I will praise the name of God in song, and I will glorify him with thanksgiving. R. 

* “See, you lowly ones, and be glad; you who seek God, may your hearts revive! For the Lord hears the poor, and his own who are in bonds he spurns not.” R. 

* For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah. The descendants of his servants shall inherit it, and those who love his name shall inhabit it. R. 

Second Reading - Col 1:15-20

     Christ Jesus is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 

     For in him were created all things in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things were created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 

    He is the head of the body, the Church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he himself might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile all things for him, making peace by the blood of his cross through him, whether those on earth or those in heaven.

Gospel Acclamation 

Alleluia! Alleluia! 

Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life. You have the words of everlasting life. 

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Gospel - Lk 10:25-37

    There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?” He said in reply, 

     “You shall love the Lord, your God 

     with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” 

     Jesus said, “You have answered correctly; do this and you will live.” But because he wished to justify himself, the man said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 

     Jesus replied, “A man fell victim to robbers as he went down from Jerusalem to Jericho. They stripped and beat him and went off leaving him half-dead. A priest happened to be going down that road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side. Likewise a Levite came to the place, and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side. But a Samaritan traveler who came upon him was moved with compassion at the sight. He approached the victim, poured oil and wine over his wounds and bandaged them. Then he lifted him up on his own animal, took him to an inn, and cared for him. The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper with the instruction, ‘Take care of him. If you spend more than what I have given you, I shall repay you on my way back.’ 

     Which of these three, in your opinion, was neighbor to the robbers’ victim?” The man answered, “The one who treated him with mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”

July 3, 2022 -14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)

 

First Reading - Is 66:10-14

    Thus says the Lord: Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad because of her, all you who love her. Exult, exult with her, all you who were mourning over her! Oh, that you may suck fully of the milk of her comfort, that you may nurse with delight at her abundant breasts! 

    For thus says the Lord: Lo, I will spread prosperity over Jerusalem like a river, and the wealth of the nations like an overflowing torrent. As nurslings, you shall be carried in her arms, and fondled in her lap. As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you. In Jerusalem you shall find your comfort. When you see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bodies flourish like the grass. The Lord’s power shall be known to his servants.

Responsorial Psalm - Ps 66 

R –Let all the earth cry out to God with joy!

* Shout joyfully to God, all the earth, sing praise to the glory of his name; proclaim his glorious praise. Say to God, “How tremendous are your deeds!” R. 

* “Let all on earth worship and sing praise to you, sing praise to your name!” Come and see the works of God, his tremendous deeds among the children of Adam. R. 

* He has changed the sea into dry land; through the river they passed on foot; therefore let us rejoice in him. He rules by his might forever. R. 

* Hear now, all you who fear God, while I declare what he has done for me. Blessed be God who refused me not my prayer or his kindness! R. 

Second Reading - Gal 6:14-18 

     Brothers and sisters: 

     May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. 

     For neither does circumcision mean anything, nor does uncircumcision, but only a new creation. Peace and mercy be to all who follow this rule and to the Israel of God. 

     From now on, let no one make troubles for me, for I bear the marks of Jesus on my body. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers and sisters. Amen! 

Gospel Acclamation:

Alleluia! Alleluia! 

Let the peace of Christ control your hearts; let the word of Christ dwell in you richly. 

Alleluia! Alleluia! 

Gospel - Lk 10:1-12.17-20

    At that time, the Lord appointed seventy-two others whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. He said to them, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest. 

    Go on your way; behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves. Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals; and greet no one along the way. Into whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this household.’ If a peaceful person lives there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you. Stay in the same house and eat and drink what is offered to you, for the laborer deserves his payment. Do not move about from one house to another. Whatever town you enter and they welcome you, eat what is set before you, cure the sick in it and say to them, ‘The Kingdom of God is at hand for you.’ Whatever town you enter and they do not receive you, go out into the streets and say, ‘The dust of your town that clings to our feet, even that we shake off against you.’ Yet know this: the Kingdom of God is at hand! I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom on that day than for that town.” 

    The seventy-two returned rejoicing, and said, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us because of your name.” Jesus said, “I have observed Satan fall like lightning from the sky. Behold, I have given you the power to ‘tread upon serpents’ and scorpions and upon the full force of the enemy, and nothing will harm you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice because the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice because your names are written in heaven.” 

June 26, 2022 - 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C

 First Reading - I Kgs 19:16.19-21

    The Lord said to Elijah: “You shall anoint Elisha, son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah, as prophet to succeed you.”

    Elijah set out and came upon Elisha, son of Shaphat, as he was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen; he was following the twelfth. Elijah went over to him and threw his cloak over him.

    Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please, let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and I will follow you.” Elijah answered, “Go back! Have I done any- thing to you?” Elisha left him and, taking the yoke of oxen, slaughtered them; he used the plowing equipment for fuel to boil their flesh, and gave it to his people to eat. Then Elisha left and followed Elijah as his attendant.

Responsorial Psalm - Ps 16

R –You are my inheritance, O Lord!

* Keep me , O God, for in you I take refuge; I say to the Lord, “My Lord are you. O Lord, my allotted portion and my cup, you it is who hold fast my lot.” R.

* I bless the Lord who counsels me; even in the night my heart exhorts me. I set the Lord ever before me; with him at my right hand I shall not be disturbed. R.

* Therefore my heart is glad and my soul rejoices, my body, too, abides in confidence; because you will not abandon my soul to the netherworld, nor will you suffer your faithful one to undergo corruption. R. 

* You will show me the path to life, fullness of joys in your presence, the delights at your right hand forever.

Second Reading - Gal 5:1,1.13-18

     Brothers and sisters:
    For freedom, Christ set us free; so stand firm and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery.
For you were called for freedom, brothers and sisters. But do not use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh; rather, serve one another through love. For the whole law is fulfilled in one statement, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” But if you go on biting and devour- ing one another, beware that you are not consumed by one another.

    I say, then: live by the Spirit and you will certainly not gratify the desire of the flesh. For the flesh has desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; these are opposed to each other, so that you may not do what you want. But if you are guided by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

 Gospel Acclamation

Alleluia! Alleluia! “Speak, Lord, your servant is listening; you have the words of everlasting life.” Alleluia! Alleluia!

Gospel - Lk 9:51-62 

When the days for Jesus’ being taken up were fulfilled, he resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem, and he sent messengers ahead of him.

On the way they entered a Samaritan village to prepare for his reception there, but they would not welcome him because the destination of his journey was Jerusalem. When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?” Jesus turned and rebuked them, and they journeyed to another village.

As they were proceed- ing on their journey, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus answered him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head.”

And to another he said, “Follow me.” But the man replied, “Lord, let me go first and bury my father.” Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their dead. But you, go and proclaim the Kingdom of God.” And another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say fare- well to my family at home.” To him Jesus said, “No one who sets a hand to the plow and looks to what was left behind is fit for the Kingdom of God.”

June 19, 2022 - Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ - Year C

 

First Reading - Gn 14:18-20

    In those days, Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine, and be- ing a priest of God Most High, he blessed Abram with these words: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, the creator of heaven and earth; and blessed be God Most High, who de- livered your foes into your hand.”ThenAbram gave him a tenth of everything. 

Responsorial Psalm - Ps 110

R –You are a priest for ever, in the line of Melchizedek! 

* The Lord said to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand till I make your enemies your footstool.” R.

* The scepter of your pow- er the Lord will stretch forth fromZion:“Ruleinthemidst of your enemies.” R.

* “Yours is princely power in the day of your birth, in holy splendor; before the day- star, like the dew, I have be- gotten you.” R.

* The Lord has sworn, and he will not repent: “You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.” R. 

Second Reading - 1 Cor 11:23-26

    Brothers and sisters:

    I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night he was handed over, took bread, and, after he had given thanks, broke it and said, “This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”

    In the same way, he also [took] the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you pro- claim the death of the Lord until he comes. 

SEQUENCE

Lo! The angel's food is given To the pilgrim who has striven; See the childrenÊs bread from heaven, Which on dogs may not be spent.

Truth the ancient types fulfilling, Isaac bound, a victim willing, Paschal lamb, its lifeblood spilling, Manna to the fathers sent. Very bread, good shepherd, tend us, Jesus, of your love befriend us, You refresh us, you defend us, Your eternal goodness send us In the land of life to see.

You who all things can and know, Who on earth such food bestow, Grant us with your saints, though lowest, Where the heavenly feast you show, Fellow heirs and guests to be. Amen! Alleluia!

Gospel Acclamation - Jn 6:51 

Alleluia! Alleluia!
“I am the living bread that came down from heaven,” says the Lord; “whoever eats this bread will live for ever.” Alleluia! Alleluia!

Gospel - Lk 9:11-17 

    Jesus spoke to the crowds about the kingdom of God, and he healed those who needed to be cured.

As the day was drawing to a close, the Twelve approached him and said, “Dismiss the crowd so that they can go to the surrounding villages and farms and find lodging and provisions, for we are in a deserted place here.” Jesus said to them, “Give them some food yourselves.” They replied, “Five loaves and two fish are all we have, unless we ourselves go and buy food for all these people.”

Now the men there numbered about five thousand. Then he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty.” They did so and made them all sit down. Then taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing over them, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. They all ate and were satisfied. And when the left- over fragments were picked up, they filled twelve wicker baskets. 

June 12, 2022 - Solemnity of the Most Holy - Trinity Year C

 

First Reading - Prv 8:22-31

    Thus says the Wisdom of God: “The Lord possessed me, the beginning of his ways, the forerunner of his prodigies of long ago. From of old I was poured forth, at the first, before the earth. When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no fountains or springs of water; before the mountains were settled into place, before the hills, I was brought forth; while as yet the earth and fields were not made, nor the first clods of the world.

    When the Lord established the heavens I was there, when he marked out the vault over the face of the deep; when he made firm the skies above, when he fixed fast the foundations of the earth; when he set for the sea its limit, so that the waters should not transgress his command; then was I beside him as his craftsman, and I was his delight day by day, playing before him all the while, playing on the surface of his earth; and I found de- light in the human race.” 

Responsoria Psalm - Ps 8

R – O Lord, our God, how wonderful your name in all the earth! 

* When I behold your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars which you set in place
 – what is man that you should be mindful of him, or the son of man that you should care for him? R.

* You have made him little less than the angels, and crowned him with glory and honor . Y ou have given him rule over the works of your hands, putting all things under his feet: R.

* All sheep and oxen, yes, and the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, the fishes of the sea, and whatever swims the paths of the seas. R.

Second Reading - Rom 5:1-5 

    Brothers and sisters:

    Since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith to this grace in which we stand, and we boast in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we even boast of our afflictions, knowing that affliction produces endurance, and endurance, proven character, and proven character, hope, and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us. 

Gospel Acclamation

Alleluia! Alleluia!
Glory to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; to God who is, who was, and who is to come. 
Alleluia! Alleluia!

Gospel - Jn 16:12-15 

    Jesus said to his disciples: “I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears, and will declare to you the things that are coming.

    He will glorify me, because he will take from what is mine and declare it to you. Every- thing that the Father has is mine; for this reason I told you that he will take from what is mine and declare it to you.”

June 5, 2022 - Solemnity of Pentecost Year C

 

First Reading - Acts 2:1-11

When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, the disciples 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 pro- claim.

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. They were astounded, and in amazement they asked, “Are not all these people who are speaking Gali- leans? Then how does each of us hear them in his native language? We are Parthians, Medes and Elamites, inhabit- ants of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya near Cyrene, as well as travelers from Rome, both Jews and converts to Judaism, Cretans and Arabs, yet we hear them speaking in our own tongues of the mighty acts of God.”

Responsorial Psalm - Ps 104

R–Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth! 

* 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.

* 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.

* 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 12:3-7. 12-13 

    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 differ- ent forms of service but the same Lord; there are different workings but the same God who produces all of them in ev- eryone. To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit is given for some benefit.

    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. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, wheth- er Jews or Greeks, slaves or free persons, and we were all given to drink of one Spirit. 

SEQUENCE

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 soulÊs 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 virtues sure reward; Give them your salvation, Lord;

Give them joys that never end. Amen! Alleluia!

Gospel Acclamation

Alleluia! Alleluia!
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

Gospel - Jn 20:19-23 

    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.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
    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.”