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Fifth Day before Pentecost
Invitation to Worship
Christ, our Love, who promised to send
us the Holy Spirit, Come, let us adore. Alleluia!
O Holy One,+ open my lips.
~And my mouth will proclaim your praise.
Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created, alleluia;
~And You will renew the face of the Earth, alleluia!
Hymn for Novena to the Holy Spirit
Through You alone can we perceive
The Abba and Beloved Son;
And You, their vibrant bond of love:
In persons three, in Godhead one.
O friends, lift up your hearts and souls
To praise the Blessed Trinity;
And beg the Word to send to us
The Spirit of Divinity. Amen.
Text: VENI CREATOR SPIRITUS; tr. Frank Quinn, OP, alt. Tune: VENI CREATOR
PSALMODY
Antiphon
I will not leave you orphans, Alleluia! I go away
and I am coming to you, Alleluia, and your hearts shall rejoice, Alleluia!
Psalm 148
Alleluia! Praise Adonai!
Sing praise from the heavens above,
Sing praise from the heights of the mountains!
All angels and spirits, sing praise!
Sing praise, O Sun and Moon!
Sing praise, O glittering Stars!
Sing praise, O Galaxies of the Universe!
Sing praise, O Cosmos of Creation!
Praise the Name of the ONE
Whose Word invited you to be,
Establishing the pattern of creation:
Wanting us all to be free.
Let praise resound from the Earth
From oceans and creatures of the sea;
fire and hail, snow and mist,
Stormy winds that hear the Word.
All mountains and hills,
All fruit trees and cedars
Beasts both wild and tame
Reptiles and birds on the wing;
Princes and judges,
Rulers and citizens
All men and women
Elders and children;
Together sing praise to the HOLY
To the ONE whose praise is exalted;
To the NAME beyond all names,
Whose splendor fills heaven and earth.
For LOVE gives strength to the people,
Shares glory with all the faithful;
Welcoming us as companions,
Teaching us how to sing praise.
Glory to the ONE and to the WORD
And to the BREATH of Love;
as always before,
so now and evermore. Amen.
I will not leave you orphans, Alleluia!; I go away
and I am coming to you, Alleluia, and your hearts shall rejoice, Alleluia!
READING I John 4: 1-3
Beloved, do not trust every spirit but test the spirits to see whether they belong to God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can know the Spirit of God: every spirit that acknowledges Jesus Christ come in the flesh belongs to God, and every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus does not belong to God. This is the spirit of the antichrist that, as you heard, is to come, but in fact is already in the world.
Responsory
R. I will send the Comforter to you, the Spirit of truth, *alleluia, alleluia! V. The Spirit will declare to you the things that are to come *alleluia, alleluia! V. Glory to the Abba and the Word and the Holy Breath of Love.
Canticle of Zachariah
Antiphon
Abba, I pray for those you have given to me
because they are yours, and everything of mine is yours
and everything that is yours is also mine, Alleluia!
Blessed + be Adonai, the God of Israel,
Who visits this people to set us free
Raising for us a sign of salvation
In the house and family of David.
God promised throughout past ages
In words of holy prophets
To save us from our enemies,
And from the control of our oppressors.
Adonai favored our ancestors
And remembered the sacred covenant.
The pledge to Abraham and Sarah
Is now renewed for us;
That freed from the grip of our foes
We might worship without fear
And be both just and holy
For the rest of our days.
And you, child, called “prophet of the Most High,”
Will go ahead to prepare the way,
By teaching this people of salvation
Through forgiveness of their sins.
For the loving compassion of the Holy One
As the Rising Sun will shine upon us
To illumine the darkness and dispel death’s shadow
To guide our feet on the way of peace.
Glory to the ONE and to the WORD
And to the BREATH of Love!
As always before,
so now and evermore. Amen
Abba, I pray for those you have given to me
because they are yours, and everything of mine is yours
and everything that is yours is also mine, Alleluia!
SERVICE OF PRAYER
Litany of Intercession
Let us pray that the Risen and Ascended Christ
place in us the gifts of his Spirit and the power of his love:
~ Come to us, Spirit of Love!
Spirit of wisdom,
Spirit of understanding,
Spirit of adoration:
~ Come to us, Spirit of Love!
Spirit of strength,
Spirit of knowledge,
Spirit of joy,
~ Come to us, Spirit of Love!
Spirit of compassion,
Spirit of peace,
Spirit of jubilation,
~ Come to us, Spirit of Love!
Spirit of willing service,
Spirit of goodness,
Spirit of gentleness,
~ Come to us, Spirit of Love!
Prayer of Jesus
Our Dear Abba in heaven…
Closing Prayer
Good and gracious God, Source of all Life, all Love and all Joy,
You freely offer the gifts of your Spirit to every person and all of creation.
Pour out upon us the Spirit of Jesus and the fullness of your love so that we may share your life and your joy with the whole world. Amen.
Blessing
May the Risen Christ, ascended to the Abba, send us the Holy Spirit and bless + us with abundant life! ~Amen!
Let us bless Adonai, Alleluia, Alleluia!
~Thanks be to God, Alleluia, Alleluia!