PENTECOST NOVENA — Day 4 | THE DAILY FEAST

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SERVICE OF LIGHT

Christ our Light!

~Thanks be to God!

Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created, alleluia!

~And you shall renew the face of Mother Earth, alleluia!

Hymn for Novena to the Holy Spirit

Baptis-mal grace- brought you- to dwell

In mortal tem-ples, hearts– of clay;

Depose– the i-dols- throned– therein

And prompt– us by- your- grace– to pray.

As Pa-raclete- you com-fort us,

O Gift of God-, sent by– our Lord;

Eter–nal fount of burn–ing zeal,

Life’s heal–ing oin-tment- and– reward.

_{Text: VENI CREATOR SPIRITUS; tr. Frank Quinn, OP, alt. Tune: VENI CREATOR}

SERVICE OF THE WORD

PSALMODY

Antiphon

We have a great High Priest, Jesus, the Son of God.

He has taken his seat at the right hand

of the throne of majesty in the heavens, Alleluia, Alleluia!

Psalm 102/103

My soul, give thanks to Adonai,

all my being, bless the Holy Name.

My soul, give thanks to Adonai

and never forget all these blessings.

Bless God, who forgives all your sin,

who heals every one of your ills,

who snatches you free from death,

who enfolds you with tender compassion

who fills your life with goodness

and gives you the strength of an eagle.

Adonai does deeds of justice

and defends the poor and oppressed;

Teaches God’s ways to Moses

and God’s deeds to the children of Israel.

Adonai is compassion and love,

patient and rich in mercy.

God will not accuse us for long,

nor bring our sins to trial,

nor exact from us in kind

nor give us what our sins deserve.

As high as the heavens are above the Earth,

so great is God’s love for those who trust.

As far as the east is from the west,

so far does God remove our sins.

As parents have compassion on their children,

Adonai has pity on those who are reverent,

for Adonai knows of what we are made,

and remembers that we are dust.

The love of Adonai is everlasting

upon those who revere God’s Holiness;

whose justice reaches out to all generations

when they keep God’s will in their minds and hearts.

Glory to the ONE and to the WORD

And to the BREATH of Love;

as always before,

so now and evermore. Amen.

We have a great High Priest, Jesus, the Son of God.

He has taken his seat at the right hand

of the throne of majesty in the heavens, Alleluia, Alleluia!

READING Acts 19: 6-8

And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them,
and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
Altogether there were about twelve of them.
Paul entered the synagogue, and for three months debated boldly
with persuasive arguments about the Reign of God.

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.

GOSPEL CANTICLE

Antiphon

In the world you shall have trouble, but be brave:

I have conquered the world, Alleluia!

Canticle of Mary

My heart + is radiant with the Lord,

My whole being delights in God my Savior.

All people now will call me blessed

For God has loved this humble handmaid.

The Almighty has shown me great favor

Holy is the NAME,

Whose mercy embraces the faithful,

From one generation to the next.

The mighty arm of God,

Scatters the proud in their own conceit,

Pulls tyrants from their thrones

While lifting up the lowly:

Fills the famished with bounty,

And reveals the emptiness of riches.

Rescues lowly Israel,

Sharing such loving kindness,

As promised to our ancestors

To Abraham and Sarah, and their descendants forever.

Glory to the One and to the Word

And to the Breath of Love

As always before

So now and evermore. Amen

In the world you shall have trouble, but be brave:

I have conquered the world, 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: