Solemnity of Pentecost

What

Solemnity of Pentecost

When

5/19/2024

Readings for Today

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Solemnity of Pentecost
Lectionary #62 and 63
Liturgical color: red
Vigil: Gn 11:1 – 9 or Ex 19:3 – 8a, 16 – 20b or Ez 37:1 – 14 or Jl 3:1 – 5 • Ps 104:1 – 2, 24, 35, 27 – 28, 29 – 30 • Rom 8:22 – 27 • Jn 7:37 – 39

Extended Vigil: Gn 11:1 – 9 • Ps 33:10 – 11, 12 – 13, 14 – 15 (vol. II, 339) • Ex 19:3 – 8a, 16 – 20b • Dn 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56 (164) or Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 (29) • Ez 37:1 – 14 • Ps 107:2 – 3, 4 – 5, 6 – 7, 8 – 9 (vol. III, 423) • Jl 3:1 – 5 • Ps 104:1 – 2a, 24, 35c, 27 – 28, 29bc – 30 • Rom 8:22 – 27 • Jn 7:37 – 39

Day: Acts 2:1 – 11 • Ps 104:1, 24, 29 – 30, 31, 34 • 1 Cor 12:3b – 7, 12 – 13 or Gal 5:16 – 25 • Veni, Sancte Spiritus • Jn 20:19 – 23 or 15:26 – 27; 16:12 – 15

Gloria
Nicene or Apostles' Creed

Today's Solemnity: Today is the Solemnity of Pentecost, when we celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples and their sharing of the Good News of Jesus Christ with the world. This day is acknowledged as the birth of the Church, since it is the day when the frightened and confused disciples emerged from the upper room, boldly proclaiming the mighty acts of God through the crucified and risen Lord.