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TH
E PR
ELU
DE:
Spi
rit o
f God
, Des
cend
Upo
n M
y H
eart
A
NN
OU
NC
EMEN
TS
BR
IEF
OR
DER
FO
R C
ON
FESS
ION
and
FO
RG
IVEN
ESS
In th
e na
me
of th
e Fa
ther
, and
of t
he S
on, a
nd o
f the
Hol
y Sp
irit.
Am
en
Alm
ight
y G
od, t
o w
hom
all
hear
ts a
re o
pen,
all
desi
res k
now
n, a
nd fr
om
who
m n
o se
cret
s ar
e hi
d: C
lean
se t
he t
houg
hts
of o
ur h
earts
by
the
insp
iratio
n of
you
r H
oly
Spiri
t, th
at w
e m
ay p
erfe
ctly
lov
e yo
u an
d w
orth
ily m
agni
fy y
our h
oly
nam
e, th
roug
h Je
sus C
hris
t our
Lor
d.
Am
en
If w
e sa
y w
e ha
ve n
o si
n, w
e de
ceiv
e ou
rsel
ves,
and
the
trut
h is
not
in
us.
But
if w
e co
nfes
s ou
r si
ns, G
od w
ho is
fai
thfu
l and
jus
t w
ill
forg
ive
our
sins
and
cle
anse
us f
rom
all
unri
ghte
ousn
ess.
(sile
nce
for r
efle
ctio
n an
d se
lf ex
amin
atio
n)
Mos
t mer
cifu
l God
, W
e co
nfes
s tha
t we
are
in b
onda
ge to
sin
and
cann
ot fr
ee o
urse
lves
. W
e ha
ve si
nned
aga
inst
you
in th
ough
t, w
ord,
and
dee
d, b
y w
hat w
e ha
ve d
one
and
by w
hat w
e ha
ve le
ft u
ndon
e. W
e ha
ve n
ot lo
ved
you
with
our
who
le h
eart
; we
have
not
love
d ou
r ne
ighb
ors a
s our
selv
es.
For
the
sake
of y
our
Son,
Jes
us C
hris
t, ha
ve m
ercy
on
us. F
orgi
ve
us, r
enew
us,
and
lead
us,
so th
at w
e m
ay d
elig
ht in
you
r w
ill a
nd
wal
k in
you
r w
ays,
to th
e gl
ory
of y
our
holy
nam
e. A
men
A
lmig
hty
God
, in
his m
ercy
, has
giv
en h
is S
on to
die
for u
s and
, for
his
sa
ke, f
orgi
ves
us a
ll ou
r sin
s. A
s a
calle
d an
d or
dain
ed m
inis
ter o
f the
C
hurc
h of
Chr
ist,
and
by h
is a
utho
rity,
I th
eref
ore
decl
are
to y
ou th
e en
tire
forg
iven
ess o
f all
your
sins
, in
the
nam
e of
the
Fath
er, a
nd o
f the
+
Son,
and
of t
he H
oly
Spiri
t. A
men
3 H
YM
N: “
Spiri
t, Sp
irit o
f Gen
tlene
ss”
all
vers
es
4
TH
E G
REE
TIN
G
The
grac
e of
our
Lor
d Je
sus C
hris
t, th
e lo
ve o
f God
, and
the
com
mun
ion
of th
e H
oly
Spiri
t be
with
you
all.
And
als
o w
ith y
ou.
5 TH
E K
YR
IE
6
THE
HY
MN
OF
PRA
ISE
7 TH
E SA
LUTA
TIO
N
TH
E PR
AY
ER O
F TH
E D
AY
Let u
s pra
y…
God
, the
Fat
her o
f our
Lor
d Je
sus C
hris
t, as
you
sent
upo
n th
e di
scip
les
the
prom
ised
gift
of t
he H
oly
Spiri
t, lo
ok u
pon
your
Chu
rch
and
open
ou
r hea
rts to
the
pow
er o
f the
Spi
rit.
Kin
dle
in u
s the
fire
of y
our l
ove,
an
d st
reng
then
our
live
s for
serv
ice
in y
our k
ingd
om; t
hrou
gh y
our S
on,
Jesu
s Chr
ist o
ur L
ord,
who
live
s and
reig
ns w
ith y
ou in
the
unity
of t
he
Hol
y Sp
irit,
one
God
, now
and
fore
ver.
Am
en
NO
TAB
ELLA
: H
e Le
adet
h M
e TH
E FI
RST
LES
SON
A
cts 2
:1-2
1
2 W
hen
the
day
of P
ente
cost
had
com
e, th
ey w
ere
all t
oget
her
in o
ne
plac
e. 2
And
sudd
enly
from
hea
ven
ther
e ca
me
a so
und
like
the
rush
of a
vi
olen
t w
ind,
an
d it
fille
d th
e en
tire
hous
e w
here
th
ey
wer
e si
tting
. 3 D
ivid
ed to
ngue
s, as
of f
ire, a
ppea
red
amon
g th
em, a
nd a
tong
ue
rest
ed o
n ea
ch o
f the
m. 4
All
of th
em w
ere f
illed
with
the H
oly
Spiri
t and
be
gan
to sp
eak
in o
ther
lang
uage
s, as
the
Spiri
t gav
e th
em a
bilit
y.
5 N
ow th
ere
wer
e de
vout
Jew
s fro
m e
very
nat
ion
unde
r hea
ven
livin
g in
Je
rusa
lem
. 6 A
nd a
t thi
s so
und
the
crow
d ga
ther
ed a
nd w
as b
ewild
ered
, be
caus
e ea
ch o
ne h
eard
the
m s
peak
ing
in t
he n
ativ
e la
ngua
ge o
f ea
ch. 7
Am
azed
and
ast
onis
hed,
they
ask
ed, “
Are
not
all
thes
e w
ho a
re
spea
king
Gal
ilean
s? 8
And
how
is it
that
we
hear
, eac
h of
us,
in o
ur o
wn
nativ
e la
ngua
ge?
9 Pa
rthia
ns,
Med
es,
Elam
ites,
and
resi
dent
s of
M
esop
otam
ia, J
udea
and
Cap
pado
cia,
Pon
tus
and
Asi
a, 10
Phry
gia
and
Pam
phyl
ia,
Egyp
t an
d th
e pa
rts o
f Li
bya
belo
ngin
g to
Cyr
ene,
and
vi
sito
rs fr
om R
ome,
bot
h Je
ws a
nd p
rose
lyte
s, 11
Cre
tans
and
Ara
bs—
in
our
own
lang
uage
s w
e he
ar t
hem
spe
akin
g ab
out
God
’s d
eeds
of
pow
er.”
12 A
ll w
ere a
maz
ed an
d pe
rple
xed,
sayi
ng to
one
anot
her,
“Wha
t do
es th
is m
ean?
” 13
But
oth
ers
snee
red
and
said
, “Th
ey a
re f
illed
with
ne
w w
ine.
”
8
14 B
ut P
eter
, sta
ndin
g w
ith th
e el
even
, rai
sed
his
voic
e an
d ad
dres
sed
them
, “M
en o
f Jud
ea a
nd a
ll w
ho li
ve in
Jeru
sale
m, l
et th
is b
e kn
own
to
you,
and
lis
ten
to w
hat
I sa
y. 15
Inde
ed,
thes
e ar
e no
t dr
unk,
as
you
supp
ose,
for
it is
onl
y ni
ne o
’clo
ck in
the
mor
ning
. 16 N
o, th
is is
wha
t w
as sp
oken
thro
ugh
the
prop
het J
oel:
17 ‘I
n th
e la
st d
ays i
t will
be,
God
dec
lare
s, th
at I
will
pou
r out
my
Spiri
t upo
n al
l fle
sh,
a
nd y
our s
ons a
nd y
our d
augh
ters
shal
l pro
phes
y,
and
your
you
ng m
en sh
all s
ee v
isio
ns,
a
nd y
our o
ld m
en sh
all d
ream
dre
ams.
18 Ev
en u
pon
my
slav
es, b
oth
men
and
wom
en,
in
thos
e da
ys I
will
pou
r out
my
Spiri
t;
a
nd th
ey sh
all p
roph
esy.
19
And
I w
ill sh
ow p
orte
nts i
n th
e he
aven
abo
ve
a
nd si
gns o
n th
e ea
rth b
elow
,
b
lood
, and
fire
, and
smok
y m
ist.
20 Th
e su
n sh
all b
e tu
rned
to d
arkn
ess
a
nd th
e m
oon
to b
lood
,
b
efor
e th
e co
min
g of
the
Lord
’s g
reat
and
glo
rious
day
. 21
Then
eve
ryon
e w
ho c
alls
on
the
nam
e of
the
Lord
shal
l be
save
d.’
THE
PSA
LM
Psa
lm 1
04:2
5-35
, 37
25 O
LO
RD
, how
man
ifold
are
you
r wor
ks!
In w
isdo
m y
ou h
ave
mad
e th
em a
ll;
the
earth
is fu
ll of
you
r cre
atur
es.
26 Y
onde
r is
the
grea
t and
wid
e se
a
with
its l
ivin
g th
ings
too
man
y to
num
ber,
cr
eatu
res b
oth
smal
l and
gre
at.
27 Th
ere
mov
e th
e sh
ips,
an
d th
ere
is th
at L
evia
than
,
w
hich
you
hav
e m
ade
for t
he sp
ort o
f it.
28 A
ll of
them
look
to y
ou
to g
ive
them
thei
r fo
od in
due
seas
on.
29 Y
ou g
ive
it to
them
; the
y ga
ther
it;
you
open
you
r han
d,
and
they
are
fille
d w
ith g
ood
thin
gs.
30 Y
ou h
ide
your
face
,
and
they
are
terr
ified
;
yo
u ta
ke a
way
thei
r br
eath
,
an
d th
ey d
ie a
nd r
etur
n to
thei
r du
st.
9
31 Y
ou se
nd fo
rth y
our S
pirit
,
and
they
are
cre
ated
;
an
d so
you
rene
w
the
face
of t
he e
arth
. 32
May
the
glor
y of
the
LO
RD
end
ure
fore
ver;
may
the
LO
RD
rej
oice
in a
ll hi
s wor
ks.
33 H
e lo
oks a
t the
ear
th a
nd it
trem
bles
;
he
touc
hes t
he m
ount
ains
and
they
smok
e.
34 I w
ill si
ng to
the
LO
RD
as l
ong
as I
live;
I w
ill p
rais
e m
y G
od w
hile
I ha
ve m
y be
ing.
35
May
thes
e w
ords
of m
ine
plea
se h
im;
I will
rejo
ice
in th
e LO
RD
. 37
Ble
ss th
e L
OR
D, O
my
soul
, Hal
lelu
jah!
TH
E SE
CO
ND
LES
SON
R
oman
s 8:2
2-27
22 W
e kno
w th
at th
e who
le cr
eatio
n ha
s bee
n gr
oani
ng in
labo
r pai
ns u
ntil
now
; 23 an
d no
t onl
y th
e cr
eatio
n, b
ut w
e ou
rsel
ves,
who
hav
e th
e fir
st
frui
ts o
f th
e Sp
irit,
groa
n in
war
dly
whi
le w
e w
ait
for
adop
tion,
the
re
dem
ptio
n of
our
bod
ies.
24 Fo
r in
hope
we
wer
e sa
ved.
Now
hop
e th
at
is s
een
is n
ot h
ope.
For
who
hop
es fo
r wha
t is
seen
? 25
But
if w
e ho
pe
for w
hat w
e do
not
see,
we
wai
t for
it w
ith p
atie
nce.
26
Like
wis
e th
e Sp
irit h
elps
us i
n ou
r wea
knes
s; fo
r we
do n
ot k
now
how
to
pra
y as
we
ough
t, bu
t tha
t ver
y Sp
irit i
nter
cede
s with
sig
hs to
o de
ep
for w
ords
. 27 A
nd G
od, w
ho s
earc
hes
the
hear
t, kn
ows
wha
t is
the
min
d of
the
Spiri
t, be
caus
e th
e Sp
irit i
nter
cede
s for
the
sain
ts a
ccor
ding
to th
e w
ill o
f God
.
GO
SPEL
AC
CLA
MA
TIO
N: “
Alle
luia
, Lor
d to
Who
m S
hall
We
Go”
10
THE
GO
SPEL
AN
NO
UN
CEM
ENT
The
Hol
y G
ospe
l acc
ordi
ng to
St.
John
, the
15th
and
16th
cha
pter
s.
TH
E G
OSP
EL
J
ohn
15:2
6-27
; 16:
4b-1
5 26
“Whe
n th
e A
dvoc
ate
com
es, w
hom
I w
ill se
nd to
you
from
the
Fath
er,
the
Spiri
t of
trut
h w
ho c
omes
fro
m t
he F
athe
r, he
will
tes
tify
on m
y be
half.
27 Y
ou a
lso
are
to te
stify
bec
ause
you
hav
e be
en w
ith m
e fr
om
the
begi
nnin
g.
“I d
id n
ot sa
y th
ese t
hing
s to
you
from
the b
egin
ning
, bec
ause
I w
as w
ith
you.
5 B
ut n
ow I
am g
oing
to h
im w
ho se
nt m
e; y
et n
one
of y
ou a
sks m
e,
‘Whe
re a
re y
ou g
oing
?’ 6
But
bec
ause
I h
ave
said
thes
e th
ings
to y
ou,
sorr
ow h
as fi
lled
your
hea
rts. 7
Nev
erth
eles
s I t
ell y
ou th
e tru
th: i
t is
to
your
adva
ntag
e tha
t I g
o aw
ay, f
or if
I do
not
go
away
, the
Adv
ocat
e w
ill
not
com
e to
you
; bu
t if
I go
, I w
ill s
end
him
to
you.
8 A
nd w
hen
he
com
es, h
e w
ill p
rove
the
wor
ld w
rong
abo
ut si
n an
d rig
hteo
usne
ss a
nd
judg
men
t: 9 ab
out
sin,
bec
ause
the
y do
not
bel
ieve
in
me;
10 ab
out
right
eous
ness
, bec
ause
I am
goi
ng to
the
Fath
er a
nd y
ou w
ill se
e m
e no
lo
nger
; 11 ab
out
judg
men
t, be
caus
e th
e ru
ler
of t
his
wor
ld h
as b
een
cond
emne
d.
12 “I
stil
l ha
ve m
any
thin
gs t
o sa
y to
you
, but
you
can
not
bear
the
m
now
. 13 W
hen
the
Spiri
t of
truth
com
es, h
e w
ill g
uide
you
into
all
the
truth
; for
he w
ill n
ot sp
eak
on h
is o
wn,
but
will
spea
k w
hate
ver h
e he
ars,
and
he w
ill d
ecla
re to
you
the
thin
gs th
at a
re to
com
e. 14
He
will
glo
rify
me,
bec
ause
he
will
take
wha
t is
min
e an
d de
clar
e it
to y
ou. 15
All
that
th
e Fa
ther
has
is m
ine.
For
this
rea
son
I sa
id th
at h
e w
ill ta
ke w
hat i
s m
ine
and
decl
are
it to
you
. Th
e G
ospe
l of t
he L
ord.
11
HY
MN
: “A
Mig
hty
Fortr
ess I
s Our
God
” a
ll ve
rses
12
THE
SER
MO
N
HY
MN
: “O
Day
Ful
l of G
race
” al
l ver
ses
13
THE
NIC
ENE
CR
EED
We
belie
ve in
one
God
,
the
Fath
er, t
he A
lmig
hty,
mak
er o
f hea
ven
and
eart
h,
of
all
that
is, s
een
and
unse
en.
We
belie
ve in
one
Lor
d, J
esus
Chr
ist,
th
e on
ly S
on o
f God
,
eter
nally
beg
otte
n of
the
Fath
er,
G
od fr
om G
od, L
ight
from
Lig
ht,
tr
ue G
od fr
om tr
ue G
od,
be
gott
en, n
ot m
ade,
of o
ne B
eing
with
the
Fath
er.
T
hrou
gh h
im a
ll th
ings
wer
e m
ade,
For
us a
nd fo
r ou
r sa
lvat
ion
he c
ame
dow
n fr
om h
eave
n;
by th
e po
wer
of t
he H
oly
Spir
it
he b
ecam
e in
carn
ate
from
the
virg
in M
ary,
an
d w
as m
ade
man
.
For
our
sake
he
was
cru
cifie
d un
der
Pont
ius P
ilate
,
he
suff
ered
dea
th a
nd w
as b
urie
d.
On
the
thir
d da
y he
ros
e ag
ain
in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
Scri
ptur
es;
he a
scen
ded
into
hea
ven
an
d is
seat
ed a
t the
rig
ht h
and
of th
e Fa
ther
.
He
will
com
e ag
ain
in g
lory
to ju
dge
the
livin
g an
d th
e de
ad,
and
his k
ingd
om w
ill h
ave
no e
nd.
We
belie
ve in
the
Hol
y Sp
irit,
the
Lor
d, th
e gi
ver
of li
fe,
w
ho p
roce
eds f
rom
the
Fath
er a
nd th
e So
n.
W
ith th
e Fa
ther
and
the
Son
he is
wor
ship
ed a
nd g
lori
fied.
He
has s
poke
n th
roug
h th
e pr
ophe
ts.
W
e be
lieve
in o
ne h
oly
cath
olic
and
apo
stol
ic C
hurc
h.
W
e ac
know
ledg
e on
e B
aptis
m fo
r th
e fo
rgiv
enes
s of s
ins.
W
e lo
ok fo
r th
e re
surr
ectio
n of
the
dead
,
an
d th
e lif
e of
the
wor
ld to
com
e. A
men
14
THE
OFF
ERIN
G
THE
OFF
ERTO
RY
: “C
reat
e in
Me”
TH
E SH
AR
ING
OF
THE
PEA
CE
Th
e pe
ace
of th
e Lo
rd b
e w
ith y
ou a
lway
s. A
nd a
lso
with
you
.
15
THE
PRA
YER
OF
THE
CH
UR
CH
Le
t us p
ray
for t
he w
hole
peo
ple
of G
od in
Chr
ist J
esus
, and
for a
ll pe
ople
acc
ordi
ng to
thei
r nee
ds.
Lord
, in
your
mer
cy, h
ear
our
pray
er.
Into
you
r han
ds, O
Lor
d, w
e co
mm
end
all f
or w
hom
we
pray
, tru
stin
g in
you
r mer
cy; t
hrou
gh y
our S
on, J
esus
Chr
ist o
ur L
ord.
Am
en
THE
LOR
D’S
PR
AY
ER
O
ur F
athe
r in
hea
ven,
ha
llow
ed b
e yo
ur n
ame,
yo
ur k
ingd
om c
ome,
yo
ur w
ill b
e do
ne,
on
ear
th a
s in
heav
en.
G
ive
us to
day
our
daily
bre
ad;
Fo
rgiv
e us
our
sins
,
as
we
forg
ive
thos
e
w
ho si
n ag
ains
t us;
Save
us f
rom
the
time
of tr
ial
and
deliv
er u
s fro
m e
vil.
Fo
r th
e ki
ngdo
m, t
he p
ower
,
an
d th
e gl
ory
are
your
s,
no
w a
nd fo
reve
r. A
men
TH
E B
ENED
ICTI
ON
16
HY
MN
: “R
ise,
Shi
ne, Y
ou P
eopl
e!”
all
vers
es
TH
E D
ISM
ISSA
L TH
E PO
STLU
DE:
Ein
Fes
te B
urg
ist U
nser
Got
t
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