You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, a people set apart to sing the praises of God who called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people at all and now you are the People of God; once you were outside the mercy and now you have been given mercy.
Short Responsory
The disciples rejoiced, alleluia, alleluia.
– The disciples rejoiced, alleluia, alleluia.
They saw the Lord, alleluia, alleluia.
– The disciples rejoiced, alleluia, alleluia.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
– The disciples rejoiced, alleluia, alleluia.
Canticle
Magnificat
My soul rejoices in the Lord
I pray not only for these, but for those also who through their words will believe in me. May they all be one. Alleluia. (Year C)
Or: I will not leave you desolate like orphans. I am going now, but I will return to you and then your hearts will be filled with joy. Alleluia.
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
and my spirit rejoices in God, my salvation.
For he has shown me such favour –
me, his lowly handmaiden.
Now all generations will call me blessed,
because the mighty one has done great things for me.
His name is holy,
his mercy lasts for generation after generation
for those who revere him.
He has put forth his strength:
he has scattered the proud and conceited,
torn princes from their thrones;
but lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things;
the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel,
he has remembered his mercy as he promised to our fathers,
to Abraham and his children for ever.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.
I pray not only for these, but for those also who through their words will believe in me. May they all be one. Alleluia. (Year C)
Or: I will not leave you desolate like orphans. I am going now, but I will return to you and then your hearts will be filled with joy. Alleluia.
Prayers and intercessions
Blessed be Christ, the Son of God. At the Jordan the Holy Spirit descended on him in the form of a dove. Let us confirm our prayer to him by saying:
– Amen. Amen.
Lord Jesus, send forth your Holy Spirit to renew the life of the Church
and make her radiant with hope.
– Amen. Amen.
May all the nations praise you as their king and Lord;
make Israel the people whom you call your own.
– Amen. Amen.
Make us generous, make us humble;
let us forget our own needs in the service of others.
– Amen. Amen.
At Pentecost you reversed the disaster of Babel, which divided and confused the family of man;
through your Holy Spirit let all men speak the same language of faith and love.
– Amen. Amen.
May your Holy Spirit dwell within us
to give life to our mortal bodies.
– Amen. Amen.
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Lord God,
we believe that the Saviour of mankind
is enthroned with you in majesty.
Listen to our prayer,
and, according to his promise,
let us feel his presence among us
to the end of time.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
The Lord bless us, and keep us from all evil, and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.
The Creed in Slow Motion
10. One Lord, the Son of God
In one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God.
“The Creed in Slow Motion”, by Martin Kochanski (the creator of Universalis) comes out in four weeks’ time.
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