THE SOLEMNITY OF PENTECOST at 8:00

This weekend we finish off the Easter Season with the Solemnity of Pentecost, the first in a series of solemnities taking place in the month of June, a month dedicated to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.  The series goes like this:

    June 8 (this Sunday): Pentecost, traditionally known as "Whitsunday"
    June 15 (next Sunday): The Most Holy Trinity
    June 22: The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, traditionally known as "Corpus Christi"
    June 24: The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (not a holyday of obligation, but still a solemnity)
    June 27: The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (always the Friday after Corpus Christi Sunday)
    June 29: Saints Peter and Paul (trumps what normally would be Sunday XIII through the Year)

The Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, is always the day after Pentecost.  The Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is always the day after the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, this year falling on June 28.

On this weekend, the Solemnity of Pentecost, the Saturday Mass is the Vigil of Pentecost, with its own set of readings and propers.  There is an Extended Vigil and a Short Vigil.  The Extended Vigil has four Old Testament readings plus Epistle and Gospel.  Like the seven Old Testament readings in the Easter Vigil, each reading the Extended Vigil of Pentecost has its own Responsorial Psalm attached to it.  In the Short Vigil, only the usual three readings (First, Second and Gospel) are read.  Any one of the four Old Testament readings may be chosen for the First Reading.  The Psalm is that attached to the fourth Old Testament reading, that is, Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth (Psalm 104).

There is also a Sequence that is chanted on Sunday (required), but omitted on Saturday.

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

Entrance hymn: Come, Holy Ghost ("Lambillotte")

- I really don't think we need a listen link for this one.

Gloria: Holy Angels Mass (BMP) (Listen) or recited

Psalm 104: R./ Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth (Owen Alstott)

- NOTE: The same response applies for both the Vigil and Sunday Masses.  However, the versicles differ.

Sequence: Come, thou Holy Spirit, come (Mode I)

Alleluia "O Filii et Filiae" (Mode II/arr. and verse music by BMP)

Offertory hymn: #641 O breathe on me, thou breath of God ("St. Columba") (Listen)
- The tune is the same as the tune often used for "The King of love my Shepherd is".

Sanctus: #874 Heritage Mass (Owen Alstott)

Memorial Acclamation and Amen: Missa Cristo Risusciti (Luigi Picchi, adapted by BMP)

Agnus Dei: #879 Heritage Mass (Owen Alstott)

Communion hymn: #198 Veni, Creator Spiritus (Mode VIII)

- The entrance hymn, "Come, Holy Ghost", is a translation of select verses of "Veni, Creator Spiritus".

Meditation hymn: #191 Be joyful, Mary, heav'nly Queen ("Regina Caeli, Jubila")

Recessional hymn: #202 Creator Spirit, by whose aid ("Lasst uns Erfreuen") (Listen)

- The tune here is the same for a couple of other well-known hymns, "All creatures of our God and King" and "Ye watchers and ye holy ones".

Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth!

Quod scripsi, scripsi!
BMP