Pentecost Sunday

Today the Church celebrates Pentecost Sunday. The assigned readings for the Mass during the Day are Acts 2:-11; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13; and John 20:19-23. The Responsorial Psalm is from Psalm 104 (Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-31,34).

For one version of the Responsorial Psalm set to music, please visit:

YouTube: Psalm 104 - Lord, Send Out Your Spirit - Francesca LaRosa

The Gospel reading is as follows:

On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, "Peace be with you." When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you." And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained."

Reflections related to these readings:

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Salesian Sunday Reflections: Pentecost

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: Pentecost (May 28, 2023)

Community in Mission: I Have Come to Cast A Fire on the Earth - A Homily for Pentecost Sunday (23 MAY 23)

Benedictine College: This Sunday, Into Our Church He Commits His Spirit (25 MAY 23)

Magis Center for Catholic Spirituality: Pentecost Sunday

Word on Fire: Surrender to the Spirit (Cycle A * Pentecost * Easter)