Pentecost Sunday

Today the Church celebrates Pentecost Sunday. The assigned readings are Acts 2:1-11; 1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13; and John 20:19-23. The Responsorial Psalm is 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 by Keith Ballentine 

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 on these readings:

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Salesian Sunday Reflections: Pentecost (June 4, 2017)

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: Pentecost (June 4, 2017)

Community in Mission: The Spirit of the Lord Filled the Earth - A Homily for Pentecost (3 JUN 17)

The Sacred Page: Is the Holy Spirit Divine in Scripture? The Mass Readings Explained (An Excerpt) (1 JUN 17)

The Sacred Page: The Feast of Pentecost! (31 MAY 17)

Word on Fire: The Breath of Life (Solemnities * Pentecost)

Catholic World Report: The Dispatch: Three Births and the Third Person of the Trinity (13 MAY 17) 

Spirituality of the Readings: The Great Sharing (Pentecost Sunday A)

In Exile: Praying for Pentecost (Pentecost Sunday A)

Let the Scriptures Speak: Runaways - Blessed And Missioned (Pentecost Sunday A)

The Word Embodied: The Church of Many Voices (Pentecost Sunday A)

Historical Cultural Context: Air in Motion (Pentecost Sunday A)

Thoughts from the Early Church: Commentary by Augustine (Pentecost Sunday A)