Pentecost Sunday

Today the Church celebrates Pentecost Sunday. The assigned readings are Acts 2:1-11; 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 (Lisicky setting)

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 Sunday (June 9, 2019)

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: Pentecost Sunday (June 9, 2019)

Community in Mission: The Spirit of the Lord Filled the Earth - A Homily for Pentecost (8 JUN 19) 

Crossroads Initiative: Pentecost - Gifts & Charisms of The Holy Spirit 
  
The Deacon's Bench: The Feast That Never Ends: Homily for June 9, 2019, Pentecost (8 JUN 19)

The Sacred Page: Readings for Pentecost (7 JUN 19)

St. Paul Center: A Mighty Wind: Scott Hahn Reflects on Pentecost Sunday

Word on Fire: The Holy Spirit and Mission (Solemnities * Pentecost)

Catholic News Agency: Pope Francis on Pentecost: 'Christian life unravels' without the Holy Spirit (9 JUN 19)

Sister Mary Madeline Todd, OP: The Spirit of Mercy Unites, on Pentecost and Always (7 JUN 19)

Spirituality of the Readings: The Holy Spirit (Pentecost Sunday C)

In Exile: Remaining in the Upper Room (Pentecost Sunday C)

Let the Scriptures Speak: Have You Sent Your Pentecost Cards? (Pentecost Sunday C)

The Word Encountered: The Difference It Makes (Pentecost Sunday C)

Historical Cultural Context: Mediterranean Leaders (Pentecost Sunday C)

Thoughts from the Early Church: Commentary by Cyril of Alexandria (Pentecost Sunday C)