Ideas from The Liturgy of the Hours:

The Solemnity of Pentecost

+ Morning Prayer +

Latin Hymn Beata nobis gaudia

Psalmody

• Psalm 63:2-9
  Antiphon O Lord, how good and gentle is your Spirit in us, alleluia.
• Daniel 3:57-88,56
  Antiphon Let streams and rivers and all creatures that live in the waters sing praise to God, alleluia.
• Psalm 149
  Antiphon The apostles preached in different tongues and proclaimed the great works of God, alleluia.

Reading Acts of the Apostles 5:30-32

Responsory
[excerpt] All were filled with the Holy Spirit; they began to speak, allelluia, alleluia.

Benedictus Antiphon
Receive the Holy Spirit; the sins of those you forgive shall be forgiven, alleluia.

Intercessions
[response] Lord, make the whole world new.

+ Daytime Prayer +

• Psalmody: Psalm 118

Midmorning

• Antiphon: The Holy Spirit came down from the throne of God, and entered into the hearts of the apostles, alleluia.
• Reading: I Corinthians 12:13
• Response: The Holy Spirit is the Paraclete; he will teach you all things, alleluia.

Midday

• Antiphon: Increase our faith in you, O Lord, and let the light of the Holy Spirit inflame our hearts always, alleluia.
• Reading: Titus 3:5b-7
• Response: The Holy Spirit shall teach you; you will understand all I have taught you, alleluia.

Midafternoon

• Antiphon: What you say of me will not come from yourselves; the Spirit of the Father will be speaking in you, alleluia.
• Reading: II Corinthians 1:21-22
• Response: The apostles spoke in different tongues; they proclaimed the great works of God, alleluia.

+ Evening Prayer II +

Latin Hymn Veni, creator Spiritus

Psalmody

• Psalm 110:1-5,7
  Antiphon The Spirit of the Lord has filled the whole world, alleluia.
• Psalm 114
  Antiphon Send us your strength, O God, from your holy temple in Jerusalem, and perfect your work in us, alleluia.
• Revelation 19:1-7
  Antiphon All were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak, alleluia.

Reading Ephesians 4:3-6

Responsory
[excerpt] The Spirit of the Lord has filled the whole world; he sustains all creation and knows every word that is spoken, alleluia, alleluia.

Magnificat Antiphon
Today we celebrate the feast of Pentecost, alleluia;
on this day the Holy Spirit appeared before the apostles in tongues of fire and gave them his spiritual gifts.
He sent them out to preach to the whole world,
and to proclaim that all who believe and are baptized shall be saved, alleluia.

Intercessions
[response] Send your Holy Spirit into the Church.

The English translation of the Antiphons, Responsories, and Intercession Responses are from: The Divine Office: The Liturgy of the Hours, © Copyright 1970, 1973, 1975 International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved.

Excerpts from the Readings are taken from the New American Standard Bible ® © Copyright 1973 The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.