The Roman Missal: Votive Masses of the Trinity, the Holy Ghost and the Blessed Virgin (English) 2

1[Mass of the Holy Ghost.]

2Introit. Wisd. i. The Spirit of the Lord hath filled the whole earth: and that which containeth all things hath knowledge of the voice. Ps. Let God arise, and his enemies be scattered: and let them that hate him fly before his face. Glory, &c.

3Prayer. Deus qui corda. O God who hast taught the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit, grant that we may be truly wise in the same Spirit, and ever rejoice in his consolation. Through our Lord, &c. in the unity of the same, &c.

4Lesson. Acts viii. 14—17. In those days, when the apostles that were in Jerusalem had heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John; who when they were come, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost; for he was not as yet come upon any of them, but they were only baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid their hands upon them, and they received the Holy Ghost.

5Gradual. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord: the people whom he hath chosen for his inheritance.—By the word of the Lord the heavens were established: and all the power of them by the spirit of his mouth. Alleluia, alleluia.

6[Here all kneel.]

7Verse. Come, O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of thy faithful; and kindle in them the fire of thy love. Alleluia.

8[After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluia and Verse, the following is said:]

9Tract. Send forth thy spirit, and they shall be created: and thou shalt renew the face of the earth.—O how good and sweet, O Lord, is thy spirit within us.—Come, O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of thy faithful; and kindle in them the fire of thy love.

10[In Paschal Time, instead of the Gradual, the following is said:]

11Alleluia, alleluia. Send forth thy Spirit, and they shall be created; and thou shalt renew the face of the earth. Allel.—Come, O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of thy faithful, and kindle in them the fire of thy love. Alleluia.

12Gospel. St John xiv. 23—31. on Whit-Sunday.

13Offertory. Confirm this, O God, which thou hast wrought in us: from thy temple which is in Jerusalem, kings shall offer presents to thee.

14Secret. Sanctify, we beseech thee, O Lord, the gifts we offer, and cleanse our hearts by the light of the Holy Spirit. Through our Lord, &c. in the unity of the same Holy Spirit, &c.

15[Preface, Qui ascendens, p. 19.]

16Communion. There came suddenly a sound from heaven as of a mighty wind coming; where they were sitting, and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, speaking the wonderful works of God.

17Postcom. Sancti Spiritus. May the infusion of the Holy Spirit cleanse our hearts, O Lord, and render them fruitful by the inward aspersion of his sacred dew. Through our Lord, &c. in the unity of the same, &c.