May 24th, 2006, Pentecost Sunday, Mass during the day.

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles.

When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together.

And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind,

and it filled the entire house in which they were.

Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire,

which parted and came to rest on each one of them.

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit

and began to speak in different tongues as the Spirit enabled

them to proclaim. Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven staying in Jerusalem.

At this sound they gathered in a large crowd but they were confused because each one heard

them speaking in his own language.

They were astounded, and in amazement they asked, are not all these people who are speaking

Galileans? Then how does each of us hear them in his native language? We are Parthians, Meads and Elamites, inhabitants of Mesopotamia,

Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya near

Sirene, as well as travelers from Rome, both Jews and converts to Judaism,

Cretans and Arabs.

Yet we hear them speaking in our own tongues

of the mighty acts of God.

The Word of the Lord.

Music Lord send out your spirit and renew the face of the earth.

Lord send out your spirit and renew the face of the earth.

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