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Office of Readings
Sunday, May 24, 2026 • Pentecost Sunday
Opening
O God, come to my assistance.
Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Invitatory
Ant. Come, let us adore the Lord on this great solemnity.
Come, let us exult in the Lord; let us shout with joy to God our salvation.
Let us come before his face with praise and exult in him with psalms.
For the Lord is a great God and a great king above all gods.
For the Lord does not cast off his people; for in his hand are all the ends of the earth.
And the heights of the mountains belong to him.
For the sea is his, and he made it; and his hands formed the dry land.
Come, let us adore and fall down before God; let us weep before the Lord who made us.
For he is the Lord our God; and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand.
Today, if you will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.
As in the provocation, according to the day of temptation in the wilderness,
where your fathers tempted me; they tried me and saw my works.
For forty years I was close to this generation, and I said: "They always err in heart."
And these people have not known my ways, so I swore in my wrath that they will not enter into my rest.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Ant. Come, let us adore the Lord on this great solemnity.
Hymn
The Day of Resurrection
The day of resurrection!
Earth, tell it out abroad;
the Passover of gladness,
the Passover of God.
Earth, tell it out abroad;
the Passover of gladness,
the Passover of God.
Psalmody
Psalm 64God's Care for the Earth
Ant. This is the day the Lord has made; let us be glad and rejoice in it. Alleluia.
A hymn befits you, O God, in Zion; and a vow will be repaid to you in Jerusalem.
Hear my prayer; all flesh will come to you.
Words of the wicked have prevailed over us; but you will be merciful toward our impieties.
Blessed is he whom you have chosen and received; he will dwell in your courts.
We will be filled with the good things of your house; holy is your temple,
wonderful in justice. Hear us, O God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of those far out at sea.
You who prepare the mountains by your strength, being girded with power;
who troubles the depth of the sea, the noise of its waves.
The Gentiles will be troubled, and those who inhabit the ends of the earth will be afraid at your signs.
You will make joyful the outgoings of the morning and evening.
You have visited the earth and saturated it; you have enriched it greatly.
The river of God has been replenished with water; you have prepared their food, for this is its preparation.
Saturate its furrows; multiply its fruits; the earth is glad as it springs up and is watered.
You will bless the crown of the year of your goodness, and your fields will be filled with plenty.
The beautiful places of the wilderness will grow fat, and the hills will be girded with exultation.
The rams of the flock are clothed, and the valleys will abound with grain; they will cry out, yes, they will even sing a hymn.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Ant. This is the day the Lord has made; let us be glad and rejoice in it. Alleluia.
Psalm 65Come and See What God Has Done
Ant. Christ our Passover has been sacrificed; let us therefore celebrate the feast. Alleluia.
Shout with joy to God, all the earth; sing a psalm to his name; give glory to his praise.
Say to God: "How awesome are your works, O Lord! In the multitude of your power your enemies will lie to you."
Let all the earth adore you and sing a psalm to you; let it sing a psalm to your name.
Come and see the works of God; he is formidable in his designs on the sons of men.
He turns the sea into dry land; in the river they will cross on foot; there we will rejoice in him.
He rules in his power forever; his eyes watch over the nations.
Let the rebellious not be exalted in themselves.
Bless our God, you Gentiles, and make the voice of his praise be heard;
who has set my soul in life, and has not given my feet into stirring.
For you have proved us, O God; you have tried us by fire, just as silver is tested.
You led us into a snare; you placed afflictions on our back.
You set men over our heads; we passed through fire and water; and you brought us out into refreshment.
I will enter into your house with burnt offerings; I will repay you my vows
which my lips distinguished and my mouth spoke in my tribulation.
I will offer to you burnt offerings full of marrow, with the burning of rams.
I will offer to you bulls and he-goats.
Come, hear, and I will tell you, all who fear God, what great things he has done for my soul.
I cried out to him with my mouth, and I extolled him with my tongue.
If I have looked upon iniquity in my heart, let the Lord not hear me.
Therefore, God has heard me and has attended to the voice of my supplication.
Blessed is God, who has not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Ant. Christ our Passover has been sacrificed; let us therefore celebrate the feast. Alleluia.
Psalm 66May the Nations Praise God
Ant. Death is swallowed up in victory; thanks be to God who gives us the victory. Alleluia.
May God have mercy on us and bless us; may he cause the light of his face to shine upon us, and may he have mercy on us.
So that we may know your way on earth, your salvation in all nations.
Let the peoples confess to you, O God; let all peoples give praise to you.
Let the nations rejoice and exult, for you judge the peoples with equity and direct the nations on the earth.
Let the peoples confess to you, O God; let all peoples give praise to you.
The earth has yielded its fruit.
May God, our God, bless us; may God bless us, and all the ends of the earth fear him.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Ant. Death is swallowed up in victory; thanks be to God who gives us the victory. Alleluia.
First Reading: Scripture
2 Corinthians 5:15
And he died for all, so that those who live might live no longer for themselves, but for him who died and was raised for them.
Second Reading: Patristic or Hagiographic
Praise to the Risen One
Death became a gate of life for those who love life; in it life lay hidden until through death it appeared, and from the grave it showed itself. Thanks be to you, the living One, for you died and then returned to life. You went down to the realm of the dead and returned from it carrying spoils. You captured death as a prisoner. All the world was exulting because of you, O Master of the world. And each creature cried out: Glory and honor to you, Jesus, king of the world! You tasted death so that we who taste death should not die in our sins. You descended to the realm of the dead so that the souls of the dead might ascend. You rose and broke through the bars that confined the dead from ages past. You broke those bars and the captive ones came forth. They praised you, the living One who came into the realm of the dead and delivered them. May we too praise you and your resurrection by which you gave life to all the dead. Amen.
Responsory
V. This is the day that the Lord has made. Alleluia.
R. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Alleluia.
V. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
R. his love endures forever. Alleluia.
Te Deum (Sundays and Solemnities)
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Concluding Prayer
Almighty God, you have given us the hope of resurrection. Let that hope inform our reading, our prayer, and all our living; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Dismissal
Let us praise the Lord.
And give him thanks.