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Pentecost, Year A

24 May 2026
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Entrance

  • Come down, O Love divine—AOV1 118, CWB 653, CWBII 381, G 556, GA 375
  • Come, Holy Ghost, Creator, come—CWB 654, CWBII 382, GA 376
  • Come, Holy Spirit—AOVNG 28
  • Gifts of the Spirit—CWBII 383, GA 183
  • Holy Spirit (Canedo)—DD (OCP)
  • Holy Spirit, come now (Manibusan)—AOVNG 68
  • Holy Spirit, Lord of love—CWB 708, CWBII 387
  • Send down the fire—AOV2 164, CWBII 389, GA 475, G 557
  • Veni, Sancte Spiritus (Taizé)—CWBII 391, GA 268
  • Whence comes this fire—GA 474

Responsorial psalm (see also music overview for Holy Week and Easter) 

  • Psalm 103 (104): Lord, send out your spirit (Boschetti)—CWB 316
  • Psalm 103 (104): Lord, send out your Spirit (Heagney)—GA 63, Psalms for the Church’s Year (Liturgical Song)
  • Psalm 103 (104): Lord, send out your Spirit (Jones)—CWB 267, GA 62
  • Psalm 103 (104): Lord, send out your spirit (Lisicky)—G 76
  • Psalm 103 (104): Lord, send out your Spirit (Proulx)—G 77
  • Psalm 103 (104): Lord, send out your Spirit (Willcock)—PFS 34

Sequence (if sung)

  • Come, behold, the bread of angels (Praise, O Zion)—CWBII 396a
  • Pentecost Sequence and Alleluia (Hurd)—DD (OCP)
  • Pentecost Sequence and Alleluia (Manalo)—DD (OCP)
  • Pentecost Sequence (Willcock)—DD (OCP)
  • Pentecost Sequence (Sarcich)—GA 374
  • See, the bread of angels given (Ecce panis angelorum)—CWBII 395

Gospel acclamation

Alleluia, Alleluia!
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful
and kindle in them the fire of your love.
Alleluia!

Procession of the gifts/offertory 

  • Baptised in water—G 903, GA 179, CWBII 99
  • Holy sacred Spirit—CWBII 111, GA 186
  • O breathe on me, O breath of God—CWB 758, CWBII 564, G 902, GA 432
  • Spirit-friend—GA 184
  • Spirit of God (Walker)—CWBII 605
  • The Spirit of the Lord (Horner)—AOV1 101
  • Veni, creator Spiritus (plainsong mode VIII)—CWB 851, CWBII 390, GA 373

Communion

  • All the earth proclaim the Lord—AOV1 184, CWB 611, CWBII 447, GA 534
  • Here I am, Lord—AOV1 90, CWBII 518, G 777, GA 496
  • Make of our hands a throne (Warner)—DD (GIA)
  • One bread, one body—AOV1 129, CWBII 579, G 932, GA 193
  • Come to the feast—AOV1 151, G 585, GA 400
  • Let all mortal flesh keep silence—CWBII 533, G 619, GA 190
  • Spirit and grace (Manalo)—DD (OCP)
  • The Spirit of God (Deiss)—CWB 832, CWBII 388, GA 185
  • We are many parts (Haugen)—AOV1 86, G 834, GA 523

Thanksgiving hymn/song/canticle (optional, sung by all)

  • Gifts of the Spirit (Bell)—CWBII 113
  • Lord of creation, to you be all praise—CWB 739, CWBII 543, GA 423
  • Love divine, all loves excelling—CWB 740, CWBII 552, G 641, GA 463
  • Love has come (Maher)—DD (OCP)
  • Love is his word—CWB 743, CWBII 553, GA 462
  • My peace—AOV2 96, CWBII 558, GA 518

Sending forth

  • A Blessing Hymn for Australia—CWBII 655, DD (Marist Music, free)
  • As a fire is meant for burning—G 744, GA 481, DD (GIA)
  • Forth in the peace of Christ we go—CWB 681, CWBII 489, GA 495
  • Go to the world!—CWBII 496
  • Holy Spirit of fire (Mangan)—CWBII 110
  • Lord, you give the great commission—CWBII 308, G 544, GA 313
  • Love has come (Maher)—DD (OCP)
  • Now thank we all our God—AOV1 189, CWB 755, CWBII 561, G 636, GA 425
  • Take the word of God with you—CWBII 607, GA 494, DD (OCP)
  • The Church of Christ, in every age—CWB 818, CWBII 613
  • The voice of God—CWB 835, CWBII 621, GA 476
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