ACTS 2: 1 – 11

When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly a sound came from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sit- ting. And there appeared to them tongues as of fire, distributed and resting on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. And at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in his own language. And they were amazed and wondered, saying, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians, we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.”

The Word of the Lord.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Psalm 104: 1ab, 24ac, 29bc – 30, 31 and 34 (R.) 30

R. Lord, send forth your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.
Or:
Alleluia.

Bless the Lord, O my soul!
O Lord my God, how great you are.
How many are your works, O Lord!
The earth is full of your creatures. R.

You take away their breath, they die,
returning to the dust from which they came.
You send forth your spirit, and they are created,
and you renew the face of the earth. R.

May the glory of the LORD last forever!
May the Lord rejoice in his works !
May my thoughts be pleasing to him.
I will rejoice in the Lord. R.

 
SECOND READING
“The fruit of the Spirit.”
GALATIANS 5: 16 – 25

Brethren: Walk by the Spirit, and do not gratify the desires of the flesh. 
For the desires  of the flesh are against  the  Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh; for these are opposed to each other, to prevent you from doing what you would. But if you are led by the Spirit you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are plain: immorality, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery enmity, strife, jealousy, anger, selfishness, dissension, party spirit, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and the like. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us have no self-conceit, no provoking of one another, no envy of one another.

The Word of the Lord.

SEQUENCE

Come, Holy Spirit,
and from heaven direct on man the rays of your light. Come, Father of the poor;
come, giver of God’s gifts; come, light of men’s hearts.
Kindly Paraclete, in your gracious visits to man’s soul you bring relief and consolation.

If it is weary with toil, you bring it ease;
in the heat of temptation, your grace cools it; if sorrowful, your words console it.
Light most blessed, shine on the hearts of your faithful— even into their darkest corners;
for without your aid man can do nothing good, and everything is sinful.

Wash clean the sinful soul,
rain down your grace on the parched soul and heal the injured soul.
Soften the hard heart,
cherish and warm the ice-cold heart, and give direction to the wayward.
Give your seven holy gifts to your faithful, for their trust is in you.
Give them reward for their virtuous acts; give them a death that ensures salvation; give them unending bliss. Amen. Alleluia.

ALLELUIA

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

 
GOSPEL
“The Spirit of truth will guide you into all the truth.”
JOHN 15: 26 – 27; 16: 12 – 15

At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, “When the Counsellor comes, whom I shall send to you  from the Father,  even the  Spirit  of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness to me; and you also are witnesses, because you have been with me from the beginning. “I have yet many things to say to you, but you can- not bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you.”

The Gospel of the Lord.
Svondo 19 Chivabvu – May

Zuvaguruguru rePentekoste – B

Chiverengo chokutanga:
Mabasa 2,1-11

Inzwai chiverengo chinobva mubhuku
raMabasa Avapositori
1 Zuva rePendekositi parakasvika, Vapositori
vakanga vari panzvimbo imwechete. 2 Pakarepo
kwakava nokutinhira kuchibva kudenga kuchinge
kuvhuvhuta kwemhepo inesimba, kukazadza imba
yose yavakanga vagere. 3Vakaona marimi anenge
omoto akapararana achindogara pano mumwe
nomumwe wavo. 4Vakabva vazadzwa vose naMweya Mutsvene vakabva vatangisa kutaura nedzimwe
ndimi, sokupiwa kwavakaitwa naMweya kuti
vataure.
5 Izvozvo muJerusaremu makanga muina vaJudha,
vanhu vakanga vakazvipira pakunamata, vakanga
vauya kuzombogaramo vaibva kumarudzi ose
avanhu enyika dzose dziri pasi pedenga. 6Nokunzwa
kutinhira uku, mhomho yavanhu yakaungana
vakashamiswa nokuti mumwe nomumwe akanzwa
vachitaura norurimi rwake.
7Vakakatyamara vakashamiswa vachiti, “Vose vari
kutaura ava havasi vokuGarirea here? 8 Zviri kuitika sei kuti mumwe nomumwe wedu ari kuvanzwa vachitaura norurimi rwake? 9Panoti, vaPatia,
navaMidhia, kwoti vaEramu, navagari vokuMesopatamia nokuJudhea, novokuKapa-dhosia, kozoti
vokuPondusi, neAsia, 10 kouyawo vokuFirigia,
novokuPamufiria, kozotiwo vokuIjipiti, novokune
dzimwe nzvimbo dzeRibhia pedyo neKurini. Kune
vaenzi vanobva kuRoma vechiJudha, navakapindukira kuchiJudha. 11Kune vokuKiriti nevokuArabhia, tiri kuvanzwa vachitaura mundimi dzedu
mabasa makuru aMwari.”
Shoko raTenzi.

Rwiyo rwokutsinhira:
Nziyo 104,1+24.29-30.31+34. (D – 30)

(D) – Tenzi tumai mweya wenyu,
zvose zvinobva zvasikwa patsva.
1Rumbidza TENZI mweya wangu,
TENZI Mwari wangu, muri mukuru kwazvo.
TENZI hakusi kuwanda ikoko kwakaita
zvamakaita, makazviita zvose noungwaru,
nyika izere nezvisikwa zvenyu.
(D) – Tenzi tumai mweya wenyu,
zvose zvinobva zvasikwa patsva.
Mukabvisa femo razvo,
zvinobva zvafa zvichibva zvadzokera kuvhu
kwazvo 30Mukatuma mweya wenyu, zvinobva zvasikwa,
muchitobva mavandudza pasi.
(D) – Tenzi tumai mweya wenyu, zvose
zvinobva zvasikwa patsva.
31Mbiri yaMwari ngaigare nokusingaperi,
Mwari ngaafarire mabasa ake.
34 Dai waro munamato wangu wokurangarira
kwangu kwangomufadza,
nokuti ndinofara naMwari.
(D) – Tenzi tumai mweya wenyu, zvose zvinobva zvasikwa patsva.

Chiverengo chechipiri:
VaGaratiya 5,16-25

Inzwai chiverengo chinobva mutsamba yaPauro kuvaGaratiya
16Hama dzangu, tungamirirwai neMweya murege
kufadza havi dzomuviri. 17 Nokuti zvinodiwa
nomuviri zvinorwisana nezvinodiwa naMweya.
Zvinodiwawo naMweya, zvinorwisana nezvinodiwa
nehavi dzomuviri, nokuti izvi zviri zviviri zvinorwisana zvichikutadzisai kuita zvamunoda. 18 Asi
kana muchitungamirirwa neMweya, hamuchisiri
pasi pomutemo.
19 Zvino mabasa enyama anooneka pachena,
ndeaya anoti: upombwe nokuita zvakaora, kwouya
kusazvibata, 20 nokunamata zvinhu zvisiri Mwari,
kwoti kuroya, nokuvengana, kwozoti kunetsana,
nokuitirana shanje, kwouyawo hasha, nokungozvifunga, kwozotiwo kupesana, nokuita mapato
anovengana, 21uye kusafarira zvakanaka zvavamwe,
uyezve kuraradza, nokusazvibata kwezvidhakwa
nezvimwe zvakadaro. Ndinokuyambirai sokukuyambirai kwandakamboita ndichiti, vanoita zvakadai
havawani nhaka youmambo hwaMwari.
22 Asi Mweya anobereka muchero wokuti tive
norudo, norufaro norugare, tive nemwoyo murefu,
nomutsa, nemwoyo wakanaka, nokutendeka, 23uye
unyoro, nokuzvibata. Hakuna mutemo unorwisana
nezvakadai sezvizvi.
24 Avo vanenge vari vanhu vaKristu Jesu vakaroverera pamuchinjikwa humunhu hwavo, nehavi
dzahwo, nezvido zvahwo. 25 Kana Mweya ari iye
anoita kuti tirarame; saizvozvo ngatichitungamirirwawo naMweya. 26 Ngatiregei kuzvikudza,
kana kudenhana, kana kuitirana shanje.
Shoko raTenzi.

Rwiyo rwePentekoste (Sequence)

Uyai Mweya Mutsvene,
Buritsai kudenga
Miseve yomwenje wenyu.
Uyai Baba vavarombo.

Uyai Nyakupa wezvipo,
Uyai Muvheneki womwoyo

Munyaradzi wakanakisa,
Shamwari wadiwa mumweya,

Mubatidzi wakanaka.
Taneta, motizorodza.

Tadziya, motitonhodza,
Tachema, motinyaradza.

Chiedza chitsvene kwazvo,
Zadzisai mwoyo nemweya
Yavatendi venyu vadiwa.

Musati mavhenekera
Hamuna chinhu mumunhu.

Hapana chisina kusviba.
Chenesesai zvine tsvina.

Nokudiridza zvakaoma.
Ponesai pose pane ronda.

Kotamisai zvikukutu,
Mudziise chine chando.

Ruramisai chakatsauka.
Mupe vatenderi venyu
Vanotarisira kunemi,
Zvinomwe zvinotiita vatsvene.

Takarurama titusei,
Tafa tipinzei kudenga;
Tipei kufarako narini.

Kupemberera Shoko Rakanaka:

Areruya, Areruya. Uya Mweya Musiki,
pindai mumwoyo yavenyu, tungidzai moto
worudo rwenyu mumwoyo yavo. Areruya.

Shoko Rakanaka:
Johani 15,26-27; 16,12-15

Inzwai Shoko Rakanaka rakanyorwa naJohani
Jesu akati kuvadzidzi vake,
26 “Mubatsiri kana auya, wandichatuma kwamuri
achibva kuna Baba,
iyeyo Mweya Wechokwadi anobva muna
Baba; iye achandipupurira.
27Kana imiwo muri zvapupu,
nokuti makanga muineni kubvira pakutanga.
12Ndine zvizhinji zvandingade kukutaurirai,
asi parizvino hamungakwanisani nazvo.
13Kana Mweya wechokwadi auya,
achakutungamirirai muchokwadi chose,
nokuti anenge asingatauri zvomusoro wake.
Zvaanenge anzwa ndizvo zvaanotaura;
achakutaurirai zvinhu zvichauya.
14Achandiwanisa mukurumbira achitora
zvandinotaura achizvitaura kwamuri.
15Zvose zvaBaba ndezvangu,
ndokusaka ndati achatora zvandinenge
ndataura achikutaurirai.”
Shoko Rakanaka raTenzi

GOSPEL REFLECTION: Reconciled & Filled by the Holy Spirit
May 19, 2024

Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.” (John 20:21–23)

Happy Pentecost! Today, throughout the world, our Church celebrates the full outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon Jesus’ first followers and upon all of us. Why do we need the Holy Spirit in our lives? This is an important question to ponder. Today, as always, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit work as One God. It is the Father Who wills that we be reconciled to Him; it was the Son Who made this reconciliation possible; and it is the Holy Spirit Who now accomplishes the completion of this act in our lives. At the heart of that gift of salvation is the remission of our sins. The passage above clearly reveals to us that Jesus bestowed a unique gift of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles, His first bishops, entrusting them with the ability to forgive sins in His name and by His power.

As we celebrate Pentecost, it is a good opportunity to prayerfully consider the action of the Holy Spirit in your life. One of the greatest ways that the Holy Spirit is potentially active in your life is through the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Through that Sacrament, the Holy Spirit draws you to the Father and enables you to see and understand His perfect will, living more fully in union with the Son as a member of His Body.

The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit are some of the other ways that the Holy Spirit helps us in our Christian walk. However, these gifts would be ineffective in our lives if we did not first receive the gift of forgiveness given through the Sacrament of Reconciliation. That is the first and most foundational action of the Holy Spirit and opens the door to every other gift. Perhaps that is why Jesus’ first bestowal of the Holy Spirit focused upon the power given to His Apostles to forgive sins in His name.

Once we are reconciled to the Father and begin to live in a state of grace, the Holy Spirit will continue to deepen His relationship with us and bestow His help upon us for our Christian journey. This especially happens through the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit. The gifts most affecting our intellect are the Gifts of Wisdom, Understanding and Knowledge. Wisdom helps us to understand the inner life of the Trinity more clearly. Understanding helps us to make sense of our lives and mission in the light of the Gospel. Knowledge helps us make practical decisions in accord with God’s will.

The gifts of Fear of the Lord and Piety assist us in our love of God. Fear of the Lord helps us to see how our actions help or hinder our relationship with God, helping to motivate us to avoid all that harms this relationship and choose all that strengthens it. Piety helps us to see the great dignity and beauty of God and enables us to have a deep reverence for Him and for all of His people.

Counsel and Fortitude are also given by the Holy Spirit and help us to firmly move forward in faith and love. Counsel especially helps us with love of neighbor, and Fortitude adds the strength we need to do all that we are called to do in love with unwavering commitment.

As we celebrate the great Solemnity of Pentecost, reflect, today, upon the transforming power of the Holy Spirit. If you want to be open to the full outpouring of the Holy Spirit in your life and receive the many gifts you need for your journey of faith, then begin with the most fundamental gift. Begin with the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Ponder the words Jesus spoke in our Gospel today and know that by entrusting the grace to forgive sins in His name to His first priests, Jesus was also calling you to embrace that gift. The Holy Spirit wants you to be cleansed of all sin. Allow Him to do so and you will be amazed at all the grace that follows.

PRAYER:
My glorious Lord, You promised to send the Holy Spirit upon us to lead us into all Truth and to reconcile us to the Father. You were faithful to that promise at Pentecost and now continuously bestow the Holy Spirit upon all who believe. Holy Spirit, please come upon me, especially by forgiving my sins in the Sacrament of Reconciliation and by filling me with Your sevenfold Gifts. Jesus, I trust in You.