Preparing for Sunday Mass Notebook: Pentecost

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Pentecost

When Pentecost had fully come,
And the fire from Heaven did fall,

The mighty wind, the Holy Ghost
Baptized them one and all.

Three thousand were converted
...And were added right away

And the God that lived in the olden time,
Is just the same today.

Pentecost Sunday, which marks the end of the Easter season in the Christian calendar, celebrates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles.

Pentecost 2011 falls 50 days after Easter 2011.

Pentecost rocks! . . . . . just sayin'!

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The Lectionary is arranged in two cycles, one for Sundays and one for weekdays.

The Sunday cycle is divided into three years, labeled A, B, and C.
Year A 2014

Year B 2015

Year C 2016

In Year A, we read mostly from the Gospel of Matthew. In Year B, we read the Gospel of Mark and chapter 6 of the Gospel of John. In Year C, we read the Gospel of Luke.

The Gospel of John is read during the Easter season in all three years.

The first reading, usually from the Old Testament, reflects important themes from the Gospel reading.

The second reading is usually from one of the epistles, a letter written to an early church community.

These letters are read semi-continuously. Each Sunday, we pick up close to where we left off the Sunday before, though some passages are never read.

The weekday cycle is divided into two years, Year I and Year II.

Year I is read in odd-numbered years (2011, 2013, etc.) and Year II is used in even-numbered years (2012, 2014, etc.)

The Gospels for both years are the same. During the year, the Gospels are read semi-continuously, beginning with Mark, then moving on to Matthew and Luke.

The Gospel of John is read during the Easter season. For Advent, Christmas, and Lent, readings are chosen that are appropriate to the season.

The first reading on weekdays may be taken from the Old or the New Testament. Typically, a single book is read semi-continuously (i.e., some passages are not read) until it is finished and then a new book is started.

The year of the cycle does not change on January 1, but on the First Sunday of Advent (usually late November) which is the beginning of the liturgical year.

In addition to the Sunday and weekday cycles, the Lectionary provides readings for feasts of the saints, for common celebrations such as Marian feasts, for ritual Masses (weddings, funerals, etc.), for votive Masses, and for various needs. These readings have been selected to reflect the themes of these celebrations.

Click here to view the Liturgical Calendar.

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Pentecost

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