LIVE from the Vatican | Holy Mass of Pope Francis on the Solemnity of Pentecost | May 28th, 2023

[Music] foreign [Music] welcome to the live broadcast of the celebration of Holiness on the solemnity of Pentecost [Music] presided over by his Holiness Pope Francis here at Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome [Music] my name is Bunga macholaitis with great joy that I provide the English translation to this liturgy [Music] as you can see the procession approaching the high the high altar here at Saint Peter's Basilica and the existing Chapel choir leading us into this celebration with the words of Psalm 103 bless the Lord my soul lord God [Music] he said [Music] [Music] [Music] [Laughter] see you again [Music] Glory inside [Music] [Music] Christmas [Music] praise be Jesus Christ [Music] welcome to this live broadcast of the celebration of holy mess on the solemnity of Pentecost presided over by his Holiness Pope Francis here at Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome foreign it is with great joy that I provide the English translations to today's liturgy [Music] as we see the procession has slowly approaching the altar with the main celebrant on the altar this morning the Sistine Chapel choir leading us into this celebration with the words of Psalm 103 bless the Lord my soul lord God how great you are God on behalf of Vatican media I would like to welcome all of you who are joining us today some of you may be joining us through various Vatican media channels perhaps the Vatican news live event app the radio vaticana app the American News English word portal YouTube channel our Facebook live feed to all of you joining us through Catholic TV luminous radio India at madarsan TV India Catholic faith Network Shalom world's television networks USA EWTN television Sultan Light TV uctv Uganda Catholic Television Shalom TV India Sunday Shalom and all of you joining us through radio stations among whom are all of you tuning in through other local diocese and radio broadcasts or those of you picking up the shortwave transformation and all of you joining through other internet sites and digital platforms throughout the world welcome to you all we are very glad to be with you today it celebrates the great feast of Pentecost Pentecost come from comes from a Greek word meaning 50. Sunday is okay it's 50 days after Easter we commemorate The Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the church giving birth to the church's Nation prepare ourselves to begin this celebration foreign let us invoke upon this water the presence of the Creator spirit so that the grace and Gifts of the Paschal sacraments may be renewed in our hearts seniority universe in your mercy be present to your people's prayer aqua and for us who recall the wondrous work of our creation and the still greater work of our Redemption graciously bless this water for you created water to make the fields fruitful and to refresh and cleanse our bodies you also made water the instrument of your mercy for through water you freed your people from slavery and quenched their thirst in the deserts [Music] through water the prophets proclaimed to the New Covenant you were to enter upon with the human race and last of all through water which Christ made holy in the Jordan you have renewed our corrupted nature in the bathroom is therefore may this water be for us a memorial of the baptism we have received and grants that we may share in the gladness of our brothers and sisters who at Easter have received their baptism through Christ Our Lord [Music] foreign [Music] King and blessing those present here with holy water he has just blessed sprinting of water is considered in the church as a symbolic expression of receiving the power of the Holy Spirit symbolism of water signifies the holy spirit's action in baptism our first birth took place in water so the water of baptism truly signifies that our birth into the Divine Life is given to us in the Holy Spirit [Music] oh [Music] as the faithfulness Basilica being sprinkled with holy water the system Chapel choir leads us with the words of Ezekiel Ezekiel chapter 47 I saw water flowing from the temple from its right hand side Alleluia and all to whom this water came were saved and shall say halleluia halleluia [Music] foreign of this Eucharist make us worthy to share at the table of his kingdom amen and we sing the Gloria Lord [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] remember [Music] forever because [Music] it is [Music] foreign [Music] thank you mysterious o God who by the mystery of today's great feast sanctify your whole church in every people and Nation people out we pray the gifts of the holy spirit across the face of the Earth and with the divine grace there was at work when the gospel was first proclaimed fill now once more the hearts of Believers Jesus Christ your son who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit one God forever and ever and we now we listen to God's words the first reading from The Acts from The Acts of the Apostles will be read in Spanish Lugar the repente is when Pentecost today came round the apostles had all met in one room when suddenly they heard what sounded like a powerful wind from heaven the noise of which filled the entire house in which they were sitting and something appeared to them that seemed like tongues of fire they separated and came to rest on the head of each of them they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak foreign languages as the spirit gave them to the gift of speech ERS now there were devout men living in Jerusalem from every nation under heaven and at this sound they all assembled each one bewildered to hear these men speaking in his own language they were amazed and astonished surely they said all these men speaking are galadians how does it happen that each of us hears them in his own native language parthians myths and elements people from Mesopotamia Judea and Cappadocia Pontius Egypt and the parts of Libya round Cyrene as well as visitors from Rome Jews and proceeds alike cretans and Arabs we hear them preaching in our own language about the marvels of God [Music] and now we'll listen to the psalm 103 and the response is send forth your spirit O Lord and renew the face of the Earth [Music] foreign [Music] my life [Music] emotion your life [Music] bless the Lord my soul lord God how great you are how many are your works oh Lord the Earth is full of your riches [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] you take back your spirits they die returning to the dust from which they came you send forth your spirits they are created and you renew the face of the Earth [Music] oh [Music] May the glory of the Lord last forever may the Lord rejoice in his Works May my thoughts be pleasing to him I find my joy in the Lord [Music] and the second reading is from the letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians it will be read in English a reading from the first letter of Singapore to the Corinthians no one can see Jesus says Lord unless it's under the influence of the Holy Spirit there is a variety of gifts but always the same spirits there are sorts of service to be done but always the same Lord working in all sorts of different ways in different people it is the same God who is working in all of them the particular way in which the spirit is given to each person is for a good purpose just as a human body though it is made up of many parts it is a single unit because all these parts though many make one body so it is with Christ in the same one Spirit we are all baptized Jews as well as Greeks slaves as well as service citizens and one Spirit was given to us all to drink [Music] thank you [Music] and before the Gospel reading we will have a special sequence as part of today's liturgy on various feasts throughout the year the church is a tradition to recite or seeing a special sequence and on Pentecost the sequence is entitled very scientist spiritus and invokes the Holy Spirit asking for the spirit to come and refresh our hearts [Music] for us [Music] foreign [Music] give us [Music] of you [Music] Every Woman of feeling [Music] and after that beautiful sequence we prepare ourselves for the gospel of clamation we sing the Hallelujah [Music] [Applause] [Music] all right foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] spells as the choir since the gospel acclamation Come Holy Spirit fill the hearts of your faithful and changing them the fire of Your Love [Music] [Applause] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] approaching the altar taking the book of The Gospel and processing to the ambo where the gospel will be proclaimed [Music] thank you the process solemnly to the amble the gospel will be proclaimed in Italian and the Deacon will be reading proclaiming the gospel today is Reverend Deacon Andrea Verde prepare ourselves to welcome the word of God [Music] foreign [Applause] [Music] it's a reading from the holy Gospel according to John John chapter 20 verses 19 to 23. Ana [Music] [Music] then in the evening of the first day of the week the doors were closed in the room where the disciples were for fear of the Jews Jesus came and stood among them he said to them peace be with you and show them his hands and his side foreign [Music] the disciples were filled with joy when they saw the Lord and he said to them again peace be with you as the father sent me so I am sending you [Music] after saying this he breathed on them and said receive the Holy Spirit for those who sins you forgive they are forgiven for those whose sins you retain they are retained [Music] and the Deacon after proclaiming the holy gospel he solemnly processes again with the book of the gospels to the Holy Father [Music] and then the book will be taken to the place where it will be revered and then we prepare ourselves now to listen to the words of the Pope Francis foreign today the word of God shows us the Holy Spirit In Action we see him acting in three ways in the world he created in the church and in our hearts first in the world he created in creation from the beginning the Holy Spirit was at work we prayed with the psalm 104 when you send forth your spirits they are created he is in fact the Creator spirit for centuries the church has invoked him as such yes we can ask ourselves what does the spirit do in the creation of the world if everything has its origin from the father and if everything is created through the Sun what is the specific role of the spirit one great father of the church Saint Basel wrote If you attempt to remove the spirit from creation All Things become confused and their life appears unruly and lacking order there is the role of the spirit at the beginning and at all times he makes created realities past from disorder to order from dispersion to coercion from confusion to Harmony in this way of acting we see always in the life of the church in a word he gives Harmony to the world in this way he directs the cause of time and renews the face of the Earth he does not renew the faith listen carefully he does not renew the Earth by changing reality but rather by harmonizing it this is his style because in himself he is harmony this is what the fathers of the church tell us in our world today there is so much Discord such great division we are all connected yet find ourselves disconnected from one another unesthetized by indifference and overwhelmed by Solitude so many wars so many conflicts it seems incredible the evil of which we are capable yet in fact fueling our hostilities is the spirit of division the devil whose very name means dividers yes proceeding and exceeding our own evil our own divisions there is the evil spirit who is the deceiver of the whole world he rejoices in conflict in Justice and slander to counter the evil of Discord our efforts to create Harmony are not sufficient hence the Lord at the culmination of his Passover from Death to life and the culmination of Salvation pours out upon the created World his good spirits the Holy Spirit who opposes the spirit of division because he is harmony the spirit of unity the bringer of peace foreign let us invoke the spirit daily Upon Our Lives in our own lives upon the whole world along with his work in creation we see the Holy Spirit at work in the church beginning with the day of Pentecost we notice however that the spirit does not inaugurate the church by providing the community with rules and regulations but by descending upon each of the Apostles every one of them receives particular crisis in different charisms such an abundance of different gifts could generate confusion but as in creation the Holy Spirit loves to create Harmony out of diversity the harmony of the spirit is not a mandatory uniform order in the church in the church there is indeed an order but it is structured in accordance with the diversity of the spirit's gifts it's Pentecost the Holy Spirit descends in tongues of fire he bestows upon each person the ability to speak the other languages and to understand in his own or her own language what is spoken by others in a word the spirit does not create a single language one that is the same for all he does not eliminate differences or cultures but harmonizes everything without reducing them to Bland uniformity this is important it makes us think of what is happening in the world today we will try to harmonize everything and make it in disciplines of appearances without substance let us remain in this absence and talk about the spirit who doesn't begin with a structured process as we will do ourselves outline program as we would who so often become caught up in our plans and projects no he begins by bestowing and super abundant gifts indeed on that day of Pentecost as the spirit emphasis always filled with the Holy Spirit always filled there is how the life of the church began not from a precise and detailed plane but from the shared experience of God's love that is how the spirit creates Harmony he invites us to experience amazement as his love and that his gifts present in others as Saint Paul tells us there are variety of gifts but the Same Spirit for in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body to see each of our brothers and sisters in the faith is part of the same body of which I am a member this is the harmonious approach of the spirit this is the path that he points out to us now taking place is and should be a journey in accordance with the spirit not a parliament for demanding rights and claiming needs in accordance with the agenda of the world nor an occasion for following wherever the wind is blowing but the opportunity to be docile to the breath of the spirit for in the sea of history The Church sets sail only with him for he is the soul of the church the heart of synodality the driving force of evangelization without him the church is lifeless faith is a mere Doctrine morality mere Duty and pastoral work is mere toil and quite often we hear a lot of thinkers and theologians that give us cold doctrines which seemed like mathematics they monk they miss the spirits inside with him on the other hand faith is alive faith is life the love of the Lord convinces us and hope is reborn let us puts the Holy Spirit back at the center of the church otherwise our hearts will not be consumed by love for Jesus but by love ourselves let us put the spirits at the start and the Heart of the sinus work for it is he above all whom the church needs today let us say to him each day come the Holy Spirit loves to descend when all come together yes to manifest himself to the world he chose the time and place where all were gathered together the people of God in order to be filled with the spirit must therefore journey together there is how Harmony in the church is renewed by joining together with the spirit at the center let us build Harmony in the church finally the Holy Spirit creates Harmony in our hearts we see this in the gospel where Jesus on the evening of Easter breathes upon the disciples and says receive the Holy Spirit he bestows the spirit for a precise purpose to forgive sins to reconcile Minds into harmonize Hearts wounded by evil broken by hurts LED astray by feelings of guilt only the spirits restores Harmony in the heart for he is the only one who creates intimacy with God if you want Harmony let us take him not worthy substitutes foreign let us invoke the Holy Spirit each day let us begin our day by praying to him let us become dociled to him and today on his fist let us ask ourselves am I docile to the harmony of the spirit or do I pursue my projects my own ideas without letting myself be shaped and changed by him my way of living faith of practicing the faith is a docile to the spirit I'm just stubborn to the doctrines to the letter which are just Expressions that are sometimes very cold am I quick to judge do I point fingers and slam doors in the face of others considering myself a victim of everyone and everything or do I welcome the spirits harmonious and creative power the grace of wholeness that he inspires his forgiveness that brings us peace and in my turn do I Foster reconciliation and build communion reconciliations do I forgive or do I just go around gossiping creating divisions do I am I able to forgive do I create communion if the world is divided if the church is polarized if hearts are broken let us not waste time in criticizing others and growing angry with one another instead let us invoke the spirit he is capable of solving these problems foreign holy spirit Spirit of Jesus and of the father in exhaustible Wellspring of Harmony to you we entrust the world to you we consecrate the church in our hearts come create a spirit Harmony of humanity renew the face of the Earth come gift of gifts Harmony of the church make us warning you come spiritual forgiveness and Harmony of the heart Transformers is only you can through the intercession of Mary and this is all the Holy Father concludes his sermon this morning and we have listened to his words inspiring and challenging us we take a moment to reflect on what we have heard and we allow the spirit to inspire us you know well today there is so much Discord such great division we are all connected yet find ourselves disconnected from one another unesthetized by indifference and overwhelmed by solitude the Holy Spirit unites us and we now join the assembly as we pray the Creed [Music] [Music] let me please [Music] oh no far ther [Music] Jesus who says [Music] apostles [Music] every day [Music] foreign [Music] we will Brothers [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] of course [Music] foreign [Music] oh oh [Music] [Music] yes brothers and sisters the culmination of our Easter festivities let us ask God our Father to send the gift of the Holy Spirit upon the church and the whole world we pray together let us pray to the Lord Lord hear our prayer [Music] we pray in Swahili for the Church of God father Grant to your church the spirit of unity and peace in a world wounded by conflict and War May the church shine forth as the sacrament of Holiness and communion and All Peoples enter your kingdom of Justice love and peace [Music] foreign [Music] we'll pray in French let us pray for the Holy Father all Bishops and Ministers of the Gospel [Music] is sustain Pope Francis and all Pastors in their Ministry May the grace that flows from the celebration of the sacraments in kindly in them the fire of the spirit whom you poured out upon the apostles in the wondrous way on the day of Pentecost [Music] let us pray for all confirmandy we pray in Chinese almighty God your spirit of fortitude upon those who will receive the sacrament of confirmation may they be ever more conformed to Christ and joyfully welcome the task of serving the lord in his church by witnessing to the gospel especially among the poor in marginalized us [Music] foreign German for the members of the associations of the faithful energiesel movements foreigns inspired by the Holy Spirit bring forth fruits for the good of the church and the world foreign [Music] [Music] we pray for those who do not believe we pray in Polish it's our Lord the hearts of unbelievers may they see the signs of your goodness in their lives and moved by our witness come to know the one God and Father of all we pray to the Lord [Music] Our Father renew in your church the wonders of Pentecost May those scattered throughout the world be gathered together in proclaiming and bearing witness to your love through Christ Our Lord amen [Music] thank you and we now begin the Liturgy of the Eucharist we are the offered tree as we see these people of God bringing the gifts of bread and wine and as these different families and religious people bringing the gifts to Pope Francis who is presiding over this celebration they symbolize the spiritual offering of the of the whole church assembled for the Eucharist it is indeed the faithful themselves the people of God who bring the offering the Bread and Wine to the altar the gifts offering for the mess the great offering for the mess [Music] and as the gifts of bread and wine are brought forward to be offered on the altar we also unite ourselves with the whole church together with the bread and wine we offer ourselves our cares and concerns our family members our relatives and friends and all those who are in need of our prayers we pray that indeed the holy spirit will renew us [Music] as the water is being prepared the choir is leading us with the words of Psalm 67 show forth the almighty of God which you have shown for us for the sake of your temple high in Jerusalem [Music] eyes [Music] [Music] oh my God [Music] as the altar is being prepared we see priests coming with ciboriums and hosts to be consecrated and to be distributed later on to the people of God is about 200 people 200 priests who have gathered to celebrate Pentecost with the Holy Father this morning here at Saint Peter's Basilica [Music] [Applause] [Music] thank you [Music] it's a beautiful image of this offering of prayer and Gifts is represented by incense which consumed by fire releases a perfume smoke that rises upwards in sensing the offerings incensing the cross and the altar the celebrant on the altar together with the Priestly people visibly manifest their bond of offering which unites these realities to Christ's sacrifice thank you foreign pray brothers and sisters this is your sacrifice may be acceptable to God the almighty father Los spiritos that is Promised by your son the Holy Spirit May reveal to us more abundantly the hidden Mystery of this sacrifice and graciously lead us into all truth through Christ Our Lord amen foreign foreign always and everywhere to give you thanks Lord Holy Father Almighty and eternal God for bringing your Pascal mystery to completion you bestow to the Holy Spirit today on those you made your adopted children by uniting them to your only begotten son The Same Spirit as the church came to birth opened to All Peoples the knowledge of God and brought together the many languages of the Earth in profession of the one faith they've overcome with Paschal joy every land every people exults in your praise and even the Heavenly Powers with the Angelic hosts sing together the unending Hymn of your glory as they acclaim [Music] Lord [Music] all right [Music] foreign [Music] it will pray the third Eucharistic prayer foreign gives you praise for through your son our Lord Jesus Christ by the power and working of the Holy Spirit you give life to all things and make them holy and you never cease together a people to yourself so that from the rising of the sun to its setting a pure sacrifice may be offered to your name [Music] is therefore O Lord we humbly implore you by The Same Spirit graciously make holy these gifts we have brought to you for consecration that they may become the body and blood of your son our Lord Jesus Christ it was command we celebrate these Mysteries for on the night he was betrayed he himself took bread and giving you thanks he said the blessing broke the bread and gave it to his disciples saying take this all of you and eat of it for this is my body which will be given up for you [Music] foreign ended he took the chalice and giving you thanks he said the blessing and gave the Charlie's to his disciples saying take this all of you and drink from it for this is the Chalice of my blood the blood of the new and eternal Covenant which would be poured out for you and for many for the Forgiveness of sins do this in memory of me [Music] [Music] [Music] moments in your eyes [Music] we Proclaim your death O Lord and profess your Resurrection until you come again [Music] the four Lord as we celebrate the memorial of his of the saving passion of your son his wondrous resurrection and Ascension into heaven and as we look forward to his second coming we offer you in Thanksgiving this holy and Living Sacrifice May look we pray upon the oblation of your church and recognizing the sacrificial victim by whose death you willed to reconcile us to yourself grant that we may we who are nourished by the body and blood of your son and filled with his holy spirit may become one body one Spirit In Christ Eternal offering to you so that we may obtain an inheritance with your elect especially with the Most Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God with blessed Joseph a spouse with your blessed Apostles and glorious Martyrs and with all the saints one whose constant intercession in your presence we rely for unfailing help May the sacrifice of our reconciliation we pray O Lord Advance the peace and salvation of all the world be pleased to confirm in faith and charity your Pilgrim Church on Earth your with your servant Francis our Pope the order of Bishops all the clergy and the entire people you have gained for your own listen graciously to the prayers of this family whom you have summoned before you in your compassion or merciful father foreign from this life give kind admittance to your kingdom there we hope to enjoy forever the fullness of your glory through Christ Our Lord through whom you bestow on the world all that is good [Music] [Music] [Music] amen [Music] obedient [Music] the savior's command and formed by Divine teaching we there to say [Music] [Applause] on him [Music] foreign [Music] we pray from every evil graciously Grant peace in our days that by the help of your mercy we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress as we await the Blessed hope and the coming of Our Savior Jesus Christ [Music] Christo okay Lord Jesus Christ you said your Apostles peace I leave you my peace I give you look not on our sins but on the faith of your church and graciously Grant her peace and unity in accordance with your will who live and Reign forever and ever and May the peace of the Lord be always with you we say each other the sign of peace foreign foreign and we are invited to share this gift of peace with those around us as we see the celebrants and the consulate Prince exchanging the sign of Peace as well we sing the Lamb of God [Music] Thursday please [Music] foreign [Music] video a Coco they hold the Lamb of God Behold Him who takes away the sins of the world blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb [Music] our clothes [Music] his communities being distributed we also unite ourselves with a celebration with this communion we are in communion the Holy Spirit creates unity and create communion the Holy Father told us in his holiness through the Holy Spirit we are one we make one body one family [Music] we pray together the prayer for Spiritual communion especially for those of us who cannot be at mass today you cannot receive Holy Communion my Jesus I believe that you are present in the most holy sacrament I love you above all things I desire to receive you into my soul since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally come at least spiritually into my heart I embrace you as if you were already here and unite myself holy to you [Music] is your world [Music] foreign [Music] Acts chapter 2 suddenly they heard what sounded like a powerful wind from heaven where they were sitting halleluia they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke of the marvels of God Alleluia and that's how the system choir Chapel has led us during this antifone communal antifone foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] on the day of Pentecostal in the seven weeks of Easter had come to an end Christ passed over is fulfilled in the outpouring of the Holy Spirit manifested giving and communicated to the Divine person of his fullness Christ the lord pours out the spirit in abundance on that day the holy spirit is fully revealed since that day the kingdom announced by Christ has been open to those who believed in him in the human in the humility of the Flesh and in faith they already share in the communion of the Holy Trinity by his coming which never ceases the Holy Spirit causes the world to enter into the last days the time of the church the kingdom already inherited though not yet consummated that's what's the catechism of the cuddly Church teaches us about the Holy Spirit reminding us of the words of the Acts of the Apostles and this is what we're commemorating today the Feast of Pentecost the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and we prep ourselves for the prayer of the communion and the conclusion of this celebration foreign out upon her May retain all its force and that this spiritual food May gain her abundance of Eternal Redemption through Christ Our Lord amen and prepare ourselves for the blessing may God the Father of Lights who was pleased to Enlighten the disciples Minds by the outpouring of the spirit the parakeet Grant You gladness by his Blessing and make you always abound with the gifts of the Same Spirit May the wondrous flame that appeared above the disciples powerfully cleanse your hearts from every evil and pervade them with its purifying light and may God who has been pleased to unite many tongues in the profession of One Faith give you perseverance in that same faith and by believing may you Journey from Hope to Clear Vision foreign [Music] [Music] God and with those beautiful the beautiful voice of the day can eat the misized the message ended go forth we come to the conclusion of this beautiful celebration which has been presided over by his Holiness Pope Francis We Now sing the original [Music] always [Music] foreign [Music] broadcast of the celebration of the solemnity of Pentecost I would like to thank all of you who have joined us today through various Vatican media channels the Vatican news live event app for the Vatican news English report portal YouTube channel our Facebook live feed and to all of you have joined us through different media channels thank you very much for having been with us today please join us shortly before noon here in Rome that's about in about 30 minutes time for the recitation of the Angelus and please visit the Vatican news news web portal Facebook Instagram and Twitter accounts for the summary of today's liturgy as well as other coverage of Vatican world news we leave you now with these beautiful images and sounds from Saints Peter's Basilica on behalf of Vatican media my name is bonga machola it's been a great pleasure to have you with us I wish you all the Blessed Pentecost Sunday Lauder riesos Christus praised be Jesus Christ thank you [Music] foreign foreign [Applause] [Applause] thank you thank you [Music] [Applause] [Applause] thank you thank you [Applause] thank you foreign foreign

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