Għid il-Ħamsin
Solennità - Quddiesa tal-Jum
Reading 1 ACTS OF THE APOSTLES 2:1-11
When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim. Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven staying in Jerusalem. At this sound, they gathered in a large crowd, but they were confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language. They were astounded, and in amazement they asked, “Are not all these people who are speaking Galileans? Then how does each of us hear them in his native language? We are Parthians, Medes, and Elamites, inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya near Cyrene, as well as travelers from Rome, both Jews and converts to Judaism, Cretans and Arabs, yet we hear them speaking in our own tongues of the mighty acts of God.”
Qari I mill-Ktieb tal-Atti tal-Appostli 2, 1-11
Meta
wasal jum Għid il-Ħamsin, huma kienu lkoll flimkien f’post wieħed.
F’daqqa waħda ġie mis-sema ħoss bħal ta’ riħ qawwi, u mela d-dar kollha
fejn kienu qegħdin. U dehrulhom ilsna qishom tan-nar, li tqassmu u
qagħdu fuq kull wieħed minnhom. Imtlew ilkoll bl-Ispirtu s-Santu u bdew
jitkellmu b’ilsna oħra, skont ma l-Ispirtu kien jagħtihom li jitkellmu.
F’Ġerusalemm kien hemm xi Lhud, nies twajba minn kull nazzjon li hawn
taħt is-sema. Malli nstama’ dan il-ħoss, inġabret kotra kbira, ilkoll
imħawdin għax kull wieħed minnhom kien jismagħhom jitkellmu bl-ilsien
tiegħu. Miblugħin u mistagħġbin, bdew jgħidu: “Dawn li qegħdin jitkellmu
mhumiex ilkoll mill-Galilija? Mela kif kull wieħed minna qiegħed
jismagħhom jitkellmu bi lsien art twelidu? Partin, Medin u Għelamin,
nies mill-Mesopotamja, mil-Lhudija, mill-Kappadoċja, minn Pontu,
mill-Asja, mill-Friġja, mill-Pamfilja, mill-Eġittu, mill-inħawi
tal-Libja madwar Ċireni, nies li ġew minn Ruma, kemm Lhud u kemm
prosèliti, oħrajn minn Kreta u Għarab, aħna lkoll qegħdin nisimgħuhom
ixandru bl-ilsna tagħna l-għeġubijiet ta’ Alla!” Il-Kelma tal-Mulej
Responsorial Psalm PSALM 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34
Bless the LORD, O my soul!
O LORD, my God, you are great indeed!
How manifold are your works, O LORD!
the earth is full of your creatures;
R (cf. 30) Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.
or: R Alleluia.
May the glory of the LORD endure forever;
may the LORD be glad in his works!
Pleasing to him be my theme;
I will be glad in the LORD.
R (cf. 30) Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.
or: R Alleluia.
If you take away their breath, they perish
and return to their dust.
When you send forth your spirit, they are created,
and you renew the face of the earth.
R (cf. 30) Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.
or: R Alleluia.
Salm Responsorjali Salm 103 (104), 1ab.24aċ.29bċ-30.31.34
R/. (30): Ibgħat l-Ispirtu tiegħek, Mulej, u ġedded il-wiċċ tal-art
jew R/. Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah
Bierek ruħ tiegħi, lill-Mulej!
Mulej, Alla tiegħi, inti kbir bil-bosta!
Kemm huma kotrana l-għemejjel tiegħek, Mulej!
Mimlija l-art bil-ħlejjaq tiegħek. R/.
Jekk teħdilhom nifishom, imutu,
u lejn it-trab jerġgħu jmorru.
Malli tibgħat in-nifs tiegħek, jinħolqu,
u inti ġġedded il-wiċċ tal-art. R/.
Jibqa’ sebħ il-Mulej għal dejjem!
Jifraħ il-Mulej bl-għemejjel tiegħu!
Ħa togħġbu l-għanja tiegħi,
għax jiena fil-Mulej l-hena tiegħi. R/.
Reading 2 ROMANS 8:8-17
Brothers and sisters: Those who are in the flesh cannot please God. But you are not in the flesh; on the contrary, you are in the spirit, if only the Spirit of God dwells in you. Whoever does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the spirit is alive because of righteousness. If the Spirit of the one who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, the one who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also, through his Spirit that dwells in you. Consequently, brothers and sisters, we are not debtors to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For if you live according to the flesh, you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received a Spirit of adoption, through whom we cry, “Abba, Father!” The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if only we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.
Qari II mill-ittra ta’ San Pawl lir-Rumani 8, 8-17
Ħuti,
dawk li jgħixu skont il-ġisem ma jistgħux jogħġbu lil Alla. Issa intom
ma intomx taħt il-ħakma tal-ġisem, imma tal-Ispirtu, ladarba hemm
l-Ispirtu ta’ Alla jgħammar fikom. Jekk xi ħadd ma għandux fih l-Ispirtu
ta’ Kristu, dan mhuwiex tiegħu.Jekk Kristu jgħammar fikom, għalkemm
il-ġisem hu mejjet minħabba fid-dnub, imma l-Ispirtu hu ħajjitkom
minħabba l-ġustizzja. Jekk l-Ispirtu ta’ dak li qajjem lil Ġesù
mill-imwiet jgħammar fikom, Alla stess li qajjem lil Kristu mill-imwiet
iqajjem għall-ħajja wkoll il-ġisem mejjet tagħkom, bis-saħħa
tal-Ispirtu li jgħammar fikom. Hekk mela, ħuti, aħna m’aħniex midjunin
mal-ġisem biex ngħixu skont il-ġisem. Għax jekk tgħixu skont il-ġisem,
tmutu; imma jekk tmewtu l-għemil tal-ġisem bl-Ispirtu, tgħixu. Dawk
kollha li jmexxihom l-Ispirtu ta’ Alla huma wlied Alla. Għax intom ma
rċevejtux l-ispirtu li jwassalkom għall-jasar biex terġgħu taqgħu
fil-biża’, imma rċevejtu l-Ispirtu li jagħmel minnkom ulied adottivi; u
li bih aħna nistgħu ngħajtu: “Abbà! Missier!”. Dan l-Ispirtu jixhed
flimkien mal-ispirtu tagħna li aħna wlied Alla. Jekk aħna wlied, aħna
wkoll werrieta, werrieta ta’ Alla, werrieta ma’ Kristu: ladarba aħna
nbatu miegħu, biex miegħu nkunu gglorifikati. Il-Kelma tal-Mulej
Sequence
Veni, Sancte Spiritus
Come, Holy Spirit, come!
And from your celestial home
Shed a ray of light divine!
Come, Father of the poor!
Come, source of all our store!
Come, within our bosoms shine.
You, of comforters the best;
You, the soul’s most welcome guest;
Sweet refreshment here below;
In our labor, rest most sweet;
Grateful coolness in the heat;
Solace in the midst of woe.
O most blessed Light divine,
Shine within these hearts of yours,
And our inmost being fill!
Where you are not, we have naught,
Nothing good in deed or thought,
Nothing free from taint of ill.
Heal our wounds, our strength renew;
On our dryness pour your dew;
Wash the stains of guilt away:
Bend the stubborn heart and will;
Melt the frozen, warm the chill;
Guide the steps that go astray.
On the faithful, who adore
And confess you, evermore
In your sevenfold gift descend;
Give them virtue’s sure reward;
Give them your salvation, Lord;
Give them joys that never end. Amen.
Sekwenza
Spirtu s-Santu, ejja fina,
raġġ ta’ dawl qaddis agħtina,
xerrdu f’ruħna mis-smewwiet.
O Missier il-foqra tiegħek,
inti ġġib id-doni miegħek,
tagħni b’dawlek qalb l-ulied.
Inti l-aqwa faraġ tagħna,
fik kull hena xħin tkun magħna,
tħossok fewġa ħelwa r-ruħ.
Fl-għaja, lejn is-serħ twassalna;
jekk imħeġġa wisq, trażżanna;
mill-għajnejn tixxotta d-dmugħ.
O dawl hieni ta’ qdusija,
nitolbuk li bik mimlija
tkun il-qalb ta’ kull fidil.
Mingħajr dawlek li jmexxina
ebda ħajr ma jkun hemm fina,
ebda safa fl-għemil.
Naddaf kull fejn hemm it-tbajja’,
fejn hemm nixfa reġġa’ l-ħajja,
lill-miġruħ agħtih fejqan.
Rattab fina l-ebusija,
agħti lill-berdin bżulija,
għin fit-triq lil min beżgħan.
Agħti s-seba’ doni tiegħek
lil min jimxi fidil miegħek
u li fik jistrieħ kull ħin.
Agħti ’l kull virtù sabiħa
ħlas ta’ salvazzjoni sħiħa,
agħti l-ġenna lit-tajbin.
Ammen. Hallelujah.
Gospel JOHN 14:15-16, 23b-26
Jesus said to his disciples: “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always. “Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him. Those who do not love me do not keep my words; yet the word you hear is not mine but that of the Father who sent me. “I have told you this while I am with you. The Advocate, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and remind you of all that I told you.”
Evanġelju Qari skont San Ġwann 14, 15-16. 23b-26
F’dak iż-żmien, Ġesù qal lid-dixxipli tiegħu: “Jekk tħobbuni, ħarsu l-kmandamenti tiegħi. U jiena nitlob lill-Missier, u hu jagħtikom Difensur ieħor biex jibqa’ magħkom għal dejjem. Jekk xi ħadd iħobbni, iħares kelmti, u Missieri jħobbu, u aħna niġu u ngħammru għandu. Min ma jħobbnix ma jħarisx kliemi. U l-kelma li qegħdin tisimgħu mhijiex tiegħi, imma tal-Missier li bagħatni. Għedtilkom dan meta għadni magħkom. Imma d-Difensur, l-Ispirtu s-Santu, li l-Missier jibgħat f’ismi, jgħallimkom kollox u jfakkarkom dak kollu li għedtilkom”. Il-Kelma tal-Mulej
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Eight-minute Gospel reflection by Fr Antony Kadavil
Introduction:
Pentecost literally means 50th. It is a feast celebrated on the 50th day after the Passover feast by the Jews and a feast celebrated on the 50th day after the feast of the Resurrection of Jesus by Christians. The Jewish Pentecost was originally a post-harvest thanksgiving feast. Later, the Jews included in it the remembrance of God’s Covenants with Noah after the Deluge and with Moses at Mt. Sinai
The event:
On the day of Pentecost:
1) The Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles and the Blessed Virgin Mary as tongues of fire.
2) The frightened apostles were transformed into fiery preachers and evangelizers and were given the gift of tongues by a special anointing of the Holy Spirit.
3) The listeners experienced a fresh anointing of the Holy Spirit through the apostles’ gift of tongues: they heard Peter speaking in their native languages.
4) The early Christians became powerful witnesses and brave martyrs for their Faith in Jesus.
The role of the Holy Spirit in Christian life:
1) As an indwelling God, the Holy Spirit makes us His Living Temples (I Cor 3:16).
2) As a strengthening God, He strengthens us in our fight against temptations and in our mission of bearing witness to Christ by our transparent Christian lives.
3) As a sanctifying God, He makes us holy through the Sacraments:
a) Through Baptism He makes us children of God and heirs of Heaven.
b) Through Confirmation, He makes us temples of God, warriors, and defenders of the Faith.
c) Through the Sacrament of Reconciliation, He enables us to be reconciled with God by pardoning our sins.
d) Through the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist, He gives us spiritual nourishment by changing bread and wine into Jesus’ Body, Blood Soul, and Divinity, through Epiclesis.
e) Through the Sacraments of the priesthood (Ordination) and matrimony (Marriage), He makes the Church community holy.
4) As a teaching and guiding God, He clarifies and constantly reminds us of Christ’s teachings and guides the Magisterium of the Church in presenting Christ’s teachings correctly.
5) As a listening and speaking God, He listens to our prayers, enables us to pray, and speaks to us, mainly through the Bible.
6) As a Giver of gifts, He gives us His gifts, fruits, and charisms, thus enriching the Church.
Life messages:
We need to permit the Holy Spirit to take control of our lives:
1) by constantly remembering His holy presence and behaving well;
2) by praying for His daily anointing so that we may fight against our temptations and control our evil tendencies, evil habits and addictions;
3) by asking His daily assistance to pray, listening to God through meditative Bible reading, and talking to Him by personal, family and liturgical prayers;
4) by asking the help of the Holy Spirit to do good for others and to be reconciled with God and others every day.
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