CTK English Mass – Solemnity of Pentecost Year A (24 May 2026)

CTK English Mass – Solemnity of Pentecost Year A (24 May 2026)
 

 

Prayer for the 80th Anniversary of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong

Messengers of Hope

 

O Lord, You are the source of all blessings and you guide the course of human history by your Providence.

With gratitude we thank you for the establishment of our Diocese eighty years ago.

In the footsteps of our predecessors, we have steadfastly kept the heritage of our Faith over the years and so have been able

to experience your unfailing help in the face of challenges;

to regain strength in our weakness;

to restore hope in our discouragement;

to look for your direction when we have lost our way.

As your children, may we always entrust ourselves to you in humility. May we always respond to your calling for us to carry on our mission to spread the Gospel and bear witness to our faith in Hong Kong, sowing the seeds of love and hope while living in joy and peace. 

We ask this in the name of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen

 
 
ENTRANCE HYMN
 
Send Forth Your Spirit, O Lord
 
* Send forth your Spirit, O Lord,
That the face of the earth be renewed.
 
1. O my soul, arise and bless the Lord God, O Lord,
In majesty, enrobed with power and eternal might. *
 
2. You are clothed with splendour and with beauty, O God
And heavenly light is like a cloud that conceals your face. *
 
3. You have built your palace on the waters;
On wings of winds and fire You reign in heaven, rule supreme on earth. *
 
4. For the earth you fixed on its foundations;
Indeed, it shall stand firm, And not be moved for unending years. *
 
 
Sign of the cross
Priest ✠ In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen.
Greeting
P✠: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
All: And with your spirit.
 
Penitential Act
P✠: Brethren (brothers and sisters), let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.
All: I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, (striking their breast) through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.
P✠: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.
All: Amen.
 
 
Kyrie Eleison
Kyrie eleison, Kyrie eleison, Kyrie eleison, eleison
Christe eleison, Christe eleison, Christe eleison, eleison
Kyrie eleison, Kyrie eleison, Kyrie eleison, eleison
 
 
Collect
Let us pray (pause) O God, who by the mystery of today’s great feast sanctify your whole Church in every people and nation, pour out, we pray, the gifts of the Holy Spirit across the face of the earth and, with the divine grace that was at work when the Gospel was first proclaimed, fill now once more the hearts of believers.
God, who by the mystery of today’s great feast sanctify your whole Church in
every people and nation, pour out, we pray, the gifts of the Holy Spirit across
the face of the earth and, with the divine grace that was at work when the
Gospel was first proclaimed, fill now once more the hearts of believers.
Through our Lord Jesus
Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy
Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
All: Amen.
 
1st Reading – Acts 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." —The Word of the Lord.
All: Thanks be to God.
 
 
Responsorial PSALM – Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34 
R. Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.
the earth.
 
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.
Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew
the face of the earth.
 
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.
Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew
the face of the earth.
 
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.
Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew
the face of the earth.
 
 
2nd Reading – 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13
Brothers and sisters: No
one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit.
There are different kinds
of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service
but the same Lord; there are different workings but the same God who produces
all of them in everyone. To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit is
given for some benefit.
 
As a body is one though it
has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body, so
also Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews
or Greeks, slaves or free persons, and we were all given to drink of one
Spirit. —The Word of the Lord.
All: Thanks be to God.
 
 
Sequence
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. Alleluia.
 
 
Gospel Acclamation –
Matthew 28:19a, 20b
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful
and kindle in them the
fire of your love.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
 
 
Gospel – John 20:19-23
On the evening of that
first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were,
for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them,
"Peace be with you." When he had said this, he showed them his hands
and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 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." – The Gospel of the Lord.
Gospel of the Lord.
All:
Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ
 
 
Nicene Creed
 
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
 
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man.
 
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end.
 
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.
 
 
Prayer of the Faithful
P✠: Let us pray to the Lord.
 
All: O Lord hear our prayer, O Lord hear our prayer, when I call answer me.
O Lord hear our prayer, O Lord hear our prayer, come and listen to me.
 
 
OFFERTORY HYMN
 
A New Commandment
 
A new commandment I give unto you:
that ye love one another as I loved you,
that ye love one another as I loved you.
By this shall all know that ye are my disciples:
if ye have love one for another.
By this shall all know that ye are my disciples:
if ye have love one for another.
 
 
Preparation of the Altar and the Gifts
 
P✠: Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters), that my sacrifice and yours be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.
All: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his holy Church. 
 
P✠: The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.
P✠: Lift up your hearts.
All: We lift them up to the Lord.
P✠: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All: It is right and just.
 
P✠: It is truly right and just,.... , as with one voice we acclaim:
 
 
Sanctus
 
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. 
Heaven and earth are full of your glory. 
Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. 
Hosanna in the highest. 
 
P✠: You are indeed Holy, O Lord, the…. 
 
At the time he was betrayed and entered willingly into his Passion, he took bread and, giving thanks, broke it, 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.
 
P✠: In a similar way, when supper was ended, he took the chalice and, once more giving thanks, he gave it 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 WILL BE POURED OUT FOR YOU AND FOR MANY
FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.
DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.
 
P✠: The mystery of faith.
All: Save us, Save us, Savior of the world, for by your Cross and Resurrection you have set us free.
 
P✠: Therefore, as we celebrate the memorial of his Death and Resurrection,.....
 
P✠: Through him, and with him, and in him,
O God, almighty Father,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honor is yours, for ever and ever.
All: Amen.
 
 
Lord’s Prayer
P✠: At the Savior’s command and formed by divine teaching, we dare to say:
 
All: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come, thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
 
P✠: Deliver us, Lord, 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.
All: For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and for ever.
 
P✠: Lord Jesus Christ, who said to 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 for ever and ever.
All: Amen.
P✠: The peace of the Lord be with you always.
All: And with your spirit.
P✠: Let us offer each other the sign of peace.
 
 
Agnus Dei
 
All: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.
 
P✠: Lord Jesus Christ,....
 
P✠: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.
All: Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.
 
 
COMMUNION HYMN
 
Spirit of God, Come to Us
 
1. Spirit of God, come to us;
Spirit of God, live in us.
Help us to know you, help us to see,
Help us to grow to be faithful and free. *
 
* Spirit of God, fill our hearts,
Spirit of God, fill our minds;
Help us to give, help us to live as signs of your love.
 
2. Spirit of God, light of life;
Spirit of God, light of hope;
Guided by your light,
we find our truth, we find our hope,
our meaning our peace. *
 
3. We are you people, we are your own
Faithful companions joined as one;
Come to us now, Spirit of God,
Enkindle within us the fire of your love.*
 
4. Spirit of God, come to us;
Spirit of Jesus, live in us;
Help us to be signs of your peace,
Signs of compassion, forgiveness and hope. *
 
 
One Bread, One Body
 
* One bread, one body,
one Lord of all,
one cup of blessing which we bless.
And we, though many,
throughout the earth,
we are one body in this one Lord.
 
1. Gentile or Jew,
servant or free,
woman or man, no more. *
 
2. Many the gifts,
many the works,
one in the Lord of all. *
 
3. Grain for the fields,
scattered and grown,
gathered to one, for all. *
 
 
Prayer After Communion.
 
P✠: Let us pray.  …..
….. 
All: Amen.
 
P✠: The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.
P✠: May almighty God bless you, ✠ the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen
P✠: Go forth, the Mass is ended.
All: Thanks be to God.
 
 
RECESSIONAL HYMN
 
Shine, Jesus Shine
 
1. Lord, the light of your love is shining
In the midst of the darkness, shining
Jesus, Light of the world, shine upon us
Set us free by the truth you now bring us
Shine on me, shine on me
 
* Shine, Jesus, shine
Fill this land with the Father's glory
Blaze, Spirit, blaze
Set our hearts on fire
Flow, river, flow
Flood the nations with grace and mercy
Send forth your word
Lord, and let there be light
 
2. Lord, I come to your awesome presence
From the shadows into your radiance
By the blood I may enter your brightness
Search me, try me, consume all my darkness
Shine on me, shine on me *
 
3. As we gaze on your kingly brightness
So our faces display your likeness
Ever changing from glory to glory
Mirrored here may our lives tell your story
Shine on me, shine on me *