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Fourth Sunday of Easter (April 30, 2023)

Fifth Sunday of Easter (May 7, 2023)

Sixth Sunday of Easter (May 14, 2023)

Ascension (May 18 or 21, 2023)

Seventh Sunday of Easter (May 21, 2023)

Pentecost (May 28, 2023)

IN NAVIGATING PAUL: AN INTRODUCTION TO Key Theological Concepts, Scripture scholar Jouette Bassler explains that the Greek root word pist encompasses more than its English counterpart “belief” implies. It includes the more relational action of “trust.” Similarly, liturgical theologian Nathan Mitchell describes faith as the “life-grounding trust . . . in the God and Father of Jesus Christ” (Called to Participate).

If we define belief as mere knowledge of the creed and church teachings, faith becomes a thing we consume and transact: belief conditionally exchanged for proof. But if we see that the belief Jesus invites all his disciples into is an ongoing relationship of

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life-grounding trust in him, then no test or lack of evidence can plant doubt in the person with that kind of faith.

Some say that we are in a crisis of faith. So they look to science for evidence of Jesus’s real presence or scholastics to dissect the mystery of salvation. However, I believe we are in a crisis of trust, where people desire to see the evidence of our faith proven by the way we live—and they have found us lacking.

If we trust and believe in Jesus, let us live a life like his, ready where there is fear and doubt to open the locked doors of mistrust and offer a word of peace made visible by our self-giving love. —DM

Aleluya, el Señor Resucitó 430 Alleluia, Alleluia, Give Thanks (Alleluia #1) 524 620 435 620 Along this Holy Way 743 Baptized in Water 919 993 903 746 1020 733 516 Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine 431 582 757 Christ Has Arisen, Alleluia / Mfurahini, Haleluya 580 633 Christ Has Risen 505 530 Come As You Are 52 Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain 509 533 610 466

Cristo Jesús Resucitó 447 Easter Alleluia 559 537 629 Eye Has Not Seen 713 785 728 819 595 Halleluya! We Sing Your Praises / Haleluya! Pelo Tsa Rona 668 626 452 738 508 818 He’s So Real 354 I Do Believe (Thomas) 127 In the Breaking of the Bread 582 548 Jesus Christ Is Risen Today (easter hymn) 516 556 540 315 614 439 150 473 Just a Little Talk with Jesus 559 Let Your Mercy Wash Over Us 166 O Sons and Daughters 507 566 532 312 612 441 468 Sing with All the Saints in Glory 526 563 539 317 609 443 881 That Easter Day with Joy Was Bright 514 542 619 There’s a Wideness: Be Merciful 271 We Walk by Faith 674 740 680 550 783 567 We Walk by Faith (My Lord and God) 293 Where Charity and Love Prevail 700 774 706 809 591 745 Yes, God Is Real 549

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Aleluya, el Señor Resucitó 486 294 All You on Earth 187 604 490 141

Alleluia No. 1 191 762 605 269 145 Amor Es Vida 572 290 Baptized in Living Waters 211 788 640 290 Baptized in Water 213 635 528 223 205 Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine 233 879 706 331 Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain 588 Cristo Jesús Resucitó (o filii et filiae)* 482 286

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El Señor Resucitó (easter hymn)* 483 284

El Señor Resucitó (Vizcaíno) 485 293

Él Vive, Él Reina 611 355

Eye Has Not Seen 315 886 718 336 221

Festival Canticle 269 963 770 213 Hymn of Joy 192 608 504 212 142

In the Breaking of the Bread 309 662 543 242

Jesus Christ Is Ris'n Today 180 593 500 483 140 La Ruda Lucha Terminó* 490 292 O Sons and Daughters 183 609 486 482 138 ¡Resucitó! 488 283

Sing with All the Saints in Glory 196 979 784 379 147 Un Solo Señor (Rubalcava) 568 305 We Walk by Faith 221 850 687 317 218

Where Charity and Love Prevail (Benoit/Hill) 263 862/855 698/701 325 201

Yo Soy el Pan de Vida* 699 541 507 335

READINGS [43]

Acts of the Apostles 2:42–47

Psalm 118:2–4, 13–15, 22–24 (Rx 1 or Alleluia)

1 Peter 1:3–9 John 20:19–31

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Congregational Hymn and Song Selections from

Fill Us with Your Breath (robinson chapel) D-754215

Text: Adam M. L. Tice / Music: William Rowan Peace Be with You (salzburg) D-U01471

Text: Delores Dufner, OSB / Music: Jakob Hinze / Arr: J. S. Bach Show Me Your Hands, Your Feet, Your Side (the recognition) D-U01349

Text: Sylvia Dunstan / Music: Mark A. Miller

The Doors Were Locked (Ijamsville) D-U00315

Text: Jacque B. Jones / Music: Zack Stachowski

Through the Walls (breakthrough) D-U00319

Text: Chris Shelton / Music: Sally Ann Morris

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Third Sunday of Easter

“THE MASTER WAS WALKING WITH THEM along the way, and he himself was the way. . . . They were walking along, dead, with Christ alive, they were walking along, dead, with life” (Augustine, Sermon 235.2–3, translation by Edmund Hill, OP).

As music ministers, homilists, and liturgists, we rightly focus most of our attention on what happens at Mass around the tables of the Word and the Eucharist. Indeed, much depends on what happens there.

However, we might also ask ourselves today what we have missed along the way to the table of the Lord. When we are not actively engaged in the Eucharist, who is standing right in front of us? Who is inserting themselves into our conversations and

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debates, sidling up to our closed circles looking for a way in, disrupting our calendars and finely tuned agendas and rehearsals, asking clueless questions to which we expect them to already have answers—“Are you the only visitor who does not know of these things?”

St. Augustine continues in his Easter octave sermon: “You too, then, if you want to have life, do what they did in order to recognize the Lord. They showed him hospitality” (Sermon 235.3). We are people of “the Way” as much as of Word and Sacrament, for only when we plead with the stranger, “Stay,” will we recognize Christ in the breaking of the bread. —DM

All Creatures of Our God and King 8 As the Bread of Life Is Broken 1028 1026 At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing 512 560 536 316 613 449 453

Christ Has Risen 505 565 530 Christ Is Risen! Shout Hosanna! 498 521 459 Do This In Memory of Me 65 Easter Alleluia 559 537 629 El Peregrino de Emaús / The Emmaus Road 437 Emmaus 572 906 Eye Has Not Seen 713 785 728 819 595

Glorious Is the Name of Jesus 374 God, We Praise You 599 682 703 838 Gusten y Vean / Taste and See 1027 915 1044 772 Hamba Nathi / Come, Walk with Us 542 He Is Exalted 101 How Can We Be Silent 845 772

I Know That My Redeemer Lives 527 561 527 309 611 434 628

In the Breaking of the Bread (Hurd) 918 753 In the Breaking of the Bread (Ward) 582 548 Many and Great, O God, Are Your Works 575 479 616 On the Journey to Emmaus 579 538 636 Shepherd of Souls, Refresh and Bless 941 910 755 554 Shout to the Lord 235 That Easter Day with Joy Was Bright 514 542 619 This Is the Feast of Victory (Festival Canticle) 515 558 520 618 446 834 Trust and Obey 565 We Walk by Faith 674 740 680 550 783 567

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Al Partir el Pan* 494 340

Alabemos a Dios 604

Alaben Todos: Sal 148* 391 446 296

All Creatures of Our God and King 259 933 764 358 Amor Es Vida 572 290

At the Lamb’s High Feast 185 595 488 211 153

Bendeciremos por Siempre: Sal 145(144) 444 346 Christ Is Risen! Shout Hosanna! 611 494 Come, Spread the News 610 502

Con la Cruz* 546 352

Cristo Jesús Resucitó (o filii et filiae)* 482 286

El Peregrino de Emáus 484 298 Él Vive, Él Reina 611 355

Éste Es el Día (Rosas) 487 283

Festival Canticle 269 963 770 213 God, We Praise You 937 761 363

I Come with Joy 823 653

I Know That My Redeemer Lives (duke street) 186 763 603 275 144

In the Breaking of the Bread (Ward) 309 662 543 242 Jesus Christ, Bread of Life 303 666 559 245 189

Many and Great, O God, Are Your Works 734

On Emmaus' Road 821 656

Por Tu Misericordia 526 361 Remember Me 308 676 564 Shepherd of Souls, Refresh and Bless 307 664 539

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Congregational Hymn and Song Selections from

"Ghosts are Walking" Fools Believe (heart flame) D-383301

Text and Music: Ruth Duck

Over Ninety, Spent and Childless (beach spring) D-686143

Text: Mary Louise Bringle

READINGS [46]

Acts of the Apostles 2:14, 22–23 Psalm 16:1–2, 5, 7–8, 9–10, 11 (Rx 11a or Alleluia)

1 Peter 1:17–21

Luke 24:13–35

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DID YOU NOTICE THE “GATEKEEPER” IN verse 3 of today’s Gospel? Who is this? We could say it is the Father who is one with Jesus and opens the gate to him. Or it could be John the Baptist, who heralded the coming of the Messiah. The power of parables like this is that there are many ways to approach them.

We might gain a new insight to this familiar passage if we connect it to the healing of the man born blind (Jn 9), which immediately precedes and gives context to this discourse. The man who had been blind desired to see the one who healed him (Jn 9:36–38). However, the Pharisees, whom Jesus accused of

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being blind (Jn 9:39–41) and now of being thieves and robbers, expressed no desire to know or follow Jesus. The man whose eyes had been opened had also opened his heart; the Pharisees kept theirs closed shut.

Perhaps then we are the gatekeeper, the ones who must choose whether to open our hearts to Christ at the sound of his voice. The gate opens both ways—to let the shepherd in and to send his followers out. Let us pray that we may open our hearts to Jesus, who is gate and shepherd, who waits for us to unlock the door of our heart and follow him. —DM

Abundant Life 635 811 683 All People That on Earth Do Dwell 837 912 853 674 928 682 826 Baptized in Water 919 993 903 746 1020 733 516

Be Joyful, Mary, Heavenly Queen 454 Carry Us in Your Arms 1033 Christus Paradox (You, Lord, are Both Lamb and Shepherd) 626 628 359 510 Come, Worship the Lord 61 Easter Alleluia 559 537 629

God, We Praise You 599 682 703 838 Good Shepherd, You Know Us 681 Heart of a Shepherd / El Corazon de un Buen Pastor 876 786 833 634 I Am the Way 122

I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say 707 781 724 598 821 593 777/ 784 In the Arms of the Shepherd 144 My Shepherd Will Supply My Need 708 795 827 597 785 Now the Green Blade Rises 495 564 534 607 433 476 O Lord, You Are My Shepherd 787 Pues Si Vivimos / If (When) We Are Living 754 825 756 798 612 730

Shepherd of My Heart 787 723 Shepherd of Souls, Refresh and Bless 941 554 The King of Love My Shepherd Is 712 786 712 601 820 592 749

The Lord Is My Shepherd 261/ 262 There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy 645 703 644 511 755 546 585 What Wondrous Love 641 704 642 500 807 544 738

With a Shepherd’s Care 710 725 Worthy Is the Lamb 570 You Satisfy the Hungry Heart 939 1032 940 757 1028 761 540

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Alabemos a Dios 604

All the Earth 222 936 762 601 172

Alleluia! The Strife Is O'er 193 591 499 490 146 Baptized in Water 213 635 528 223 205 Come, All You Blessed Ones 884 714 198 Con la Cruz* 546 352 Dime, Señor 552 323 El Pan de la Vida (Cortés) 495 339 Eres Mi Pastor 587 384

Es Mi Cuerpo (A los Hombres Amó Dios) 503 334 Éste Es el Día (Rosas) 487 288

Hoy Nos Reunimos 591 310

I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say (Bolduc/Kingsfold) 316 895/883 725/719 335

My Shepherd Will Supply My Need 891

Now the Green Blade Rises 605 497 O Lord, You Are My Shepherd 890 Pues Si Vivimos / If (When) We Are Living 841 681 566

Shepherd of Souls, in Love, Come, Feed Us 677

Shepherd of Souls, Refresh and Bless 307 664 539 The King of Love My Shepherd Is 261 858 699 322

There's a Wideness: Be Merciful 703 577 There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy 226 707 579 258 227

Vine Para Que Tengan 532 Yo Soy el Buen Pastor 575 You Satisfy the Hungry Heart 302 665 552 237 192

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Congregational Hymn and Song Selections from

A Shepherd's Voice (vox pastore) D-00643331

Text and Music: Alan J. Hommerding

Forever, Lord, You Are My Shepherd (mercy) D-U01104

Text: Chris Shelton / Music: Benjamin Brody God is My Shepherd – Psalm 23 (peaceful waters) D-U01388

Text: Chris Shelton / Music: M. Roger Holland II

The Lord is My Own Shepherd – Psalm 23 (breda dina vida vingar) D-U01182

Text: Jacque B. Jones

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READINGS [49]

Acts of the Apostles 2:14a, 36–41

Psalm 23:1–3a, 3b–4, 5, 6 (Rx 1 or Alleluia)

1 Peter 2:20b–25 John 10:1–10

Who is the Neighbor (finlandia) D-916450

Text: Delores Dufner, OSB / Music: Jean Sibelius

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WHO SAYS THE CHURCH DOESN’T CHANGE? Today’s first reading shows us it can, but it also teaches us how.

When conflict arose in the early church, the entire community with its leaders gathered to listen. The leadership then asked the community to call forth from among its own those whom it believed could address the need. With the community’s support and wisdom, the leaders prayed over those chosen and entrusted them to act, recognizing their necessary role within the community to serve the mission of proclaiming Christ.

We are coming toward the final phase of a two-year worldwide church synod. This process has invited all of us to journey

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Caminemos con Jesus / Let Us Walk with Jesus 881

together to listen deeply to the Spirit in the hope of attending to the needs of the church today so that we might better proclaim the Gospel to the world. Throughout this process, many have indeed raised complaints like those in the early church, highlighting where the needs of some have been ignored. Certainly, the church of the 21st century and its context are not the same as those of the apostles. And where this synod will lead is still unknown. But the same Spirit guides us and is already changing us to be more generous and open with one another. The first step, as it was in the time of the apostles, is to listen. —DM

Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation 732 815 745 852 607 664

Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life 662 761 742 Eye Has Not Seen 713 785 728 819 595 Follow Me 880 Guide My Feet 864 780 537 896 I Am the Way 122 I Call You to My Father’s House 1080 787 I Have Been Anointed 850 718 702

I Know That My Redeemer Lives (DUKE STREET) 527 561 527 309 611 434 628

I Received the Living God 923 1015 916 759 1023 745 544 I Received the Living God 130 I Send You Out 851 758 813

I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light 585 650 593 420 693 492 711

Jesus Christ, Yesterday, Today, and Forever / Jesucristo Ayer 843 624 847 723 674

Jesus Is Here Right Now 1020 934 751 Live In Me 167

Lord of All Nations, Grant Me Grace 697 777 703 810 687 Love Is His Word 696 813 556 O Christ the Great Foundation 606 854 605 Only This I Want 782 Plenty Good Room 813 714 847 Praise to You, O Christ, Our Savior 591 658 596 702 499 Sing with All the Saints in Glory 526 563 539 317 609 443 881

The Rock of Faith 265

The Way, the Truth, and the Life 268 We Belong to You (You Are the Way) 682 833 865

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Alabemos a Dios 604 Amar Es Entregarse 517 331

Be Joyful, Mary, Heavenly Queen 195 599 495 151 Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation 784

Con la Cruz* 546 352

Dad Gracias al Señor: Sal 136(135)* 291

Estamos Reunidos 590 312 Fieles Te Alabamos* 565 309

Good Christians All, Rejoice and Sing 615 Hemos Oído Tu Voz 508 345 Hoy Nos Reunimos 591 310

I Call You to My Father’s House 725 593

I Have Been Anointed 819 663

I Know That My Redeemer Lives (duke street) 186 763 603 275 144

I Received the Living God 295 674 566 229 191

I Send You Out 922 741 353

I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light 820 655 300 215

Pan del Cielo* 506 343

Por Tu Misericordia 526 361

Priestly People 787 637 539 203

Sing a New Song 250 934 760 371 Sing a New Song to the Lord 961 Somos Pueblo Santo 542 347

The Church’s One Foundation 264 790 638 289 174

This Is My Body 660 529

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Congregational Hymn and Song Selections from

And Jesus Said (and jesus said) D-929802

Text: Shirley Erena Murray / Music: Benjamin Brody Christ Is the Truth, the Way (diademata) D-940207

Text: Ruth Duck

Christ Jesus the Way, the Beginning and End (laudate dominum) D-940208

Text: Delores Dufner, OSB

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READINGS [52]

Acts of the Apostles 6:1–7

Psalm 33:1–2, 4–5, 18–19 (Rx 22 or Alleluia)

1 Peter 2:4–9 John 14:1–12

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IN HIS MEMOIR JUST MERCY, LAWYER and social justice advocate Bryan Stevenson writes about women, men, and children wrongfully sentenced to death, abused in prison, or exploited by a criminal justice system set up against them. Their circumstances vary, but what they all share is the one thing they all need from him as their lawyer: hope.

Stevenson describes this hope using Václev Havel’s words of “‘an orientation of the spirit.’ The kind of hope that creates a willingness to position oneself in a hopeless place and be a witness, that allows one to believe in a better future, even in the face of abusive power” (p. 219). To those abandoned, an

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advocate (parakletos in Greek) is often the only bearer of this kind of hope.

Jesus comforts his disciples with the promise of an “Advocate,” and we imagine the Spirit testifying our case before the Father that we might receive mercy. However, in Christ, we have already received mercy. What if, then, the Spirit is actually the one who testifies to us of the Father’s love, advocating for God that we might believe there is hope and life even when death is certain? The Spirit orients our spirits to God’s hope that we might bear witness in the hopeless places of the world and testify to the Father’s love for all in Christ. —DM

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Alleluia! Sing to Jesus 953 1018 949 752 1030 744 630 Be Not Afraid 680 754 683 583 797 574 774

Breathe on Me, O Breath of God 43 Come Down, O Love Divine 534 589 556 332 646 491 Come, Holy Ghost 544 601 559 324 648 454 646 Come, Holy Spirit, Wind and Fire 649

Flowing River 75

Healer of Our Every Ill 965 1064 960 1066 778 Holy Spirit 603 I Come with Joy 926 914 919 754 934 742 724 I Have Been Anointed 850 718 702 If You Believe and I Believe 803 886 818 653 904 649

Jesus Christ, Yesterday, Today and Forever / Jesucristo Ayer 843 624 847 723 674

Jesus, Bread of Life 549

Keep Me Every Day 515 No Greater Love 698 769 701 812 590 O Breathe on Me, O Breath of God 914 997 902 649 732 651

Reason to Live 219 Shout to the North 236

Spirit of God 598

Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart 323 They’ll Know We Are Christians 904 835 669 688

Unless a Grain of Wheat 759 868 783 894 632

Veni Creator Spiritus 543 595 558 328 650 459 282 489/ 643

Veni Sancte Spiritus 538 590 550 326 647 461 We Remember 938 1005 681 784 740 When He Calls on Me 741

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Acudamos Jubilosos 588 329 Alabemos a Dios 604

Alaben Todos: Sal 148* 391 446 296 Alleluia! Sing to Jesus 194 744 602 268 150 Amor Es Vida 572 290

Awake, O Sleeper, Rise from Death 832 672 312 Banquete de Unidad 496 344 Be Joyful, Mary, Heavenly Queen 195 599 495 151 Be Not Afraid 322 882 722 332 224

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Canten a Dios con Alegría 525 Come Down, O Love Divine 628 Come, Holy Ghost 215 768 626 535 162 Come, Holy Spirit, Wind and Fire 214 765 623 158 Estamos Reunidos 590 312 From All That Dwell below the Skies 270 949 755 370 170 I Come with Joy 823 653

I Have Been Anointed 819 663 Jesus, Bread of Life 297 679 559

O Breathe on Me, O Breath of God 204 769 625 Pan del Cielo* 506 343

They’ll Know We Are Christians 283 804 649 296

Un Mandamiento Nuevo 559 370 Vamos a la Casa del Señor 594 315 Venimos ante Ti 595 313 We Remember 292 687 538 248

Congregational Hymn and Song Selections from

All Creation Sings God's Greatness - Psalm 66 (omni creaturae) D-U00622

Text: Jacque B. Jones / Music by Benjamin Brody

If You Love Me (john 14) ........................................................ D-919218

Music: Sally Ann Morris

READINGS [55]

Acts of the Apostles 8:5–8, 14–17

Psalm 66:1–3, 4–5, 6–7, 16, 20 (Rx 1 or Alleluia)

1 Peter 3:15–18 John 14:15–21

Jesus, Love Incarnate (cranham) D-808922

Text: Adam M. L. Tice / Music: Gustav Holst

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TODAY’S GOSPEL IS FILLED WITH “IN-BETWEENS.” The disciples worshipped and doubted; Jesus stands between heaven and earth; the disciples are ordered to come to this mountain and go to the ends of the earth.

Liminality is never comfortable. We want to know whose side we’re on, which path to choose, and eliminate any gray areas. Sometimes we approach our faith and the faith of others in a similar way, leaving no room for doubt. Yet it is to such dithering disciples, masters of uncertain belief, that Jesus gives the great commission.

When the entire mission of making disciples is placed in the hands of fickle followers, only Jesus, to whom “all power

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in heaven and on earth has been given,” can keep the entire Christian endeavor from failing. Jesus is the door into which we enter and from which are sent, whose incarnation, death, resurrection, and ascension mends heaven and earth. Jesus is the Lord of betwixt and between as he transforms every liminal space into luminous assurance in the Spirit.

In this we can be certain: God embraces our worship and our doubt and meets us in Christ, wherever we are. Whether we’re up in the air or on the fence, burning hot with faith one day and cold the next, Jesus in the Spirit is with us always until the end of the age. —DM

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A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing 530 583 545 639 450 Alleluia! Sing to Jesus 953 574 949 752 1030 744 630 As a Fire Is Meant for Burning 734 817 744 850 Be God’s 25 Christ Has No Body Now but Yours (Lawton) 860 Christ Has No Body Now but Yours (Warner) 760 882 691 Come Down, O Love Divine 534 589 556 332 646 491 Go (Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart) 323 819 Go Make a Difference 88 Go Make of All Disciples 792 843 769 646 866 648 810 Go Out in the World 585 762 643 92 816 Go to the World 532 586 546 321 641 452 Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise 529 584 543 640 451 484 Hail, Thee, Festival Day 524 637 Halleluya! We Sing Your Praises / Halleluya! Pelo Tsa Rona 668 626 452 738 508 818

I Send You Out 851 758 132 813 I Will Be with You 587 In Christ There Is No East or West 824 905 832 664 919 683

Jesus Shall Reign 569 812 345 843 478 633 Lord, You Give the Great Commission 790 837 544 638 645 668 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling 642 767 641 494 806 543 743 Open the Eyes of My Heart 206 Rejoice, the Lord Is King 564 568 349 The Hands and Feet of Jesus 254 To Jesus Christ Our Sov’reign King 570 618 573 347 671 472 642 You Are Called to Tell the Story 784 848 774 You are the Light / Let Your Light Shine 310

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Acudamos Jubilosos 588 329

All Who Hunger 299 157 (M) 533

Alleluia! Sing to Jesus 194 744 602 268 150 Cantemos al Amor de los Amores 648 386 Canten a Dios con Alegría 525 Christ Has No Body Now But Yours 241 837 658 298 220 Con la Cruz* 546 352 Crown Him with Many Crowns 199 751 604 274 148 Go 923 746

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Go Make of All Disciples 344 931 747 356 212 Go to the World! 347 920 744 350

Gusten y Vean: Sal 34(33)* 345 420 337 Hail the Day That Sees Christ Rise 197 620 509 214 156 He Who Walked upon the Water 201 618 507 I Believe This Is Jesus 668 556 I Send You Out 922 741 353

Jesus Shall Reign 234 747 618 Lord, You Give the Great Commission 789 641 287 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling 265 861 700 320 Señor, Mi Dios* 613 Señor, Tú Eres el Pan 505 341 Somos Pueblo Santo 542 347

To Jesus Christ Our Sov’reign King 188 745 617 276 176 Todos Los Que Han Sido Bautizados 569 300 Un Mandamiento Nuevo 559 370

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READINGS [58]

Acts of the Apostles 1:1–11

Psalm 47:2–3, 6–7, 8–9 (Rx 6 or Alleluia)

Ephesians 1:17–23 Matthew 28:16–20

Congregational Hymn and Song Selections from

Christ for the World We Sing (christ is our song) D-00643310

Revised text: Alan J. Hommerding / Music: Jonathan Kohrs Clap Your Hands (hehn) D-U00618

Text: Mary Louise Bringle / Music: Sally Ann Morris Festal Acrostic: Ascension (leibrecht) ......................... D-00643334

Text: Alan J. Hommerding / Music: Christian Cosas

O Peoples, Clap Your Hands (festal song) D-897333

Text: David Gambrell / Music: William Walter Worthy is the Lamb (fort wayne) D-987249

Text: Adam M. L. Tice / Music: Ryan M. Flanigan

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WHEN UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS ARE ABOUT TO retire, they often give a “last lecture” where they answer the question: “What would you say to your students if you had only one last chance to teach them?” A good last lecture reveals the teacher’s deepest hopes for the knowledge they have tried to hand on to others. When the reason for the last lecture is terminal illness, it becomes an outpouring of the teacher’s love for others.

Chapter 14 to 16 of John’s Gospel is Jesus’s last lecture, and today’s passage from chapter 17 is its climax. It is Jesus’s prayer to the Father for his disciples and, later in the chapter, for us “who

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will believe in [him] through their word” (v. 20). What Jesus desires to pour upon us from his heart is eternal life, which the Gospel writer describes as this: “that they should know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ” (v. 3). Good teachers understand that teaching is more than just giving facts. To teach so that others may truly know God is to be drawn into the love of Christ who gave his heart that we all may be united in love with the Father in him. If we have learned anything from Jesus’s last lecture, it is this: Love always comes first. —DM

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Alleluia! Sing to Jesus 953 1018 949 752 1030 744 630 At That First Eucharist 954 1017 914 756 1024 763 530 Be God’s 25 Be Not Afraid 680 754 683 583 797 574 774

Christ Has No Body Now but Yours (Lawton) 860

Christ Has No Body Now but Yours (Warner) 760 882 691 Christ Has Risen 505 565 530 Christ Is Alive 510 455

Come Down, O Love Divine 534 589 556 332 646 491 Come, Holy Ghost 544 601 559 324 648 454 646 Go Make a Difference 88 Go Out 91 Go Out in the World 92 God of Abraham 858 God, We Praise You 599 682 703 838 God, Whose Purpose is to Kindle 797 885 813 905 He Who Walked upon the Water 487 I Send You Out 132

I Will Be with You 587 In God's Time 946 869

Jesus Promises Communion 817

Live the Love of Jesus 168 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling 642 767 641 494 806 543 743

Only This I Want 782 Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart 323 Table of the World 861 You are the Light / Let Your Light Shine 310

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Alleluia! Sing to Jesus 194 744 602 268 150 Altísimo Señor 501 365 Amémonos de Corazón 512 367 Amén, el Cuerpo de Cristo* 531 498 332 Amor Es Vida 572 290

At That First Eucharist 304 655 553 228 193

At the Table of the World 286 680 557 244 200 Be Not Afraid 322 882 722 332 224

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We Celebrate Hymnal Missal WS Word and Song

CEL/H ¡Celebremos! (Let Us Celebrate!) Hymnal

Bendigamos al Señor 563 363

Christ Has No Body Now but Yours 241 837 658 298 220 Come Down, O Love Divine 628 Come, Holy Spirit, Wind and Fire 214 765 623 158 Con la Cruz* 546 352 El Pan de la Vida (Cortés) 495 339 Estamos Reunidos 590 312 Go to the World 347 920 744 350

Gusten y Vean: Sal 34(33)* 345 420 337 He Who Walked upon the Water 201 618 507 Hoy Nos Reunimos 591 310 I Send You Out 922 741 353

In God's Time 977 780 Jesus Shall Reign 234 747 618 Keep in Mind 85 845 685 567 223

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling 265 861 700 320 Vamos a la Casa del Señor 594 315

READINGS [59]

Acts of the Apostles 1:12–14

Psalm 27:1, 4, 7–8 (Rx 13 or Alleluia)

1 Peter 4:13–16 John 17:1-11a

CEL/M ¡Celebremos! (Let Us Celebrate!) Missal * = BILINGUAL

Congregational Hymn and Song Selections from

Like the Rain from Heaven (noel nouvelet) D-940226

Text: Delores Dufner, OSB / Arr: Thomas Foster We Are One (Congregational Praise Song) D-U01267

Text: Timothy Wright / Arr: Valeria A. Foster

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WHY IS THERE SO MUCH FOCUS today on the disciples speaking “in different tongues” (Acts 2:4) and on the crowd hearing them each “in his own language” (Acts 2:6)? Why is this multilingual moment so important that it is often called the “birthday of the church”?

Perhaps the answer is reflected in the worldwide Synodal Process, coming toward its final stages. The Synod on Synodality has spent most of its two-year buildup inviting the entire People of God to speak “in different tongues” from different perspectives and for all of us to hear in our own languages. What the Synod and Pentecost reveal is that no discernment,

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no movement forward and outward, no renewing of the face of the earth can happen until we are all able to speak freely in our native tongues—that is, from our heart where the Spirit dwells—and be heard readily.

Fear will keep us from speaking and from listening. It will convince us that it is impossible for the Spirit to breathe new life into dead dust and blow open the doors we have kept locked for so long. Fear will dissuade us from believing our divided church can be one, so why even try? Jesus stands in the midst of our fear to breathe his Spirit of “Peace” once again that we may proclaim the mighty acts of God. —DM

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Baptized in Water 919 993 903 746 1020 733 516

Breathe on Me, O Breath of God 43 Come Down, O Love Divine 534 589 556 332 646 491

Come, Holy Ghost 544 601 559 324 648 454 646

Come, Holy Spirit 56

Come, Holy Spirit, Come 604 Come, Spirit Blest/Ven, Creador 537 460 Every Day 70

Flowing River 75

God, Whose Purpose Is to Kindle 797 885 813 905

Holy Spirit, Come 592 457 Holy Spirit, Come and Fill 330 Holy Spirit, Flow Through Me 329 Holy Spirit, Lord Divine 541 Holy Spirit, We're Calling You 606 116

I Have Been Anointed 850 718

O Breathe on Me, O Breath of God 914 997 902 649 732

O Holy Spirit, by Whose Breath 546 588 551 651 650

O Spirit All-Embracing 536 599 553 652

Praise the Spirit in Creation 542 645

Send Down the Fire 593 557 653 228

Sequence for Pentecost 1100 1188 1084 874 1186 896 492/ 493

Soplo del Dios Viviente/ Breath of the Living God 458 Spirit of God 598

Sweet, Sweet Spirit 327

Veni Creator Spiritus 543 595 558 328 650 459 282 489/ 643

Veni Sancte Spiritus 538 590 550 326 647 461

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All the Earth 222 936 762 601 172 At the Table of the World 286 680 557 244 200

Baptized in Living Waters 211 788 640 290 Baptized in Water 213 635 528 223 205 Bautízame, Señor, con Tu Espíritu 533 304 Bendeciremos por Siempre: Sal 145(144) 444 346

Come Down, O Love Divine 628 Come, Holy Ghost 215 768 626 535 162 Come, Holy Spirit, on Us Shine 207 622 511 218 160

Envía Tu Espíritu, Señor: Sal 104(103)* 436 Es Mi Cuerpo (A los Hombres Amó Dios) 503 334

Espíritu Santo, Ven 534 307

Gusten y Vean: Sal 34(33)* 345 420 337

I Have Been Anointed 819 663

O Breathe on Me, O Breath of God 204 769 625

O Holy Spirit, by Whose Breath 203 771 624 282 157

Por Ti Seré Pescador 553 Remember Me 308 676 564

Santifícame 649

Somos Pueblo Santo 542 347

Sweet, Sweet Spirit 767 622 The Spirit of God 836 667

Ven, Oh Creador* 535 303

Ven, Oh Espíritu* 773 621 536 301

Veni Creator Spiritus (chant/Angotti) 209 625/766 513 219 163

Genesis 11:1–9 or Exodus 19:3–8a, 16–20b or Ezekiel 37:1–14 or Joel 3:1–5

Psalm 104:1–2, 24, 35, 27-28, 29, 30 (Rx see 30 or Alleluia)

Romans 8:22–27

John 7:37–39

READINGS [62] *

Extended Vigil (62) Use all readings above Readings (63)

Acts of the Apostles 2:1–11

Psalm 104:1, 24, 29–30, 31, 34 (Rx see 30 or Alleluia)

1 Corinthians 12:3b–7, 12–13

Sequence: Veni, Sancte Spiritus John 20:19–23

Congregational Hymn and Song Selections from

Festival Gospel Responses (bunnesan) D-U01369

Text: Angela Renecker / Arr: Marty Haugen

For Distant Clouds (koerselman) D-U00887

Text: Martin E. Leckebusch / Music: Benjamin Brody Gracious Gardener of Creation (jefferson) D-U01378

Text: Chris Shelton / Arr: Randall Sensmeier

Holy Spirit, Bless Us with a Yearning (yearning) D-U00312

Text: Adam M. L. Tice / Music: Katie Graber / Tr: María Eugenía Cornou

O Holy Spirit, Power of the Weak (shepherd of your sheep) D-1010128

Text: David Bjorlin / Music: Swee Hong Lim

The Spirit is a Dove (marianne) D-919234

Text: Adam M. L. Tice / Music: Sally Ann Morris

Wholly Gracious, ONE-WHO-IS (wholly gracious) D-916451

Text: Delores Dufner, OSB / Music: Randall Sensmeier