Double of I Class with Privileged Octave I

INTROIT

Spiritus Domini (Wisdom 1)

  The Spirit of the Lord hath filled the whole world,
  Alleluia;
  And that which containeth all things hath knowledge of the voice,
  Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia §

(Psalm 68) Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered:
Let them also that hate him flee before him.
Glory be ...
As it was ...

(Repeat to §.)

O GOD, who as at this time didst teach the hearts of thy faithful people, by sending to them the light of thy Holy Spirit; Grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.

THE EPISTLE

Acts 2.1 – 11

WHEN the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galileans? And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

ALLELUIA

Alleluia:
Alleluia.
(Psalm 104) O send forth thy Spirit, and they shall be made:
And thou shalt renew the face of the earth.  Alleluia.

Here genuflect.

Come, Holy Ghost, and fill the hearts of thy faithful And kindle in them the fire of they love.
 

SEQUENCE

Veni, Sancte Spiritus

Come, thou Holy Spirit, come; and from thy celestial home send thy light and brilliancy.
Come, thou father of the poor, come who givest all our store, come the soul’s true radiancy;
Come, of comforter’s the best, of the soul the sweetest guest, sweetly and refreshingly;
People  Come, in labour rest most sweet, shade and coolness in the heat, comfort in adversity.
Thou who art the Light most blest, come fulfill their inmost breast, who believe most faithfully;
People  For without thy Godhead’s dower, man hath nothing in his power, save to work iniquity;
What is filthy make thou pure, what is wounded work its cure, water what is parched and dry;
Gently bend the stubborn will, warm to life the heart that’s chill,, guide who goeth erringly;
Fill thy faithful who adore, and confess thee evermore, with thy sevenfold mystery;
People  Here thy grace and virtue send, grant salvation in the end, and in heaven felicity.
All:       Amen, Alleluia.
 

THE GOSPEL

St. John 14.15 – 31

JESUS said unto his disciples, If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words; and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me. These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I. And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe. Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me. But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do.

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY  Psalm 68

Stablish the thing, O God, that thou hast wrought in us: for thy temple's sake at Jerusalem, shall kings bring presents unto thee, alleluia.

SECRET

Sanctify, O Lord, we beseech thee, these our oblations: that being enlightened by the beams of thy Holy Spirit, our hearts may be purified from all evil.  Through ... in the unity of the same.

PREFACE and CANON of Pentecost

COMMUNION  Acts 2

Suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting, alleluia: and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak the wonderful works of God, alleluia, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

We humbly beseech thee, O Lord, that thou wouldest send down upon our hearts the healthful Spirit of thy grace: and, that we may bring forth fruit unto thee, pour upon us the inward dew of his blessing.  Through ... in the unity of the same.
 

ANOTHER COLLECT, EPISTLE, AND GOSPEL

¶ If in any Church the Holy Communion be twice celebrated on Whitsunday, the following, Collect, Epistle, and Gospel may be used at the first Communion.

COLLECT

Almighty and most merciful God: grant, we beseech thee; that by the indwelling of thy Holy Spirit, we may be enlightened and strengthened for thy service.  Through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the same Spirit ever, one God, world without end.

EPISTLE

I Corinthians 12.4-14

Brethren: Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.  And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.  But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.  For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;  To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:  But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.  For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.  For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.  For the body is not one member, but many.

GOSPEL

St. Luke 11.9-13

At that time: Jesus said to his disciples: Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.  For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.  If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?  Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?  If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

§ Within the Octave of Pentecost no Office of any double or semidouble Feast is said, but double Feasts which can be transferred are celebrated after the Octave.  Of double Feasts which cannot be transferred, Semidoubles, and Simples, after the first three days a Commemoration only is made.
 

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