VIGIL OF PENTECOST Lectionary #62

For music suggestions for the Vigil of Pentecost, including Psalm 104, see Pentecost Mass during the day.

The four options for the first reading at Masses on Saturday afternoon/evening might be used by some parishes to craft a longer vigil service modeled on the Easter Vigil. In order, the readings tell the story of the confusion of languages at Babel (Genesis 11:1-9); the appearance of God to Moses at Sinai (Exodus 19:3-8, 16-20); Ezekiel's vision of the dry bones (Ezekiel 37:1-14); and Joel's vision of a whole community turned into prophets (Joel 3:1-5). Appropriate psalms would have to be chosen to accompany these readings, or you might use all of Psalm 104, with the verses divided among the various readings.

Romans 8:22-27. The Spirit, working in believers, helps us to become the voice of all creation "groaning" for God's reconciliation.

John 7:37-39. In this passage John links baptism with the gift of the Spirit.