Fifth Sunday of Easter, May 10

The Collect:Almighty God, whom truly to know is everlasting life: Grant us so perfectly to know your Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth, and the life, that we may steadfastly follow his steps in the way that leads to eternal life; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

First Lesson: Acts 7:55-60 read from the Revised Standard Version Bible

Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Epistle: 1 Peter 2:2-10 read from the English Standard Version Anglicized Bible

Gospel: John 14:1-14 read from the Douay-Rheims Bible

Closing Prayer: On May 17th we remember William Hobart Hare, Bishop of Niobrara and of South Dakota. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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