Whitsunday

I am traveling for the next two weeks and will be back on line June 11.

The Collect and Psalm are from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

The First Lesson, Second Lesson and Gospel are from Douay-Rheims Bible

The Collect: Almighty God, on this day you opened the way of eternal life to every race and nation by the promised gift of your Holy Spirit: Shed abroad this gift throughout the world by the preaching of the Gospel, that it may reach to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ 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 2:1-21 or Numbers 11:24-30

Psalm: Psalm 104:25-35,37

Second Lesson: 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 or Acts 2:1-21

Gospel: John 20:19-23 or John 7:37-39

Closing Prayer: On June 1 we celebrate the life of Justin, Martyr at Rome. From A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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The Collect: Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples of the earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his most gracious rule; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Track 1 & 2 Old Testament: Jeremiah 23:1-6 read from the English Standard Version Bible Anglicized

Track 1 Psalm: Canticle 16 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Track 2 Psalm: Psalm 46 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Epistle: Colossians 1:11-20 read from the God’s Word Translation

Gospel: Luke 23:33-43 read from the Holman Christian Standard Bible

On November 20 we celebrate the life of Edmund, King of East Anglia. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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The Collect: Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Track 1 Old Testament: Isaiah 65:17-25 read from The Revised Standard Version Bible

Track 1 Psalm: Canticle 9 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Track 2 Old Testament: Malachi 4:1-2a read from The Revised Standard Version Bible

Track 2 Psalm: Psalm 98 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Epistle: 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 read from the Amplified Bible

Gospel: Luke 21:5-19 read from the Christian Standard Bible

Closing Prayer: On November 18 we celebrate the life of Hilda, Abbess of Whitby. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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