God, who as at this time
taught the hearts of your faithful people
by sending to them the light of your Holy Spirit:
grant us by the same Spirit
to have a right judgement in all things
and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort;
through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Acts 2.1\u201321<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2<\/sup>And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3<\/sup>Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. 4<\/sup>All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5<\/sup> Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem. 6<\/sup>And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each. 7<\/sup>Amazed and astonished, they asked, \u2018Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8<\/sup>And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? 9<\/sup>Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10<\/sup>Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, 11<\/sup>Cretans and Arabs\u2014in our own languages we hear them speaking about God\u2019s deeds of power.\u2019 12<\/sup>All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, \u2018What does this mean?\u2019 13<\/sup>But others sneered and said, \u2018They are filled with new wine.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n 14<\/sup> But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them: \u2018Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say. 15<\/sup>Indeed, these are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o\u2019clock in the morning. 16<\/sup>No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel: John 20.19\u201323<\/p>\n\n\n\n 19<\/sup> When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, \u2018Peace be with you.\u2019 20<\/sup>After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 21<\/sup>Jesus said to them again, \u2018Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.\u2019 22<\/sup>When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, \u2018Receive the Holy Spirit. 23<\/sup>If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n All collects and readings appointed for this day as well as the orders of Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer and Night Prayer can be found at almanac.oremus.org\/2020-05-31<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sunday 31st May – Pentecost Collect God, who as at this timetaught the hearts of your faithful peopleby sending to them the light of your Holy Spirit:grant us by the same Spiritto have a right judgement in all thingsand evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort;through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour,who is alive … <\/p>\n
17<\/sup> \u201cIn the last days it will be, God declares,
that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh,
and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
and your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams.
18<\/sup> Even upon my slaves, both men and women,
in those days I will pour out my Spirit;
and they shall prophesy.
19<\/sup> And I will show portents in the heaven above
and signs on the earth below,
blood, and fire, and smoky mist.
20<\/sup> The sun shall be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood,
before the coming of the Lord\u2019s great and glorious day.
21<\/sup> Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nGospel<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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