God our redeemer,
you have delivered us from the power of darkness
and brought us into the kingdom of your Son:
grant, that as by his death he has recalled us to life,
so by his continual presence in us he may raise us
to eternal joy;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
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 10.44\u201348<\/p>\n\n\n\n
44<\/sup> While Peter was still speaking, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard the word. 45<\/sup>The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles, 46<\/sup>for they heard them speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter said, 47<\/sup>\u2018Can anyone withhold the water for baptizing these people who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?\u2019 48<\/sup>So he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they invited him to stay for several days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n John 15.9\u201317<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9<\/sup>As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. 10<\/sup>If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father\u2019s commandments and abide in his love. 11<\/sup>I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 12<\/sup> \u2018This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13<\/sup>No one has greater love than this, to lay down one\u2019s life for one\u2019s friends. 14<\/sup>You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15<\/sup>I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father. 16<\/sup>You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name. 17<\/sup>I am giving you these commands so that you may love one another.<\/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\/2021-05-09<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sunday 9th May – Sixth Sunday of Easter – Rogation Sunday Collect God our redeemer,you have delivered us from the power of darknessand brought us into the kingdom of your Son:grant, that as by his death he has recalled us to life,so by his continual presence in us he may raise usto eternal joy;through Jesus … <\/p>\nGospel<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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