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“Parenting is a profound spiritual practice where you get to see your limitations, and is an ego purification. " Episode Summary:  In life, we often overlook the profound lessons that unfold right in front of us. My wife and I were blessed with an amazing baby boy last year. So in this episode of SoulTalk I delve into the unexpected wisdom my 14 month old son has taught me. Parenting can truly be a profound path for your spiritual growth and evolution.  As parents we tend to think that we are the teachers of our children, but they are pure souls that carry so much wisdom. And I have learned so much more from my son that I could have ever imagined.  Tune in to this week's episode and enrich your life as I share the profound lessons that I learned from my son! Enjoy! Timestamps: (00:03:19) – Importance of the role of a parent. (00:06:21) – Parent's inner work and its influence on children. (00:08:18) – The key responsibility of fatherhood. (00:11:37) – Viewing as a profound spiritual practice. (00:14:27) – First Lesson. (00:17:05) – Second Lesson. (00:19:02) – Third number three. (00:22:11) – Reflection of life and its initial innocence. Some Questions I Ask: What are the most important lessons that my baby son has taught me? How can parenting be seen as a spiritual practice? What impact does a parent's inner work have on their child? How can adults reclaim their sense of innocence and joy? What does it mean to live without projecting meanings onto things? In This Episode You Will Learn: How being present in the moment can deepen your connection with your loved ones. Understand the importance of maintaining a sense of curiosity about the world. How living without judgment and embracing innocence can lead to a more fulfilling life. How to incorporate playfulness into your daily routine, to reduce stress. How to see your children as mirrors, reflecting your unresolved issues and opportunities for growth.   Useful Resources/ Links: If you are ready to transform join me in my LAST EVENT IN BALI Dec 5-16 www.boundlessblissbali.com Sign up for my email to receive special updates about my upcoming programs this 2024: https://kuteblackson.com/ FREE 3-Part Video Series: How To Find Your Purpose: https://kuteblackson.com/videos/ Kute's Life-Changing Event in Bali: https://www.boundlessblissbali.com   Get in Touch: Email me at kuteblackson@kuteblackson.com Visit my website: www.kuteblackson.com  

The Collect and Psalm will be read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer The First Lesson, Second Lesson and Gospel will be read from English Standard Version Anglicized 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 … Continue reading → The post Day of Pentecost, May 19, 2024 appeared first on Sunday's Lectionary.

This Sunday is Pentecost or "Whitsunday" as it is known in the English tradition and in the Book of Common Prayer. There are lots of proper readings for this week. The Communion Propers are Acts 2:1-11 and St. John 14:15-31. There are also proper Psalms and a proper First and Second Lesson for Morning and Evening Prayer. The BCP ties in diverse themes to show how Pentecost is an eschatological event where the Spirit makes God's dwelling place in man once again, but this time through the conversion of His people. Pentecost also brings in the nations, as the kingdom of the Messiah expands beyond Israel to the ends of the earth.

CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO SERMON HANDOUTS   Easter Day The Collect: O God, who for our redemption gave your only-begotten Son to the death of the cross, and by his glorious resurrection delivered us from the power of our enemy: Grant us so to die daily to sin, that we may evermore live with him in the joy of his resurrection; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. or this O God, who made this most holy night to shine with the glory of the Lord's resurrection: Stir up in your Church that Spirit of adoption which is given to us in Baptism, that we, being renewed both in body and mind, may worship you in sincerity and truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. or this Almighty God, who through your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ overcame death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life: Grant that we, who celebrate with joy the day of the Lord's resurrection, may be raised from the death of sin by your life-giving Spirit; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. First Lesson: Acts 10:34-43 or Isaiah 25:6-9 34Then Peter began to speak to them: “I truly understand that God shows no partiality, 35but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. 36You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ—he is Lord of all. 37That message spread throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John announced: 38how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power; how he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. 39We are witnesses to all that he did both in Judea and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree; 40but God raised him on the third day and allowed him to appear, 41not to all the people but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses, and who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. 42He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one ordained by God as judge of the living and the dead. 43All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.” or 6On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wines, of rich food filled with marrow, of well-aged wines strained clear. 7And he will destroy on this mountain the shroud that is cast over all peoples, the sheet that is spread over all nations; he will swallow up death forever. 8Then the Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces, and the disgrace of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the Lord has spoken. 9It will be said on that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, so that he might save us. This is the Lord for whom we have waited; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation. Psalm: Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; *        his mercy endures for ever. 2 Let Israel now proclaim, *       “His mercy endures for ever.” 14 The Lord is my strength and my song, *        and he has become my salvation. 15 There is a sound of exultation and victory *        in the tents of the righteous: 16 “The right hand of the Lord has triumphed! *        the right hand of the Lord is exalted!        the right hand of the Lord has triumphed!” 17 I shall not die, but live, *        and declare the works of the Lord. 18 The Lord has punished me sorely, *        but he did not hand me over to death. 19 Open for me the gates of righteousness; *        I will enter them;        I will offer thanks to the Lord. 20 “This is the gate of the Lord; *        he who is righteous may enter.” 21 I will give thanks to you, for you answered me *        and have become my salvation. 22 The same stone which the builders rejected *        has become the chief cornerstone. 23 This is the Lord's doing, *        and it is marvelous in our eyes. 24 On this day the Lord has acted; *        we will rejoice and be glad in it. Second Lesson: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 or Acts 10:34-43 1Now I would remind you, brothers and sisters, of the good news that I proclaimed to you, which you in turn received, in which also you stand, 2through which also you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message that I proclaimed to you—unless you have come to believe in vain. 3For I handed on to you as of first importance what I in turn had received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures,4and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures, 5and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 6Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have died.7Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. 8Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. 9For I am the least of the apostles, unfit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me has not been in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them—though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. 11Whether then it was I or they, so we proclaim and so you have come to believe. or 34Then Peter began to speak to them: “I truly understand that God shows no partiality, 35but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. 36You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ—he is Lord of all. 37That message spread throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John announced: 38how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power; how he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. 39We are witnesses to all that he did both in Judea and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree; 40but God raised him on the third day and allowed him to appear, 41not to all the people but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses, and who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. 42He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one ordained by God as judge of the living and the dead. 43All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.” Gospel: John 20:1-18 or Mark 16:1-8 1Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. 2So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.” 3Then Peter and the other disciple set out and went toward the tomb. 4The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5He bent down to look in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he did not go in. 6Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen wrappings lying there, 7and the cloth that had been on Jesus' head, not lying with the linen wrappings but rolled up in a place by itself. 8Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; 9for as yet they did not understand the scripture, that he must rise from the dead. 10Then the disciples returned to their homes. 11But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb; 12and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. 13They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.” 14When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. 15Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?” Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.” 16Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni!” (which means Teacher). 17Jesus said to her, “Do not hold on to me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'” 18Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord”; and she told them that he had said these things to her. or 1When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. 2And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. 3They had been saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?”4When they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled back. 5As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man, dressed in a white robe, sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed. 6But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised; he is not here. Look, there is the place they laid him. 7But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him, just as he told you.” 8So they went out and fled from the tomb, for terror and amazement had seized them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.   Artwork: Carbon Dioxide Atmosphere (Planet Earth at a Green Stage), Evolution Series, 1974 by Lorraine Almeida (used with permission).

This week kicks off what is known as Holy Week or "Passion Week." Different from later Prayer Books and lectionaries, the Reformation-era BCPs did not have a "Palm Sunday." Instead, this Sunday was the "Sunday Next Before Easter," a Sunday entirely dedicated to the Cross. The central emphasis is clear in the lengthy readings of all 75 verses of Matthew 26 and then 54 verses of Matthew 27. The Epistle reading and Second Lesson for Evening Prayer provide the theological reflection on the event, Philippians 2:5-11 and Hebrews 5:1-10. The Old Testament lessons cover the plagues of Exodus, Exodus 9 & 10, drawing the connection between God's cursing and the wrath born by Christ on the cross.

The Second Lesson of the Holy Spirit is "To have peace, teach peace to learn it." This further supports the law that what we give away we already have, and increase what we have. Give peace in order to teach and learn it. Peace is increased by giving it away. This is your peace that is already within yourself. When we decide to teach peace, we side with the thought system of the Holy Spirit. There is no conflict in this decision. We are consistent in what we teach—peace and joy. We only GAIN by GIVING. Nothing real can be increased except by sharing that. When we share we give away our most valuable asset, inner peace. By giving it away we increase it in ourselves.

Here is the sermon for Sunday, December 10, 2023. Pastor Lindemann's theme for the sermon is ”Rejoice Always” Third Sunday in Advent The Scripture readings for today are: First Lesson: Isaiah 61: 1 – 3, 10 – 11 Second Lesson: 1 Thessalonians 5: 16 – 24 Gospel: John 1: 6 – 8, 19 – 28 Sermon Text: 1 Thessalonians 5: 16 – 24 Thank you for joining us in worship!   You may donate by going to this link: https://tinyurl.com/uod28xy

Psalms 32, 33, 34 The First Lesson Malachi 1 Canticle Cantate Domino (Psalm xcviii.) The Second Lesson Luke 18,18-43 Canticle Deus misereatur (Psalm lxvii) Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/Nov06-ep.html

Canticle Venite, exultemus Domino Psalms 30, 31 The First Lesson 2 Chronicles 12 Canticle Benedicite, omnia opera The Second Lesson Acts 17 Canticle Benedictus. (St. Luke i. 68) Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/Nov06-mp.html

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Seventh Sunday of Easter The Collect: O God, the King of glory, you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven: Do not leave us comfortless, but send us your Holy Spirit to strengthen us, and exalt us to that place where our Savior Christ has gone before; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen. First Lesson: Acts 1:6-14 6So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7He replied, “It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority. 8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” 9When he had said this, as they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.10While he was going and they were gazing up toward heaven, suddenly two men in white robes stood by them. 11They said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up toward heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.” 12Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath day's journey away. 13When they had entered the city, they went to the room upstairs where they were staying, Peter, and John, and James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James. 14All these were constantly devoting themselves to prayer, together with certain women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, as well as his brothers. Psalm: Psalm 68:1-10, 33-36 1 Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered; *        let those who hate him flee before him. 2 Let them vanish like smoke when the wind drives it away; *        as the wax melts at the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. 3 But let the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; *        let them also be merry and joyful. 4 Sing to God, sing praises to his Name;   exalt him who rides upon the heavens; *        YAHWEH is his Name, rejoice before him! 5 Father of orphans, defender of widows, *        God in his holy habitation! 6 God gives the solitary a home and brings forth prisoners into freedom; *        but the rebels shall live in dry places. 7 O God, when you went forth before your people, *        when you marched through the wilderness, 8 The earth shook, and the skies poured down rain,   at the presence of God, the God of Sinai, *        at the presence of God, the God of Israel. 9 You sent a gracious rain, O God, upon your inheritance; *        you refreshed the land when it was weary. 10 Your people found their home in it; *        in your goodness, O God, you have made provision for the poor. 33 Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth; *        sing praises to the Lord. 34 He rides in the heavens, the ancient heavens; *        he sends forth his voice, his mighty voice. 35 Ascribe power to God; *        his majesty is over Israel;        his strength is in the skies. 36 How wonderful is God in his holy places! *        the God of Israel giving strength and power to his people!        Blessed be God! Second Lesson: 1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11 12Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that is taking place among you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13But rejoice insofar as you are sharing Christ's sufferings, so that you may also be glad and shout for joy when his glory is revealed. 14If you are reviled for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the spirit of glory, which is the Spirit of God, is resting on you. 6Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in due time. 7Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you. 8Discipline yourselves, keep alert. Like a roaring lion your adversary the devil prowls around, looking for someone to devour. 9Resist him, steadfast in your faith, for you know that your brothers and sisters in all the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering. 10And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, support, strengthen, and establish you. 11To him be the power forever and ever. Amen. Gospel: John 17:1-11 1After Jesus had spoken these words, he looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, 2since you have given him authority over all people, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. 3And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. 4I glorified you on earth by finishing the work that you gave me to do. 5So now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had in your presence before the world existed. 6”I have made your name known to those whom you gave me from the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. 7Now they know that everything you have given me is from you; 8for the words that you gave to me I have given to them, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me. 9I am asking on their behalf; I am not asking on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those whom you gave me, because they are yours. 10All mine are yours, and yours are mine; and I have been glorified in them. 11And now I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one.

Day of Pentecost 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. or this O God, who on this day 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 judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; 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 2:1-21 or Numbers 11:24-30 1When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.3Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. 4All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability. 5Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem. 6And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each.7Amazed and astonished, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? 9Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, 11Cretans and Arabs—in our own languages we hear them speaking about God's deeds of power.” 12All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” 13But others sneered and said, “They are filled with new wine.” 14But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them, “Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say. 15Indeed, these are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o'clock in the morning. 16No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel: 17‘In 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. 18Even upon my slaves, both men and women, in those days I will pour out my Spirit; and they shall prophesy.19And I will show portents in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and smoky mist. 20The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the coming of the Lord's great and glorious day. 21Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.' or 24So Moses went out and told the people the words of the Lord; and he gathered seventy elders of the people, and placed them all around the tent. 25Then the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and took some of the spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders; and when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But they did not do so again. 26Two men remained in the camp, one named Eldad, and the other named Medad, and the spirit rested on them; they were among those registered, but they had not gone out to the tent, and so they prophesied in the camp. 27And a young man ran and told Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.” 28And Joshua son of Nun, the assistant of Moses, one of his chosen men, said, “My lord Moses, stop them!” 29But Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the Lord's people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his spirit on them!” 30And Moses and the elders of Israel returned to the camp. Psalm: Psalm 104:25-35,37 25 O Lord, how manifold are your works! *        in wisdom you have made them all;        the earth is full of your creatures. 26 Yonder is the great and wide sea    with its living things too many to number, *        creatures both small and great. 27 There move the ships,    and there is that Leviathan, *        which you have made for the sport of it. 28 All of them look to you *        to give them their food in due season. 29 You give it to them; they gather it; *        you open your hand, and they are filled with good things. 30 You hide your face, and they are terrified; *        you take away their breath,        and they die and return to their dust. 31 You send forth your Spirit, and they are created; *        and so you renew the face of the earth. 32 May the glory of the Lord endure for ever; *        may the Lord rejoice in all his works. 33 He looks at the earth and it trembles; *        he touches the mountains and they smoke. 34 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; *        I will praise my God while I have my being. 35 May these words of mine please him; *        I will rejoice in the Lord. 37 Bless the Lord, O my soul. *        Hallelujah! Second Lesson: 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 or Acts 2:1-21 3No one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says “Let Jesus be cursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit. 4Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; 6and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. 7To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, 9to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses. 12For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.13For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and we were all made to drink of one Spirit. or 1When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.3Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. 4All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability. 5Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem. 6And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each.7Amazed and astonished, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? 9Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, 11Cretans and Arabs—in our own languages we hear them speaking about God's deeds of power.” 12All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” 13But others sneered and said, “They are filled with new wine.” 14But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them, “Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say. 15Indeed, these are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o'clock in the morning. 16No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel: 17‘In 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. 18Even upon my slaves, both men and women, in those days I will pour out my Spirit; and they shall prophesy.19And I will show portents in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and smoky mist. 20The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the coming of the Lord's great and glorious day. 21Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.' Gospel: John 20:19-23 or John 7:37-39 19When 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, “Peace be with you.” 20After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 21Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”22When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” or 37On the last day of the festival, the great day, while Jesus was standing there, he cried out, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me, 38and let the one who believes in me drink. As the scripture has said, ‘Out of the believer's heart shall flow rivers of living water.'” 39Now he said this about the Spirit, which believers in him were to receive; for as yet there was no Spirit, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

Psalms 27, 28, 29 The First Lesson Ezekiel 9 Canticle The Magnificat The Second Lesson Acts 5,17-42 Canticle Nunc dimittis (St. Luke ii. 29) Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/Jun05-ep.html

Canticle Venite, exultemus Domino Psalms 24, 25, 26 The First Lesson Deuteronomy 11 Canticle Te Deum Laudamus The Second Lesson John 4,1-30 Canticle Jubilate Deo. Psalm c. Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/Jun05-mp.html

Sixth Sunday of Easter The Collect:  O God, you have prepared for those who love you such good things as surpass our understanding: Pour into our hearts such love towards you, that we, loving you in all things and above all things, may obtain your promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. First Lesson: Acts 17:22-31 22Then Paul stood in front of the Areopagus and said, “Athenians, I see how extremely religious you are in every way. 23For as I went through the city and looked carefully at the objects of your worship, I found among them an altar with the inscription, ‘To an unknown god.' What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you. 24The God who made the world and everything in it, he who is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in shrines made by human hands, 25nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mortals life and breath and all things. 26From one ancestor he made all nations to inhabit the whole earth, and he allotted the times of their existence and the boundaries of the places where they would live, 27so that they would search for God and perhaps grope for him and find him—though indeed he is not far from each one of us. 28For ‘In him we live and move and have our being'; as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we too are his offspring.' 29Since we are God's offspring, we ought not to think that the deity is like gold, or silver, or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of mortals. 30While God has overlooked the times of human ignorance, now he commands all people everywhere to repent, 31because he has fixed a day on which he will have the world judged in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed, and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.” Psalm: Psalm 66:7-18  7 Bless our God, you peoples; *        make the voice of his praise to be heard; 8 Who holds our souls in life, *        and will not allow our feet to slip. 9 For you, O God, have proved us; *        you have tried us just as silver is tried. 10 You brought us into the snare; *        you laid heavy burdens upon our backs. 11 You let enemies ride over our heads;    we went through fire and water; *        but you brought us out into a place of refreshment. 12 I will enter your house with burnt-offerings    and will pay you my vows, *        which I promised with my lips        and spoke with my mouth when I was in trouble. 13 I will offer you sacrifices of fat beasts    with the smoke of rams; *        I will give you oxen and goats. 14 Come and listen, all you who fear God, *        and I will tell you what he has done for me. 15 I called out to him with my mouth, *        and his praise was on my tongue. 16 If I had found evil in my heart, *        the Lord would not have heard me; 17 But in truth God has heard me; *        he has attended to the voice of my prayer. 18 Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer, *        nor withheld his love from me. Second Lesson: 1 Peter 3:13-22  13Now who will harm you if you are eager to do what is good? 14But even if you do suffer for doing what is right, you are blessed. Do not fear what they fear, and do not be intimidated, 15but in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be ready to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an accounting for the hope that is in you; 16yet do it with gentleness and reverence. Keep your conscience clear, so that, when you are maligned, those who abuse you for your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame. 17For it is better to suffer for doing good, if suffering should be God's will, than to suffer for doing evil. 18For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit, 19in which also he went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison, 20who in former times did not obey, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water. 21And baptism, which this prefigured, now saves you—not as a removal of dirt from the body, but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers made subject to him. Gospel: John 14:15-21 15”If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 16And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever.17This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, because he abides with you, and he will be in you. 18”I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you. 19In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me; because I live, you also will live. 20On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. 21They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me; and those who love me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them.”

Psalms 53, 54, 55 The First Lesson Nahum 1 Canticle Cantate Domino (Psalm xcviii.) The Second Lesson Luke 15,1-10 Canticle Deus misereatur (Psalm lxvii) Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/May10-ep.html

Fourth Sunday of Easter The Collect: O God, whose Son Jesus is the good shepherd of your people: Grant that when we hear his voice we may know him who calls us each by name, and follow where he leads; who, with you and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. First Lesson: Acts 2:42-47 42They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43Awe came upon everyone, because many wonders and signs were being done by the apostles. 44All who believed were together and had all things in common; 45they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need. 46Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts, 47praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved. Psalm: Psalm 23 1 The Lord is my shepherd; *        I shall not be in want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures *        and leads me beside still waters. 3 He revives my soul *        and guides me along right pathways for his Name's sake. 4 Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,   I shall fear no evil; *        for you are with me;        your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 5 You spread a table before me in the presence of those who trouble me; *        you have anointed my head with oil,        and my cup is running over. 6 Surely your goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, *        and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. Second Lesson: 1 Peter 2:19-25 19For it is a credit to you if, being aware of God, you endure pain while suffering unjustly. 20If you endure when you are beaten for doing wrong, what credit is that? But if you endure when you do right and suffer for it, you have God's approval. 21For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you should follow in his steps. 22“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth.” 23When he was abused, he did not return abuse; when he suffered, he did not threaten; but he entrusted himself to the one who judges justly. 24He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that, free from sins, we might live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed. 25For you were going astray like sheep, but now you have returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls. Gospel: John 10:1-10 1“Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a bandit. 2The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5They will not follow a stranger, but they will run from him because they do not know the voice of strangers.” 6Jesus used this figure of speech with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. 7So again Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. 8All who came before me are thieves and bandits; but the sheep did not listen to them. 9I am the gate. Whoever enters by me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. 10The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.

Fifth Sunday of Easter 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 55But filled with the Holy Spirit, he gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. 56“Look,” he said, “I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!” 57But they covered their ears, and with a loud shout all rushed together against him. 58Then they dragged him out of the city and began to stone him; and the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul. 59While they were stoning Stephen, he prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” 60Then he knelt down and cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” When he had said this, he died. Psalm: Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16 1 In you, O Lord, have I taken refuge;   let me never be put to shame; *        deliver me in your righteousness. 2 Incline your ear to me; *        make haste to deliver me. 3 Be my strong rock, a castle to keep me safe,   for you are my crag and my stronghold; *        for the sake of your Name, lead me and guide me. 4 Take me out of the net that they have secretly set for me, *        for you are my tower of strength. 5 Into your hands I commend my spirit, *        for you have redeemed me,        O Lord, O God of truth. 15 My times are in your hand; *        rescue me from the hand of my enemies,        and from those who persecute me. 16 Make your face to shine upon your servant, *        and in your loving-kindness save me.” Second Lesson: 1 Peter 2:2-10 2Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation— 3if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. 4Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God's sight, and 5like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6For it stands in scripture: “See, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious; and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.” 7To you then who believe, he is precious; but for those who do not believe, “The stone that the builders rejected has become the very head of the corner,” 8and “A stone that makes them stumble, and a rock that makes them fall.” They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.9But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 10Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. Gospel: John 14:1-14 1“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. 2In my Father's house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also. 4And you know the way to the place where I am going.” 5Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” 6Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7If you know me, you will know my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.”8Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.”9Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still do not know me? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father'? 10Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own; but the Father who dwells in me does his works.11Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; but if you do not, then believe me because of the works themselves. 12Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father. 13I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14If in my name you ask me for anything, I will do it.

Canticle Venite, exultemus Domino Psalms 50, 51, 52 The First Lesson Numbers 21 Canticle Benedicite, omnia opera The Second Lesson Romans 12 Canticle Benedictus. (St. Luke i. 68) The Litany Follows Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/May10-mp.html

Psalms 47, 48, 49 The First Lesson Jeremiah 52 Canticle The Magnificat The Second Lesson Luke 14,12-35 Canticle Nunc dimittis (St. Luke ii. 29) Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/May09-ep.html

Canticle Venite, exultemus Domino Psalms 44, 45, 46 The First Lesson Numbers 20 Canticle Te Deum Laudamus The Second Lesson Romans 11,25-36 Canticle Jubilate Deo. Psalm c. Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/May09-mp.html

Psalms 41, 42, 43 The First Lesson Jeremiah 51,25-64 Canticle Cantate Domino (Psalm xcviii.) The Second Lesson Luke 14,1-11 Canticle Deus misereatur (Psalm lxvii) Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/May08-ep.html

Canticle Venite, exultemus Domino Psalms 38, 39, 40 The First Lesson Numbers 19 Canticle Benedicite, omnia opera The Second Lesson Romans 11,11-24 Canticle Benedictus. (St. Luke i. 68) Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/May08-mp.html

Psalms 37 The First Lesson Jeremiah 51,1-24 Canticle The Magnificat The Second Lesson Luke 13,18-35 Canticle Nunc dimittis (St. Luke ii. 29) Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/May07-ep.html

Canticle Venite, exultemus Domino Psalms 35, 36 The First Lesson Numbers 18 Canticle Te Deum Laudamus The Second Lesson Romans 11,1-10 Canticle Jubilate Deo. Psalm c. The Litany Follows Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/May07-mp.html

Psalms 32, 33, 34 The First Lesson Jeremiah 50 Canticle Cantate Domino (Psalm xcviii.) The Second Lesson Luke 13,1-17 Canticle Deus misereatur (Psalm lxvii) Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/May06-ep.html

Canticle Venite, exultemus Domino Psalms 30, 31 The First Lesson Numbers 17 Canticle Benedicite, omnia opera The Second Lesson Romans 10 Canticle Benedictus. (St. Luke i. 68) Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/May06-mp.html

Psalms 119 The First Lesson Jeremiah 39 Canticle The Magnificat The Second Lesson Luke 7,36-50 Canticle Nunc dimittis (St. Luke ii. 29) Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/Apr25-ep.html

Psalms 119 The First Lesson Jeremiah 38 Canticle Cantate Domino (Psalm xcviii.) The Second Lesson Luke 7,1-35 Canticle Deus misereatur (Psalm lxvii) Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/Apr24-ep.html

Canticle Venite, exultemus Domino Psalms 119 The First Lesson Numbers 6 Canticle Te Deum Laudamus The Second Lesson Romans 4,1-12 Canticle Jubilate Deo. Psalm c. Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/Apr25-mp.html

Canticle Venite, exultemus Domino Psalms 116, 117, 118 The First Lesson Numbers 5 Canticle Benedicite, omnia opera The Second Lesson Romans 3,21-31 Canticle Benedictus. (St. Luke i. 68) Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/Apr24-mp.html

Psalms 114, 115 The First Lesson Jeremiah 37 Canticle The Magnificat The Second Lesson Luke 6,20-49 Canticle Nunc dimittis (St. Luke ii. 29) Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/Apr23-ep.html

Psalms 108, 109 The First Lesson Jeremiah 36 Canticle Cantate Domino (Psalm xcviii.) The Second Lesson Luke 6,1-19 Canticle Deus misereatur (Psalm lxvii) Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/Apr22-ep.html

Canticle Venite, exultemus Domino Psalms 110, 111, 112, 113 The First Lesson Numbers 4 Canticle Te Deum Laudamus The Second Lesson Romans 3,1-20 Canticle Jubilate Deo. Psalm c. The Litany Follows Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/Apr23-mp.html

Canticle Venite, exultemus Domino Psalms 107 The First Lesson Numbers 3 Canticle Benedicite, omnia opera The Second Lesson Romans 2 Canticle Benedictus. (St. Luke i. 68) Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/Apr22-mp.html

Psalms 106 The First Lesson Jeremiah 35 Canticle The Magnificat The Second Lesson Luke 5,17-39 Canticle Nunc dimittis (St. Luke ii. 29) Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/Apr21-ep.html

Canticle Venite, exultemus Domino Psalms 105 The First Lesson Numbers 2 Canticle Te Deum Laudamus The Second Lesson Romans 1,18-32 Canticle Jubilate Deo. Psalm c. The Litany Follows Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/Apr21-mp.html

Psalms 6, 7, 8 The First Lesson Jeremiah 15 Canticle The Magnificat The Second Lesson Mark 15,16-32 Canticle Nunc dimittis (St. Luke ii. 29) Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/Apr01-ep.html

Psalms 147, 148, 149, 150 The First Lesson Jeremiah 14 Canticle The Magnificat The Second Lesson Mark 15,1-15 Canticle Nunc dimittis (St. Luke ii. 29) Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/Mar31-ep.html

Canticle Venite, exultemus Domino Psalms 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 The First Lesson Exodus 38 Canticle Te Deum Laudamus The Second Lesson 2 Corinthians 11 Canticle Jubilate Deo. Psalm c. Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/Apr01-mp.html

Psalms 147, 148, 149, 150 The First Lesson Jeremiah 13 Canticle Cantate Domino (Psalm xcviii.) The Second Lesson Mark 14,53-72 Canticle Deus misereatur (Psalm lxvii) Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/Mar30-ep.html

Canticle Venite, exultemus Domino Psalms 144, 145, 146 The First Lesson Exodus 37 Canticle Te Deum Laudamus The Second Lesson 2 Corinthians 10 Canticle Jubilate Deo. Psalm c. The Litany Follows Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/Mar31-mp.html

Psalms 141, 142, 143 The First Lesson Jeremiah 12 Canticle The Magnificat The Second Lesson Mark 14,43-52 Canticle Nunc dimittis (St. Luke ii. 29) Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/Mar29-ep.html

Canticle Venite, exultemus Domino Psalms 144, 145, 146 The First Lesson Exodus 36 Canticle Benedicite, omnia opera The Second Lesson 2 Corinthians 9 Canticle Benedictus. (St. Luke i. 68) Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/Mar30-mp.html

Psalms 136, 137, 138 The First Lesson Jeremiah 11 Canticle Cantate Domino (Psalm xcviii.) The Second Lesson Mark 14,22-42 Canticle Deus misereatur (Psalm lxvii) Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/Mar28-ep.html

Canticle Venite, exultemus Domino Psalms 139, 140 The First Lesson Exodus 35 Canticle Te Deum Laudamus The Second Lesson 2 Corinthians 8 Canticle Jubilate Deo. Psalm c. The Litany Follows Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/Mar29-mp.html

Canticle Venite, exultemus Domino Psalms 132, 133, 134, 135 The First Lesson Exodus 34 Canticle Benedicite, omnia opera The Second Lesson 2 Corinthians 7 Canticle Benedictus. (St. Luke i. 68) Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/Mar28-mp.html

Psalms 82, 83, 84, 85 The First Lesson Zephaniah 2 Canticle Cantate Domino (Psalm xcviii.) The Second Lesson Mark 8,22-38 Canticle Deus misereatur (Psalm lxvii) Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/Mar16-ep.html

Canticle Venite, exultemus Domino Psalms 79, 80, 81 The First Lesson Exodus 22 Canticle Benedicite, omnia opera The Second Lesson 1 Corinthians 12 Canticle Benedictus. (St. Luke i. 68) Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/Mar16-mp.html

Psalms 78 The First Lesson Zephaniah 1 Canticle The Magnificat The Second Lesson Mark 8,1-21 Canticle Nunc dimittis (St. Luke ii. 29) Liturgy Links: https://www.parishprayer.org/f/Mar15-ep.html