Praying from Home: Monday after Pentecost
In these worship resources for Pentecost,
we conclude our journey through Eastertide.
Getting started
Read a reflection on Eastertide and ideas for celebrating this season from home
Opening to the Word
Then the Lord became jealous for his land,
and had pity on his people.Zelatus est Dominus terram suam, et pepercit populo suo.
Joel 2:18
The Liturgy of the Word
Click on one of these references to read today’s Bible readings:
Beginning with the Monday after Pentecost, the lectionary for weekdays is taken from the Vanderbilt Divinity Library
Short Reflection
Ordinary Time / The time after Pentecost
Beginning with the Monday after Pentecost, the lectionary for weekdays is taken from the Vanderbilt Divinity Library. On Monday to Wednesday, we reflect on the previous Sunday’s readings; on Thursday to Saturday, we prepare for the coming Sunday.
The season of Eastertide has come to its conclusion and we are now in the “green” season known variously as Sundays after Pentecost (or Sundays after Trinity) or Ordinary Time.
In this time, we don’t celebrate any particular aspect of the life of Jesus. It’s an opportunity for us to reflect the entirety of Jesus’ life, ministry and teaching.
Then the Lord became jealous for his land,
and had pity on his people.
Jealous is a strong word with negative overtones. However, the Latin version reads “zelatus” for the English “jealous”, which places quite a different slant on the meaning.
This zealous nature reveals God’s great love for the land and its people.
Prayer
Continue to pray for our politicians and leaders,
that they may learn humility, wisdom and integrity.
Pray for those who nurse and care for patients with COVID-19
for everyone working to protect the most vulnerable in society from this disease
for those who are most at risk from the pandemic, especially those in enclosed environments.
Pray for essential workers.
Pray for us all.
Music for reflection *
Hymn: Veni Creator Spiritus
1 Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire
and lighten with celestial fire;
thou the anointing Spirit art,
who dost thy sevenfold gifts impart.
2 Thy blessed unction from above
is comfort, life, and fire of love;
enable with perpetual light
the dullness of our mortal sight.
3 Anoint and cheer our soilèd face
with the abundance of thy grace:
keep far our foes, give peace at home;
where thou art guide no ill can come.
4 Teach us to know the Father, Son,
and thee, of both, to be but one;
that through the ages all along
this may be our endless song:
Praise to thine eternal merit,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer
As the disciples were heard speaking in various languages on the Day of Pentecost,
so we can say this in any language we choose.
Here it is, in English, Latin and French.
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
Your Kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins,
as we forgive those
who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom,
the power and the glory are yours.
Now and for ever. Amen.
Pater noster, qui es in cælis;
sanctificatur nomen tuum:
adveniat regnum tuum;
fiat voluntas tua,
sicut in cælo, et in terra.
Panem nostrum cotidianum da nobis hodie:
et dimitte nobis debita nostra,
sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris:
et ne nos inducas in tentationem:
sed libera nos a malo.
Quia tuum est regnum,
et potestas, et gloria, in saecula.
Amen.
Notre Père qui es aux cieux,
que ton nom soit sanctifié.
Que ton règne vienne.
Que ta volonté soit faite sur la terre comme au ciel.
Donne-nous aujourd’hui notre pain de ce jour.
Pardonne-nous nos offences
comme nous pardonnons aussi
à ceux qui nous ont offensés.
Et ne nous soumets pas à la tentation,
mais délivre-nous du mal.
Car c’est à toi qu’appartiennent le règne,
la puissance et la gloire
pour les siècles des siècles. Amen.
Concluding prayer
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.
Alleluia! Christ is risen.
He is risen indeed. Alleluia!
* You can find more organ music from Holy Trinity Church, Stirling
on Alistair Warwick‘s website and on SoundCloud
In these strange times, we are called to trust
Other resources
Acknowledgements
The Bible texts of the Old Testament, Epistle and Gospel lessons are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Anglicised Catholic Edition, copyright © 1989, 1993, 1995 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
The Collects are from the Scottish Episcopal Church, 1982.
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