The Day of Pentecost
by CCW | 24 May 2026 01:00
The collects for today, The Day of Pentecost, being the fiftieth day after Easter, commonly called Whitsunday, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):
O GOD, who as at this time didst teach the hearts of thy faithful people, by the sending to them the light of thy 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 liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.
O GOD, who makest us glad with the yearly remembrance of the coming of the Holy Spirit upon thy disciples in Jerusalem: Grant that we who celebrate before thee the Feast of Pentecost may continue thine for ever, and daily increase in thy Holy Spirit, until we come to thine eternal kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Lesson: Acts 2:1-11[2]
The Gospel: St. John 14:15-27[3]
[4]Artwork: Mikhail Vrubel, Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles, 1885. Fresco, St. Cyril’s Monastery[5], Kyiv, Ukraine.
- The Book of Common Prayer: https://prayerbook.ca/bcp-online/propers/#pentecost
- Acts 2:1-11: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%202:1-11;&version=ESVUK;
- St. John 14:15-27: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%2014:15-27;&version=ESVUK;
- [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Vrubel_Pentecost.jpg
- St. Cyril’s Monastery: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Cyril%27s_Monastery,_Kyiv
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