Category Archives: Pentecost

Trinity Sunday, Year B

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Sharon Ely Pearson

Holy, Holy, Holy Isaiah 6:1-8 Psalm 29 or Canticle 2 or Canticle 13 Romans 8:12-17 John 3:1-7 Trinity Sunday is different from most feast days on the liturgical calendar because it celebrates a doctrine of the Church rather than an … Continue reading →

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The Feast of Pentecost, Year B

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Sharon Ely Pearson

The gift of the Holy Spirit empowers Christians for ministry in the world. Acts of the Apostles 2:1-21 or Ezekiel 37:1-14 Psalm 104:25-35, 37 Romans 8:22-27 John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 God has opened the hearts of the faithful people by sending … Continue reading →

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The Season after Pentecost: Proper 9, Year A

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Sharon Ely Pearson

The relief of following Jesus Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67 Psalm 45:11-18 or Song of Solomon 2:8-13 Romans 7:15-25a Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Today’s Gospel offers familiar words of comfort, as it is said during the Holy Eucharist, Rite I (BCP 332): Come … Continue reading →

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Trinity Sunday: Year A

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Sharon Ely Pearson

The God who creates, redeems, and sanctifies is revealed to us in three persons. Genesis 1:1-24a Psalm 8 or Canticle 2 or Canticle 13 2 Corinthians 12:11-13 Matthew 28:16-20 The relationship of love among the three persons of the Trinity … Continue reading →

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The Day of Pentecost: Year A

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Sharon Ely Pearson

Filled with the Holy Spirit Acts of the Apostles 2:1-21 Ezekiel 37:1-14 Psalm 104:25-35, 37 Romans 8:22-27 John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 With the wind and tongues of fire, the Day of Pentecost is upon us, as we experience the glorious climax … Continue reading →

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The Season after Pentecost, Year C: Proper 26

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Sharon Ely Pearson

God’s covenant demands justice Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 Psalm 119:137-144 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 Luke 19:1-10 God’s covenant in both the Hebrew scriptures and Christian testament demands justice. Without justice, praise and sacrifice are empty acts that do not make God’s … Continue reading →

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Trinity Sunday, Year C

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Sharon Ely Pearson

The Spirit of Truth Proverbs 8: 1-4, 22-31 Psalm 8 (or Canticle 2 or 13) Romans 5:1-5 John 16:12-15 Jesus tells his friends he will be leaving them so that the Spirit of truth whom he will send from the … Continue reading →

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The Feast of Pentecost, Year C

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Sharon Ely Pearson

The Coming of the Spirit Acts of the Apostles 2:1-21 Genesis 11:1-9 Psalm 104:25-35, 37 Romans 8:14-17 John 14:8-17, (25-27) Although Pentecost marks a dramatic event in the life of the emerging Christian community, references to the work of God’s … Continue reading →

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The Seventh Sunday of Easter: Year A

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Sharon Ely Pearson

The Holy Spirit empowers the Church Acts of the Apostles 1:6-14 Psalm 68:1-10, 33-36 1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11 John 17:1-11 In the days between Ascension and Pentecost, we gather with the disciples in the upper room, waiting for the Spirit … Continue reading →

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