The Day of Pentecost

Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 11

The Collect: Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, you know our necessities before we ask and our ignorance in asking: Have compassion on our weakness, and mercifully give us those things which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask; through the worthiness of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. Old Testament: Genesis 28:10-19a Psalm: Psalm 139:1-11, 22-23 Epistle: Romans 8:12-25 Gospel: Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

Seventh Sunday after Pentecost July 12, 2026 The First Lesson: Genesis 25:19-34 Psalm: 119:105-112 The Second Lesson: Romans 8:1-11 The Holy Gospel: Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 The Collect: O Lord, mercifully receive the prayers of your people who call upon you, and grant that they may know and understand what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to accomplish them; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost July 5, 2026 The First Lesson: Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67 Psalm: 45:11-18 The Second Lesson: Romans 7:15-25a The Holy Gospel: Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 The Collect: O God, you have taught us to keep all your commandments by loving you and our neighbor: Grant us the grace of your Holy Spirit, that we may be devoted to you with our whole heart, and united to one another with pure affection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

Fifth Sunday after Pentecost June 28, 2026 The First Lesson: Genesis 22:1-14 Psalm: 13 The Second Lesson: Romans 6:12-23 The Holy Gospel: Matthew 10:40-42 The Collect: Almighty God, you have built your Church upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone: Grant us so to be joined together in unity of spirit by their teaching, that we may be made a holy temple acceptable to you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

Fourth Sunday after Pentecost June 21, 2026 The First Lesson: Genesis 21:8-21 Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17 The Second Lesson: Romans 6:1b-11 The Holy Gospel: Matthew 10:24-39 The Collect: O Lord, make us have perpetual love and reverence for your holy Name, for you never fail to help and govern those whom you have set upon the sure foundation of your loving-kindness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.