Readings for Sunday – 6/8/25

The Day of Pentecost
Whitsunday

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.

FIRST LESSON: Genesis 11:1–9
Now the whole earth had one language and the same words. And as they migrated
from the east, they came upon a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. And
they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.”
And they had brick for stone, and bitumen for mortar. Then they said, “Come, let
us build ourselves a city, and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a
name for ourselves; otherwise, we shall be scattered abroad upon the face of the
whole earth.” The Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which mortals
had built. And the Lord said, “Look, they are one people, and they have all one
language; and this is only the beginning of what they will do; nothing that they
propose to do will now be impossible for them. Come, let us go down, and confuse
their language there, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.”
So, the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and
they left off building the city. Therefore, it was called Babel, because there the
Lord confused the language of all the earth; and from there the Lord scattered them
abroad over the face of all the earth.
Reader: The Word of the Lord People: Thanks be to God

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 forever; *
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: Romans 8:14-17
For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. For you did not
receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received a spirit of
adoption. When we cry, “Abba! Father!” it is that very Spirit bearing witness with
our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and
joint heirs with Christ—if, in fact, we suffer with him so that we may also be
glorified with him.
Reader: The Word of the Lord People: Thanks be to God

THE GOSPEL of our Lord Jesus Christ according to:
John 14:8-17, (25-27) People: Glory to You Lord Christ
Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.” Jesus
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’? Do 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. Believe 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. Very 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. I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father
may be glorified in the Son. If in my name you ask me for anything, I will do
it. ” If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the
Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. This 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.” I have said these things to you while I am still with you. But the
Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach
you everything, and remind you of all that I have said to you. Peace, I leave
with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do
not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.
Reader: The Gospel of the Lord People: Praise to you, Lord Christ