Propers for Pentecost Year C
Acts 2.1-21 or Genesis 11.1-9; Psalm 104.25-35, 37b (BAS);
Romans 8.14-17 or Acts 2.1-21; John 14.8-17, (25-27)
Collect of the Day
Almighty and everliving God, who fulfilled the promises of Easter by sending us your Holy Spirit ad opening to every race and nation the way of life eternal, keep us in the unity of your Spirit, that/so that every tongue may tell of your glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. [1]
or
God our creator, the resurrection of your Son offers life to all the peoples of earth. By your Holy Spirit, kindle in us the fire of your love, empowering our lives for service and our tongues for praise, through Jesus Christ, our Saviour and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. [2 alt.]
I
Holy Spirit, sent by the Father, ignite in us your holy fire: strengthen your children with the gift of faith, revive your Church with the breath of love, and renew the face of the earth, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. [3]
or
Living God, you create all that is. Send forth your Spirit to renew and restore us, so that we may proclaim your good news in ways and words that all will embrace and believe. Amen. [3]
or
Send down, O God, upon your people the flame of your Holy Spirit, and fill with the abundance of your sevenfold gift the Church you brought forth rom your Son’s pierced side. May your life-giving Spirit lend fire to our words and strength to our witness. Send us forth to the nations of the world to proclaim with boldness your wondrous work of raising Christ to your right hand. We make our prayer through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen. [4]
or
Fire-borne God, before the violence of your passion no separating wall can stand: may your unseen Spirit pour herself upon young and old, male and female, gay and straight, throw our borders into confusion and give us a new language of love; through Jesus Christ, the Image of God’s Being. Amen. [5]
Prayer over the Gifts
Giver of life, receive all we offer you this day. Let the Spirit you bestow on your Church continue to work in the world through the hearts of all who believe. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen. [1]
or
Blessed are you, O God, ruler of heaven and earth. Day by day you shower us with blessings. As you have raised us to new life in Christ, give us glad and generous hearts, ready to praise you and to respond to those in need, through Jesus Christ, our Saviourand Lord. Amen. [2]
Proper Preface of Easter
Blessed are you, gracious God, creator of heaven and earth; we give you thanks and praise through Jesus Christ our Lord. In fulfilment of your promise you pour forth your Spirit upon us, filling us with gifts and leading us into all truth. You give us power to proclaim your gospel to all nations and to serve you as a royal priesthood. Therefore we join our voices with angels and archangels, and with all those in whom the Spirit dwells, to proclaim the glory of your name. [1]
or
It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks and praise to you, almighty and merciful God, through our SaviourJesus Christ. Fulfilling the promise of the resurrection, you pour out the fire of your Spirit, uniting in one body people of ev’ry nation and tongue. And so, with Mary Magdalene and Peter and all the witnesses of the resurrection, with earth and sea and all their creatures, and with angels and archangels, cherubim and seraphim, we praise your name and join their unending hymn: [2a]
Prayer after Communion
Father/Creator of all, may we who have received this eucharist live in the unity of your Holy Spirit, that/so that we may show forth his/yourgifts to all the world. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. [1]
or
Life-giving God, in the mystery of Christ’s resurrection you send light to conquer darkness, water to give new life, and the bread of life to nourish your people. Send us forth as witnesses to your Son’s resurrection, so that we may show your glory to all the world, through Jesus Christ, our risen Lord. Amen. [2]
Pentecost Blessings
I
May almighty God, who enlightened the minds of the disciples by pouring out upon them the Holy Spirit, bless you richly, so that you may abound more and more in that Spirit for ever. Amen.
May God, who sent the Holy Spirit as a flame of fire that rested upon the heads of the disciples, burn out all evil from your hearts and make them shine with the light of the divine presence. Amen.
May God, who by the Holy Spirit caused those of many tongues to proclaim Jesus as Lord, strengthen your faith and send you out to bear witness to Christin word and deed. Amen.
And the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be upon you and remain with you for ever. Amen. [7 alt.] [1]
or
II
May the Spirit of truth lead you into all truth, giving you grace to confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, and to proclaim the wonderful works of God; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you, and remain with you always. Amen. [7] [2]
Sources
[1] The Book of Alternative Services 1985
[2] Evangelical Lutheran Worship 2006
[2a] Evangelical Lutheran Worship: Leaders Desk Edition 2006
[3] Trial Use Collects for Years A, B & C and Seasonal Prayers over the Gifts and after Communion 2016
[4] Opening Prayers: Collects in Contemporary Language 1997, 1999, 2001
[5] Prayers for an Inclusive Church 2009
[6] Revised Common Lectionary Prayers 2002
[7] The Book of Occasional Services2018
N.B. When a word or phrase appears is italicized in a liturgical text, it is an alteration made by the Ven. Richard Geoffrey Leggett to the original text.
[1] Instead of the wording above, the following alternative Trinitarian blessings may be used: (i) ‘And the blessing of God, Source of all being, eternal Word and Holy Spirit . . . ‘ or (ii) ‘And the blessing of the holy and undivided Trinity, one God, . . . ‘ or (iii) ‘And the blessing of God, Author of creation, Word of redemption and Spirit of wisdom . . . ‘.
[2] See note 1 above for alternative wordings of the Trinitarian blessing.
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