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May 11
Pentecost Sunday
Descent of the Holy Spirit
O Heavenly King, Comforter,
Spirit of Truth, You are everywhere present and fill all things. Treasury of
Blesings and Giver of Life, come and dwell within us, cleanse us of all
stain, and save our souls, O gracious Lord.
(Troparion) |
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Today's Scripture |
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Numbers 11:24-25 - So Moses went out and told the people the
words of the LORD; and he gathered seventy men of the elders of the
people, and placed them round about the tent. Then the LORD came down in
the cloud and spoke to him, and took some of the spirit that was upon
him and put it upon the seventy elders; and when the spirit rested upon
them, they prophesied. But they did so no more. |
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Joel 2:28-29 - "And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will
pour out my spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall
prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see
visions. Even upon the menservants and maidservants in those days, I
will pour out my spirit. |
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Ezekiel 36:26-28 - I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and you
shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I
will cleanse you. A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will
put within you; and I will take out of your flesh the heart of stone and
give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and
cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to observe my
ordinances. You shall dwell in the land which I gave to your fathers;
and you shall be my people, and I will be your God. |
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John 20:21-23 - Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the
Father has sent me, even so I send you." And when he had said this, he
breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you
forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of
any, they are retained." |
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Acts of the Apostles 2:1-4 - When the day of Pentecost had come,
they were all together in one place. And suddenly a sound came from
heaven like the rush of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where
they were sitting. And there appeared to them tongues as of fire,
distributed and resting on each one of them. And they were all filled
with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit
gave them utterance. |
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John 8:12 - Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the
world; he who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the
light of life." (RSV) |
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Today's Feast |
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May 11 - Pentecost Sunday |
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