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Good Shepherd Reformed Episcopal Church Good Shepherd Reformed Episcopal Church Upholding the evangelical and sacramental tradition of the Episcopal Church based upon the Book of Common Prayer (1662/1928), and observance of the 39 Articles of Religion pentecost, commonly called whitsunday | May 31, a.d. 2020 1 2 THE ORDER FOR the Administration of the Lord’s Supper, or HOLY COMMUNION pentecost, commonly called whitsunday | May 31, a.d. 2020 Organ Prelude Improvisation on “Veni Creator Spiritus” (“Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest”)- Marcel Dupre Processional Hymn (facing page) Minister. The Lord be with you. Answer. And with thy spirit. Minister. Let us pray. ¶ Then shall be said the COLLECT FOR PURITY following. LMIGHTY God, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid; Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the Ainspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen. ¶ Then may the Minister say, Hear what our Lord Jesus Christ saith. HOU shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the Tsecond is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets. Kyrie 3 Minister. Let us pray. ¶ Then may follow this Collect. ALMIGHTY Lord, and everlasting God, vouchsafe, we beseech thee, O to direct, sanctify, and govern, both our hearts and bodies, in the ways of thy laws, and in the works of thy commandments; that, through thy most mighty protection, both here and ever, we may be preserved in body and soul; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. ¶ Then shall be said the COLLECT OF THE DAY. The Collect of the Day GOD, who as at this time didst teach the hearts of thy faithful people, O by sending to them the light of thy Holy Spirit; Grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgement in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen. ¶ And immediately after the Collect may be read an OLD TESTAMENT Lesson, the Reader first saying, The Reading (Lesson) from _____ , chapter _____ , beginning at the_____ verse. The Old Testament. Joel 2:21-32 EAR not, O land; be glad and rejoice, for the Lord has done marvelous things! Do not be afraid, you beasts of the field; for the open pastures are Fspringing up, and the tree bears its fruit; The fig tree and the vine yield their strength. Be glad then, you children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God; for He has given you the former rain faithfully, and He will cause the rain to come down for you; the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month. The threshing floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil. So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the crawling locust, the consuming locust, and the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you. You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you; and My people shall never be put to shame. Then you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel: I am the Lord your God and there is no other. My people shall never be put to shame. 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, your young men shall see visions. And also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days. And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: Blood and fire and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord. 4 And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance, as the Lord has said, among the remnant whom the Lord calls. Reader. This is the Word of the Lord. People. Thanks be to God. ¶ After the Old Testament Lesson shall be said or sung a PSALM or Canticle, ending with the Gloria Patri. Psalm 145. Exaltabo te, Deus. WILL magnify thee, O God, my King; * and I will praise thy Name for ever and ever. I 2 Every day will I give thanks unto thee; * and praise thy Name for ever and ever. 3 Great is the Lord, and marvelous worthy to be praised; * there is no end of his greatness. 4 One generation shall praise thy works unto another, * and declare thy power. 5 As for me, I will be talking of thy worship, * thy glory, thy praise, and wondrous works; 6 So that men shall speak of the might of thy marvelous acts; * and I will also tell of thy greatness. 7 The memorial of thine abundant kindness shall be showed; * and men shall sing of thy righteousness. 8 The Lord is gracious and merciful; * long-suffering, and of great goodness. 9 The Lord is loving unto every man; * and his mercy is over all his works. 10 All thy works praise thee, O Lord; * and thy saints give thanks unto thee. 11 They show the glory of thy kingdom, * and talk of thy power; 12 That thy power, thy glory, and mightiness of thy kingdom, * might be known unto men. 13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, * and thy dominion endureth throughout all ages. 14 The Lord upholdeth all such as fall, * and lifteth up all those that are down. 15 The eyes of all wait upon thee, O Lord; * and thou givest them their meat in due season. 16 Thou openest thy hand, * and fillest all things living with plenteous- ness. 5 17 The Lord is righteous in all his ways, * and holy in all his works. 18 The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him; * yea, all such as call upon him faithfully. 19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him; * he also will hear their cry, and will help them. 20 The Lord preserveth all them that love him; * but scattereth abroad all the ungodly. 21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord; * and let all flesh give thanks unto his holy Name for ever and ever. Gloria Patri ¶ Then shall be read the EPISTLE Lesson, the Reader first saying, The Reading (Lesson) from the Epistle_____ , chapter _____ , beginning at the _____ verse. The Epistle. Acts 2:1-11 HEN the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, Was of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven. And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were confused, because everyone heard them speak in his own language. Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, Look, are not all these who speak Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each in our own language in which we 6 were born? Parthians and Medes and Elamites, those dwelling in Mesopota- mia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya adjoining Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God. Reader. This is the Word of the Lord. People. Thanks be to God. ¶ Here may be sung a Hymn or an Anthem. The Gradual. Te Deum laudamus E praise thee O God; we acknowledge thee to | be the Lord. W * All the earth doth worship thee, the Father | everLASTing. 2 To thee all Angels cry aloud; the Heavens and all the | Powers therein; * To thee Cherubim and Seraphim con|tinually do cry, 3 Holy Holy Holy Lord God of | Sabaoth; * Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty | of thy GLOry. 4 The glorious company of the Apostles | PRAISE thee. * The goodly fellowship of the | Prophets PRAISE thee. 5 The noble army of Martyrs | PRAISE thee. * The holy Church throughout all the world | doth acknowledge thee; 6 The Father of an infinite Majesty; thine adorable true and | only Son; * Also the Holy | Ghost the Comforter. 7 HOU art the King of | Glory · O Christ. T * Thou art the everlasting | Son of · the FAther. 8 When thou tookest upon thee to de|liver man, * thou didst humble thyself to be | born of · a VIRgin. 9 When thou hadst overcome the | sharpness · of death, * thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to | all beLIEVers. 10 Thou sittest at the right | hand of God, * in the glory | of the FAther. 11 We believe that thou shalt come to | be our Judge.
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