Day of Pentecost	May 24, 2026
Prayer of the Day
O God, you taught the hearts of your faithful people by sending to them the light of your Holy Spirit. Grant us, by the same Spirit, to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
First Reading: Numbers 11:24-30
24Moses 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 around the tent. 25Then the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and took some of the Spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders. And as soon as the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied. But they did not continue doing it. 26Now two men remained in the camp, one named Eldad, and the other named Medad, and the Spirit rested on them. They were among those registered, but they had not gone out to the tent, and so they prophesied in the camp. 27And a young man ran and told Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.” 28And Joshua the son of Nun, the assistant of Moses from his youth, said, “My lord Moses, stop them.” 29But Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the Lord’s people were prophets, that the Lord would put his Spirit on them!” 30And Moses and the elders of Israel returned to the camp.
Psalm 25:1-14*
1To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul; my God, I put my | trust in you;*
	let me not be humiliated, nor let my enemies triumph | over me.
2Let none who look to you be | put to shame;*
	let the treacherous be disappointed | in their schemes.
3Show me your | ways, O Lord,*
	and teach | me your paths.
4Lead me in your | truth and teach me,*
	for you are the God of my salvation; in you have I trusted all | the day long.
5Remember, O Lord, your compas- | sion and love,*
	for they are from | everlasting.
6Remember not the sins of my youth and | my transgressions;*
	remember me according to your love and for the sake of your good- | ness, O Lord.
7Gracious and upright | is the Lord;*
	therefore he teaches sinners | in his way.
8He guides the humble in | doing right*
	and teaches his way | to the lowly.
9All the paths of the Lord are | love and faithfulness*
	to those who keep his covenant and his | testimonies.
10For your name’s | sake, O Lord,*
	forgive my sin, for | it is great.
11Who are they who | fear the Lord?*
	he will teach them the way that | they should choose.
12They shall dwell | in prosperity,*
	and their offspring shall inher- | it the land.
13The Lord is a friend to | those who fear him*
	and will show | them his covenant.
14My eyes are ever looking | to the Lord,*
	for he shall pluck my feet out | of the net.
Psalm 25:1-15 (ESV)
1To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
2O my God, in you I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me.
3Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame; they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.
4Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths.
5Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.
6Remember your mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love, for they have been from of old.
7Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for the sake of your goodness, O Lord!
8Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in the way.
9He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.
10All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.
11For your name’s sake, O Lord, pardon my guilt, for it is great.
12Who is the man who fears the Lord? Him will he instruct in the way that he should choose.
13His soul shall abide in well-being, and his offspring shall inherit the land.
14The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant.
15My eyes are ever toward the Lord, for he will pluck my feet out of the net.
Second Reading: Acts 2:1-21
1When the day of Pentecost arrived, {the disciples} were all together in one place. 2And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. 4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. 5Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. 6And at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one was hearing them speak in his own language. 7And they were amazed and astonished, saying, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? 9Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, 11both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians — we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.” 12And all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” 13But others mocking said, “They are filled with new wine.” 14But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. 15For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day. 16But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel: 17‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams; 18even on my male servants and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and they shall prophesy. 19And I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke; 20the sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day. 21And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.’”
Gospel: John 7:37-39
37On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. 38Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” 39Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
Next Week’s Readings:
Genesis 1:1-2:4a; Psalm 8; Acts 2:14a, 22-36; Matthew 28:16-20
* The Book of Common Prayer verse numbers for this psalm are different from the numbering in the ESV.