Daily Scripture Readings

Readings for Pentecost, Sunday, May 24 – Saturday, May 30, 2026

Collects for Pentecost (Whitsunday)  The Collect of Pentecost is to be used daily until Trinity Sunday:GOD, who as at this time didst teach the hearts of thy faithful people, by the 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.

The following additional Collect may be used on Whitsunday and the six days following.

O GOD, who makest us glad with the yearly remembrance of the coming of the Holy Spirit upon thy disciples in Jerusalem: Grant that we who celebrate before thee the Feast of Pentecost may continue thine for ever, and daily increase in thy Holy Spirit, until we come to thine eternal kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Collect for the Monday after Pentecost:  GOD, who as at this time didst teach the hearts of thy faithful people, by the 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.

Collect for the Tuesday after Pentecost: GOD, who as at this time didst teach the hearts of thy faithful people, by the 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.

Collect for the Ember Days, being the Wednesday, Friday and Saturday following Pentecost:  ALMIGHTY God, the giver of all good gifts, who of thy divine providence hast appointed divers Orders in thy Church: Give thy grace, we humbly beseech thee, to all those who are to be called to any office and administration in the same; and so replenish them with the truth of thy doctrine, and endue them with innocency of life, that they may faithfully serve before thee, to the glory of thy great Name, and to the benefit of thy holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

 

 Pentecost Morning Prayer Evening Prayer
  1st Lesson 2nd Lesson 1st  Lesson 2nd Lesson
Whitsunday Joel 2:28-32 Romans  8:1-17 Isaiah 11:1-9 Romans 8:18-39
Monday Ezekiel 11:14-20 Acts 2:12-36 Wisdom  1:1-7 Acts 2:37-47
Tuesday Ezekiel  37:1-14 1 Corinthians 12:1-13 Wisdom 7:15-8:1 1 Corinthians 12:27-13:13
Ember Wednesday 1 Kings 19:1-18 1 Corinthians 2 Wisdom 9 1 Corinthians  3
 Thursday 2 Samuel 23:1-5 Ephesians 6:10-20 Exodus 35:30-36:1 Galatians 5:13-26
Ember

Friday

Numbers 11:16-17; & 24-29 2 Corinthians 5:14-6:10 Jeremiah 31:31-34 2 Corinthians 3
Ember

Saturday

Numbers 27:15-23 Matthew 9:35-10:20 Isaiah 61 2 Timothy 1:3-14