Readings for Trinity Sunday: Isaiah 6:1-8 - Isaiah's vision of the heavenly Throne Room Psalm 8 - "What is man, that thou art mindful of him?" Revelation 4:1-11 - John's vision of the heavenly Throne Room John 3:1-15 - Jesus explains rebirth by the Spirit to Nicodemus Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick Cover art: Icon of the Trinity, from Genesis 18:1-8 (“The Hospitality of Abraham”) by Andrei Rublev, 1411 or 1425-27, tempera on wood; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow 
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Readings for Whitsunday or Pentecost (focus text in bold): Numbers 11:24-30 - Moses wishes that the Spirit could fall on all Israel Psalm 104:24-35 - the Spirit of God sustains all things Acts 2:1-11 - the Holy Spirit falls on the disciples at Pentecost John 14:15-31a - the Spirit reminds the disciples of everything Jesus told them Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick Cover art: “Pentecost Sermon” by Gebhard Fugel, c. 1920, oil on canvas, Gallerie Fähre in the Old Monastery, Bad Saulgau, Germany 
Readings for the Sunday after Ascension Day (focus text in bold): 2 Kings 2:9-15 - Elijah is taken up into heaven Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35 - "Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered" 1 Peter 4:7-11 - the end is at hand, therefore be sober and keep watch by prayer John 15:16-16:4a - Christ promises the Spirit of Truth to his disciples Sermon by the Rev. Timothy Taylor Cover art: “The Ascension” by John Singleton Copley, 1775, oil on canvas, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 
Readings for Easter 5: Rogation Sunday (focus text in bold): Deuteronomy 4:5-9 - the nations will see the wisdom of your law if you heed it Psalm 19:7-14 - the law of the Lord is precious and delicious James 1:22-27 - "Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only" John 16:23-33 - Jesus came from the Father and goes back to the Father Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick Cover art: “Blessing of the Wheat in Artois” (detail), depicting a Rogation procession in the French countryside, by Jules Breton, 1857, oil on canvas, Musée d'Orsay, Paris 
Readings for Easter 4 (focus text in bold): Job 19:21-27a - even after death, we shall behold our Redeemer with our own eyes Psalm 116:1-8 - God delivers his righteous one from death James 1:17-21 - "let every man be swift to listen, slow to speak, slow to wrath" John 16:5-15 - the Spirit will convict of sin, righteousness, and judgment Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick Cover art: Holy Spirit Rose Window by Henninger’s Design Studio, 2013, St. John Neumann Catholic Church, Sunbury, Ohio; Photo: Nick Heyob  |
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