The Collect
Preface of Pentecost
The Day of Pentecost: WhitSunday
Almighty God, on this day you opened the way of eternal life to every race and
nation by the promised gift of your Holy Spirit: Shed abroad this gift
throughout the world by the preaching of the Gospel, that it may reach to the
ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with
you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
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O God, who on this day 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
Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of
the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Preface of Pentecost
Preface of Pentecost
Collect for Saint Barnabas
Grant, O God, that we may follow the example of your faithful servant Barnabas, who, seeking not his own renown but the well-being of your Church, gave generously of his life and substance for the relief of the poor and the spread of the Gospel; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.