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"Veni Sancti Spiritus," (1965) Adam Kossowski, mosaic (detail). Roman Catholic Church of St Aloysius, London, United Kingdom.

Theme of the Day

“O Lord our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!” Today we celebrate the Holy Trinity. Paul writes that through Jesus we have peace with God, whose love pours into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, giving us lasting hope. We celebrate the gracious One-in-Three, eternal Three-in-One, as we worship in community; as we share water and word, bread and wine; and as we bring God’s love and hope to our neighbours.

The Collect for Sunday

Father, we praise you: through your Word and Holy Spirit you created all things. You reveal your salvation in all the world by sending to us Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh. Through your Holy Spirit you give us a share in your life and love. Fill us with the vision of your glory, that we may always serve and praise you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. 

Prayer Intentions

The prayers of the church are offered especially:

  • for the renewal of creation;
  • for peace in the world and especially for an end to the war in Ukraine;
  • for all refugees who flee war and violence;
  • for the needs of the world, especially at this time global pandemic;
  • for those who are particularly vulnerable to the COVID-19 virus;
  • for those who are sick and those awaiting surgeries postponed;
  • for those who are isolated and anxious;
  • for the healing of racial inequality, prejudice, bigotry, systemic racism, injustice, and hatred;
  • for all who grieve for lost children, for the survivors of Indian Residential Schools, and for generational healing;
  • for those who are homeless;
  • for all those who mourn, who are lonely, or suffer from depression;
  • for all those who work for reconciliation and the common good;
  • for Elizabeth our Queen and all those set in authority under her, for Justin, the Prime Minister of Canada and all members of parliament; Doug, the Premier of Ontario and all member of the legistlature; Fred, the mayor of Hamilton and those who serve on city council;
  • for the whole church: for Susan, our Diocesan Bishop; for David and Brian, our priests; for all bish­ops, priests and dea­cons; and for all the bap­tized: that God may accomplish God's work in and through us for the sake of the world;
  • for all for whom we have been asked to pray, especially Olga, Jane, Stephanie, Barb;
  • for those who are dying and all those who have departed from this life and are at rest. 

In our cycles of prayer:

  • With the worldwide Anglican Communion, we pray for The Anglican Church of South America.
  • In our diocese, we pray for St. Luke’s, Palermo, The Reverend Weiliang (Garfield) Wu, Rector and the people of that parish.
  • In our neighbourhood we pray for First Christian Reformed Church, The Rev’d Hayden Regeling, Pastor, and the people of that congregation.
  • In our parish cycle of prayer we pray for Lynda-Jane, Elizabeth, Ruth, Karen, and Cathy.
  • We pray also for the Parish Council and all leaders of parish ministries. 

Prayer requests to be included on the following Sunday can be submitted here by the Thursday morning before.

The Readings for Sunday

First Reading: Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31

In the Bible, wisdom is portrayed in terms sometimes human and sometimes divine. Often, wisdom is personified as feminine. In this passage, Woman Wisdom is depicted not only as the first creation of God, but also as God’s helper, rejoicing in God’s creation, especially in human beings.

 1Does not wisdom call,
  and does not understanding raise her voice?
 2On the heights, beside the way,
  at the crossroads she takes her stand;
 3beside the gates in front of the town,
  at the entrance of the portals she cries out:
 4“To you, O people, I call,
  and my cry is to all that live.

 22The Lord created me at the beginning of his work,
  the first of his acts of long ago.
 23Ages ago I was set up,
  at the first, before the beginning of the earth.
 24When there were no depths I was brought forth,
  when there were no springs abounding with water.
 25Before the mountains had been shaped,
  before the hills, I was brought forth—
 26when he had not yet made earth and fields,
  or the world’s first bits of soil.
 27When he established the heavens, I was there,
  when he drew a circle on the face of the deep,
 28when he made firm the skies above,
  when he established the fountains of the deep,
 29when he assigned to the sea its limit,
  so that the waters might not transgress his command,
 when he marked out the foundations of the earth,
  30then I was beside him, like a master worker;
 and I was daily his delight,
  rejoicing before him always,
 31rejoicing in his inhabited world
  and delighting in the human race.”

Psalm: Psalm 8

Your glory is chanted above the heavens. (Ps. 8:2)
 1O | Lord our Lord,
  how majestic is your name in | all the earth!—
 2you whose glory is chanted above the heavens out of the mouths of in- | fants and children;
  you have set up a fortress against your enemies, to silence the foe | and avenger. R
 3When I consider your heavens, the work | of your fingers,
  the moon and the stars you have set | in their courses,
 4what are mere mortals that you should be mind- | ful of them,
  human beings that you should | care for them? R
 5Yet you have made them little less | than divine;
  with glory and hon- | or you crown them.
 6You have made them rule over the works | of your hands;
  you have put all things un- | der their feet:
 7all | flocks and cattle,
  even the wild beasts | of the field,
 8the birds of the air, the fish | of the sea,
  and whatever passes along the paths | of the sea.
 9O | Lord our Lord,
  how majestic is your name in | all the earth! R

Second Reading: Romans 5:1-5

Paul describes the life of faith with reference to God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. Even now, we have peace with God through Jesus, and our hope for the future is grounded in the love of God that we experience through Christ’s Holy Spirit.

1Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. 3And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.

Gospel: John 16:12-15

Jesus’ ongoing presence with the disciples will be made known through the coming Spirit who will guide them and communicate to them Jesus’ will and glory.

[Jesus said,] 12“I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. 14He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15All that the Father has is mine. For this reason I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.”

This Week in Holy Time

  • Sunday (12): Trinity Sunday, Principal Festival.
  • Monday (13): Feria.
  • Tuesday (14): Feria.
  • Wednesday (15): Feria.
  • Thursday (16): Joseph Butler, Bishop of Durham, 1752 (Commemoration)
  • Friday (17): Feria, Day of Discipline and self-denial.
  • Saturday (18): Bernard Mizeki, Catechist in Zimbabawe, Martyr, 1896 (Memorial), Eve of Pentecost II
  • Sunday (19): Second Sunday after Pentecost, The Lord's Day.

For readings appropriate to the day visit here.

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