A.D. 2021 May 9
The Sixth Sunday of Easter (Rogation Sunday)
Acclamations
Celebrant: Alleluia. Christ is risen.
People: The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia.
Collects
O God, who hast prepared for those who love thee such good things as pass man’s understanding: Pour into our hearts such love towards thee, that we, loving thee in all things and above all things, may obtain thy promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
Lessons
Sunday, Holy Day and Commemoration Lectionary — Year B
- Acts 11:19–30 or Isaiah 45:11–13, 18–25 or 45:11–13, 18–19
- Psalm 33 or 33:1–8, 18–22
- I John 4:7–21
- John 15:9–17
Daily Office Lectionary
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
Prefaces
But chiefly are we bound to praise thee for the glorious Resurrection of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord: for he is the very Paschal Lamb, which was offered for us, and hath taken away the sin of the world; who by his death hath destroyed death, and by his rising to life again hath restored to us everlasting life.
Liturgical Colours
White or Gold
Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishop of Constantinople and Teacher of the Faith, 389
Liturgical Colours
White or Gold