May 31, 2020

Pentecost

The Day of Pentecost marks the arrival of the Holy Spirit on the fiftieth day after Easter.

Sing and rejoice, O daughters of Zion : the Lord is coming and has now come.

(from Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals)

Acts 2:1–21 or Numbers 11:24–30

Psalm 104:24–34, 35b

1 Corinthians 12:3b–13 or Acts 2:1–21

John 20:19–23 or John 7:37–39

Psalm 146, 147

Wear fiery colors like red, orange, and yellow
Study the fruit of the spirit; consider memorizing them
Read the poem “God’s Grandeur” by Gerard Manley Hopkins
Build a fire; consider cooking a meal over the open flame

The triquetra, symbol of the Holy Trinity, surrounds the Etimasia, symbol of Pentecost—with the Father as a throne, the Son as an open book, and the Holy Spirit as a dove. A “wheel of fire” with flames numbering twelve surrounds them to represent the twelve disciples. A border of olive branches denotes a new order of peace and unity, as the Holy Spirit reverses the divisions caused by the Tower of Babel.