A Keynote Presentation By Canon Noel A. Burke on the time between Ascension Day and the Day of Pentecost (Whitsunday)

1. Ascension to Pentecost
Prepared by Canon Noel A. Burke
Rector of
The St. David’s Church
Christ Church, Barbados

2. Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your Name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those
who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial,
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours,
now and for ever. Amen.
THELORD’SPRAYER
BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER PAGE 42

3. 1 Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire
and lighten with celestial fire;
thou the anointing Spirit art,
who dost thy sevenfold gifts impart.
2 Thy blessed unction from above
is comfort, life, and fire of love;
enable with perpetual light
the dullness of our blinded sight.
3 Anoint and cheer our soiled face
with the abundance of thy grace
keep far our foes, give peace at home
where Thou art guide no ill can come
4 Teach us to know the Father, Son,
and thee, of both, to be but one;
that through the ages all along
this may be our endless song:
5 Praise to thy eternal merit,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Amen.
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4. PSALM27:1-7
Psalm 27 Dominus illuminatio
1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom then shall I
fear?*
the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom then shall I be
afraid?
2 When evildoers came upon me to eat up my flesh, *
it was they, my foes and my adversaries, who stumbled
and fell.
3 Though an army should encamp against me, *
yet my heart shall not be afraid;
4 And though war should rise up against me, *
yet will I put my trust in him.
5 One thing have I asked of the Lord;
one thing I seek; *
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days
of my life;
6 To behold the fair beauty of the Lord *
and to seek him in his temple.
7 For in the day of trouble he shall keep me safe
in his shelter; *
he shall hide me in the secrecy of his dwelling
and set me high upon a rock.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son* and to the Holy Spirit
As it was in the beginning, is now* and shall be forever. Amen

5. Grant, we pray, Almighty God,
that as we believe your only-
begotten Son our Lord Jesus
Christ to have ascended into
heaven, so we may also in
heart and mind there ascend,
and with him continually
dwell; who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen. (BCP page 171)
Collect for Ascension Day

6. Ascension Day
… when Jesus and the disciples had come
together, they asked him, "Lord, is this the
time when you will restore the kingdom to
Israel?” He replied, "It is not for you to know
the times or periods that the Father has set
by his own authority. But you will receive
power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you;
and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in
all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the
earth.” When he had said this, as they were
watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took
him out of their sight. While he was going and
they were gazing up toward heaven, suddenly
two men in white robes stood by them. They
said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking
up toward heaven? This Jesus, who has been
taken up from you into heaven, will come in the
same way as you saw him go into heaven.”
Acts 1: 6 - 11

7. Coming of the Holy Spirit
“But you will receive power
when the Holy Spirit has
come upon you; and you
will be my witnesses in
Jerusalem, in all Judea and
Samaria, and to the ends
of the earth.” Acts 1:8
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8. After nine days
The Holy Spirit comes upon
the Apostles
It was the Day of Pentecost
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10. PRAYINGANOVENA
A novena is nine days of prayer that usually encourages us to
pray for a particular intention as we prepare for a feast day.
The Ascension to Pentecost Novena was the first of all
We pray for the coming of the Holy Spirit

11. Next Sunday
is the
Feast of Pentecost
Whitsunday
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12. Acts 2:1-11
When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.
And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind,
and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of
fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them
were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the
Spirit gave them ability. Now there were devout Jews from every nation under
heaven living in Jerusalem. And at this sound the crowd gathered and was
bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of
each. Amazed and astonished, they asked, "Are not all these who are speaking
Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language?
Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and
Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of
Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and
proselytes,Cretans and Arabs--in our own languages we hear them speaking
about God's deeds of power."

13. Collect for 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. Amen. (BCP page 172)

14. Seven Sacraments
The Holy Spirit leads to the
the Seven Sacraments
1. Baptism
2. Penance
3. Confirmation
4. Eucharist
5. Ordination
6. Marriage
7. Unction

15. Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Isaiah 11: 1 - 2
1. Wisdom
2. Understanding
3. Counsel (Right
understanding)
4. Fortitude (Courage, strength)
5. Knowledge
6. Piety (Reverence)
7. Fear of the Lord
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16. The Fruit of the
Holy Spirit
Galatians 5: 22-23
1.love
2.joy
3.peace
4.patience
5.kindness
6.generosity
7.faithfulness
8.gentleness
9.self-control.

17. - The Holy Spirit is symbolised by fire and/or a dove
- He is the comforter
- He leads us into the truth
- “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the
Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever.
This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it
neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, because he abides
with you, and he will be in you. John 14: 15-17
- He guides the Christian mission
THEHOLYSPIRIT

18. –Book of Common Prayer (CPWI). Page 152
Go in peace and Serve the Lord
In the name of Christ. Amen

19. We are to show
the gifts of the
Spirit
and
The Fruit of the Holy
Spirit
every day

20. Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now,
and shall shall be forever.
Amen.
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