Season after Pentecost

Trinity Sunday

Sunday, May 31, 2026

FIRST READING

Genesis 1:1-2:4a

Verse 1. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Verse 2. Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. Verse 3. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. Verse 4. And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. Verse 5. God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning — the first day. Verse 6. And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.” Verse 7. So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so. Verse 8. God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning — the second day. Verse 9. And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so. Verse 10. God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good. Verse 11. Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so. Verse 12. The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. Verse 13. And there was evening, and there was morning — the third day. Verse 14. And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years. Verse 15. And let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.” And it was so. Verse 16. God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well. Verse 17. God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth, Verse 18. to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. Verse 19. And there was evening, and there was morning — the fourth day. Verse 20. And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.” Verse 21. So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every winged bird after its kind. And God saw that it was good. Verse 22. Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” Verse 23. And there was evening, and there was morning — the fifth day. Verse 24. And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. Verse 25. God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that crawls upon the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. Verse 26. Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.” Verse 27. So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Verse 28. God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.” Verse 29. Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food. Verse 30. And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth — everything that has the breath of life in it — I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so. Verse 31. And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning — the sixth day. Verse 1. Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. Verse 2. And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work. Verse 3. Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished. Verse 4. This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made them.

PSALM

Psalm 8

Verse 1. For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.
Verse 2. From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and avenger.
Verse 3. When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place —
Verse 4. what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?
Verse 5. You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor.
Verse 6. You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; You have placed everything under his feet:
Verse 7. all sheep and oxen, and even the beasts of the field,
Verse 8. the birds of the air and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.
Verse 9. O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth!

SECOND READING

2 Corinthians 13:11-13

Verse 11. Finally, brothers, rejoice! Aim for perfect harmony, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you. Verse 12. Greet one another with a holy kiss. Verse 13. All the saints send you greetings.

GOSPEL

Matthew 28:16-20

Verse 16. Meanwhile, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain Jesus had designated. Verse 17. When they saw Him, they worshiped Him, but some doubted. Verse 18. Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Verse 19. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Verse 20. and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”