It is not ourselves that we proclaim; we proclaim Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants, for Jesus' sake. For the same God who said, “Out of darkness let light shine,” has caused his light to shine within us, to give the light of revelation—the revelation of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. Amen.
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Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.
Most
merciful God,
we confess that we have sinned against you
in
thought, word, and deed,
by what we have done,
and by what we
have left undone.
We have not loved you with our whole heart;
we
have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
We are truly sorry and
we humbly repent.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,
have
mercy on us and forgive us;
that we may delight in your will,
and
walk in your ways,
to the glory of your Name. Amen.
Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us all our sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen us in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep us in eternal life. Amen.
Officiant O
God, make speed to save us.
People O
Lord, make haste to help us.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
Alleluia.
O gracious light,
pure
brightness of the everliving Father in heaven,
O Jesus Christ,
holy and blessed!
Now as we come to the setting of the
sun,
and our eyes behold the vesper light,
we sing your
praises, O God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
You are worthy
at all times to be praised by happy voices,
O Son of God, O Giver
of Life,
and to be glorified through all the worlds.
Hallelujah!
Give praise,
you servants of the LORD; *
praise the Name of the LORD.
Let the Name of the LORD be
blessed, *
from this time forth for evermore.
From the rising of the sun
to its going down *
let the Name of the LORD be praised.
The LORD is high above all
nations, *
and his glory above the heavens.
Who is like the LORD our
God, who sits enthroned on high, *
but stoops to behold the
heavens and the earth?
He takes up the weak out of
the dust *
and lifts up the poor from the ashes.
He sets them with the
princes, *
with the princes of his people.
He makes the woman of a
childless house *
to be a joyful mother of children.
Hallelujah!
When Israel
came out of Egypt, *
the house of Jacob from a people of strange
speech,
Judah became God’s
sanctuary *
and Israel his dominion.
The sea beheld it and fled;
*
Jordan turned and went back.
The mountains skipped like
rams, *
and the little hills like young sheep.
What ailed you, O sea, that
you fled? *
O Jordan, that you turned back?
You mountains, that you
skipped like rams? *
you little hills like young sheep?
Tremble, O earth, at the
presence of the Lord, *
at the presence of the God of Jacob,
Who turned the hard rock
into a pool of water *
and flint-stone into a flowing spring.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
Awake,
awake, put on strength,
O arm of
the Lord!
Awake,
as in days of old,
the generations of long
ago!
Was it not you who cut Rahab in pieces,
who
pierced the dragon?
Was it not you who dried up the sea,
the
waters of the great deep;
who made the depths of the sea
a way
for the redeemed to cross over?
So
the ransomed of the Lord shall
return,
and come to Zion with
singing;
everlasting joy shall be upon their heads;
they
shall obtain joy and gladness,
and sorrow and
sighing shall flee away.
The
Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
My soul proclaims the
greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior; *
for
he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.
From this day all
generations will call me blessed: *
the Almighty has done great
things for me,
and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who
fear him *
in every generation.
He has shown the strength
of his arm, *
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty
from their thrones, *
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry
with good things, *
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of
his servant Israel, *
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
The promise he made to our
fathers, *
to Abraham and his children for ever.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
A Reading from the Gospel According to Luke.
Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said to them, “What are you discussing with each other while you walk along?” They stood still, looking sad. Then one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who does not know the things that have taken place there in these days?” He asked them, “What things?” They replied, “The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death and crucified him. But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things took place. Moreover, some women of our group astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning, and when they did not find his body there, they came back and told us that they had indeed seen a vision of angels who said that he was alive. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but they did not see him.” Then he said to them, “Oh, how foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have declared! Was it not necessary that the Messiah should suffer these things and then enter into his glory?” Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things about himself in all the scriptures. As they came near the village to which they were going, he walked ahead as if he were going on. But they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, because it is almost evening and the day is now nearly over.” So he went in to stay with them. When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he vanished from their sight. They said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to us on the road, while he was opening the scriptures to us?” That same hour they got up and returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven and their companions gathered together. They were saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and he has appeared to Simon!” Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he had been made known to them in the breaking of the bread.
The
Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Lord, you now have set your
servant free *
to go in peace as you have promised;
For these eyes of mine have
seen the Savior, *
whom you have prepared for all the world to
see:
A Light to enlighten the
nations, *
and the glory of your people Israel.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
I believe
in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I
believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived
by the power of the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was
buried.
He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose
again.
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right
hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and
the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic
Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of
sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.
Amen.
Officiant The
Lord be with you.
People And
also with you.
Officiant Let
us pray.
Our
Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom
come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give
us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as
we forgive those
who trespass against us.
And lead us not into
temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the
kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever.
Amen.
V. Show
us your mercy, O Lord;
R. And
grant us your salvation.
V. Clothe
your ministers with righteousness;
R. Let
your people sing with joy.
V. Give
peace, O Lord, in all the world;
R. For
only in you can we live in safety.
V. Lord,
keep this nation under your care;
R. And
guide us in the way of justice and truth.
V. Let
your way be known upon earth;
R. Your
saving health among all nations.
V. Let
not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten;
R. Nor
the hope of the poor be taken away.
V. Create
in us clean hearts, O God;
R. And
sustain us with your Holy Spirit.
Almighty God, who through your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ overcame death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life: Grant that we, who celebrate with joy the day of the Lord’s resurrection, may be raised from the death of sin by your life-giving Spirit; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Lord God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ triumphed over the powers of death and prepared for us our place in the new Jerusalem: Grant that we, who have this day given thanks for his resurrection, may praise you in that City of which he is the light, and where he lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.
O God and Father of all, whom the whole heavens adore: Let the whole earth also worship you, all nations obey you, all tongues confess and bless you, and men and women everywhere love you and serve you in peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Let us pray now for our own needs and those of others.
Almighty God, you have given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplication to you; and you have promised through your well-beloved Son that when two or three are gathered together in his Name you will be in the midst of them: Fulfill now, O Lord, our desires and petitions as may be best for us; granting us in this world knowledge of your truth, and in the age to come life everlasting. Amen.
Let
us bless the Lord. Alleluia, alleluia.
Thanks be to God. Alleluia,
alleluia.
Glory to God whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine: Glory to him from generation to generation in the Church, and in Christ Jesus for ever and ever. Amen.
Ephesians 3:20,21