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.
You have been gracious to your land, O LORD, *
you
have restored the good fortune of Jacob.
You have forgiven the iniquity of your people *
and
blotted out all their sins.
You have withdrawn all your fury *
and turned
yourself from your wrathful indignation.
Restore us then, O God our Savior; *
let your anger
depart from us.
Will you be displeased with us for ever? *
will you
prolong your anger from age to age?
Will you not give us life again, *
that your people
may rejoice in you?
Show us your mercy, O LORD, *
and grant us your
salvation.
I will listen to what the LORD God is saying, *
for
he is speaking peace to his faithful people
and to those who turn
their hearts to him.
Truly, his salvation is very near to those who fear him,
*
that his glory may dwell in our land.
Mercy and truth have met together; *
righteousness
and peace have kissed each other.
Truth shall spring up from the earth, *
and
righteousness shall look down from heaven.
The LORD will indeed grant prosperity, *
and our land
will yield its increase.
Righteousness shall go before him, *
and peace shall
be a pathway for his feet.
Bow down your ear, O LORD, and answer me, *
for I am
poor and in misery.
Keep watch over my life, for I am faithful; *
save
your servant who puts his trust in you.
Be merciful to me, O LORD, for you are my God; *
I
call upon you all the day long.
Gladden the soul of your servant, *
for to you, O
LORD, I lift up my soul.
For you, O LORD, are good and forgiving, *
and great
is your love toward all who call upon you.
Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer, *
and attend to the
voice of my supplications.
In the time of my trouble I will call upon you, *
for
you will answer me.
Among the gods there is none like you, O LORD, *
nor
anything like your works.
All the nations you have made will come and worship you,
O LORD, *
and glorify your Name.
For you are great;
you do wondrous things; *
and
you alone are God.
Teach me your way, O LORD,
and I will walk in your
truth; *
knit my heart to you that I may fear your Name.
I will thank you, O LORD my God, with all my heart,
*
and glorify your Name for evermore.
For great is your love toward me; *
you have
delivered me from the nethermost Pit.
The arrogant rise up against me, O God,
and a band of
violent men seeks my life; *
they have not set you before their
eyes.
But you, O LORD, are gracious and full of compassion,
*
slow to anger, and full of kindness and truth.
Turn to me and have mercy upon me; *
give your
strength to your servant;
and save the child of your handmaid.
Show me a sign of your favor,
so that those who hate
me may see it and be ashamed; *
because you, O LORD, have helped
me and comforted me.
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 Acts of the Apostles.
While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came to them, much annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming that in Jesus there is the resurrection of the dead. So they arrested them and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening. But many of those who heard the word believed; and they numbered about five thousand.
The next day their rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem, with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly family. When they had made the prisoners stand in their midst, they inquired, “By what power or by what name did you do this?” Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders, if we are questioned today because of a good deed done to someone who was sick and are asked how this man has been healed, let it be known to all of you, and to all the people of Israel, that this man is standing before you in good health by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead. This Jesus is ‘the stone that was rejected by you, the builders; it has become the cornerstone.’ There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among mortals by which we must be saved.”
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.
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.
That this evening may be
holy, good, and peaceful.
We entreat you, O Lord.
That your holy angels may
lead us in paths of peace and goodwill,
We entreat you, O Lord.
That we may be pardoned
and forgiven for our sins and offenses,
We entreat you, O Lord.
That there may be peace to
your Church and to the whole world,
We entreat you, O Lord.
That we may depart this
life in your faith and fear, and not be condemned before the great
judgment seat of Christ,
We entreat you, O Lord.
That we may be bound
together by your Holy Spirit in the communion of all your saints,
entrusting one another and all our life to Christ,
We entreat you,
O Lord.
Let your continual mercy, O Lord, cleanse and defend your Church; and, because it cannot continue in safety without your help, protect and govern it always by your goodness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Most holy God, the source of all good desires, all right judgments, and all just works: Give to us, your servants, that peace which the world cannot give, so that our minds may be fixed on the doing of your will, and that we, being delivered from the fear of all enemies, may live in peace and quietness; through the mercies of Christ Jesus our Savior. Amen.
O God, you manifest in your servants the signs of your presence: Send forth upon us the spirit of love, that in companionship with one another your abounding grace may increase among us; 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.
Thanks be to God.
Glory to God whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine: Glory to God from generation to generation in the Church, and in Christ Jesus for ever and ever. Amen.
Ephesians 3:20,21