Wednesday Year 1
– Proper 13
Evening Prayer
Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; let the whole earth tremble before him. Psalm 96:9
O God, make speed to save us.
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.
81 Exultate
Deo
1
Sing with joy to God our strength *
and raise a loud shout to the
God of Jacob.
2 Raise a song and sound the timbrel, *
the
merry harp, and the lyre.
3 Blow the ram's-horn at the new
moon, *
and at the full moon, the day of our feast.
4 For
this is a statute for Israel, *
a law of the God of Jacob.
5
He laid it as a solemn charge upon Joseph, *
when he came out of
the land of Egypt.
6 I heard an unfamiliar voice saying, *
"I
eased his shoulder from the burden;
his hands were set free from
bearing the load."
7 You called on me in trouble, and I
saved you; *
I answered you from the secret place of thunder
and
tested you at the waters of Meribah.
8
Hear, O my people, and I will admonish you: *
O Israel, if you
would but listen to me!
9 There shall be no strange god among
you; *
you shall not worship a foreign god.
10 I am the
Lord your God,
who brought you out of the land of Egypt and said,
*
"Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it."
11
And yet my people did not hear my voice, *
and Israel would not
obey me.
12 So I gave them over to the stubbornness of their
hearts, *
to follow their own devices.
13
Oh, that my people would listen to me! *
that Israel would walk in
my ways!
14 I should soon subdue their enemies *
and turn
my hand against their foes.
15 Those who hate the Lord would
cringe before him, *
and their punishment would last for ever.
16
But Israel would I feed with the finest wheat *
and satisfy him
with honey from the rock.
82 Deus
stetit
1
God takes his stand in the council of heaven; *
he gives judgment
in the midst of the gods:
2 "How long will you judge
unjustly, *
and show favor to the wicked?
3 Save the weak
and the orphan; *
defend the humble and needy;
4 Rescue the
weak and the poor; *
deliver them from the power of the wicked.
5
They do not know, neither do they understand;
they go about in
darkness; *
all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6
Now I say to you, 'You are gods, *
and all of you children of the
Most High;
7 Nevertheless, you shall die like mortals, *
and
fall like any prince.'"
8
Arise, O God, and rule the earth, *
for you shall take all nations
for your own.
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.
Reading
He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, ‘If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel,* will save it. For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? Indeed, what can they give in return for their life? Those who are ashamed of me and of my words* in this adulterous and sinful generation, of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.’ And he said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see that the kingdom of God has come with* power.’
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Canticle 17
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.
The
Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us pray.
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.
Show us your mercy, O Lord;
And grant us your salvation.
Clothe your ministers with righteousness;
Let your people sing with joy.
Give peace, O Lord, in all the world;
For only in you can we live in safety.
Lord, keep this nation under your care;
And guide us in the way of justice and truth.
Let your way be known upon earth;
Your saving health among all nations.
Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten;
Nor the hope of the poor be taken away.
Create in us clean hearts, O God;
And sustain us with your Holy Spirit.
Collect of the Day: Pentecost, Proper 13
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.
A Collect for Protection
Be our light in the darkness, O Lord, and in your great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of your only Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
For Mission
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.
A Prayer of St. Chrysostom
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 him from generation to generation in the
Church, and in Christ Jesus for ever and ever. Amen.
Ephesians
3:20,21