Thursday –
Year 1 proper 13
Evening Prayer
Yours is the day, O God, yours also the night; you established the moon and the sun. You fixed all the boundaries of the earth; you made both summer and winter. Psalm 74:15,16
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.
85 Benedixisti,
Domine
1
You have been gracious to your land, O Lord, *
you have restored
the good fortune of Jacob.
2 You have forgiven the iniquity of
your people *
and blotted out all their sins.
3 You have
withdrawn all your fury *
and turned yourself from your wrathful
indignation.
4
Restore us then, O God our Savior; *
let your anger depart from
us.
5 Will you be displeased with us for ever? *
will you
prolong your anger from age to age?
6 Will you not give us
life again, *
that your people may rejoice in you?
7
Show us your mercy, O Lord, *
and grant us your salvation.
8
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.
9 Truly, his salvation is very near to
those who fear him, *
that his glory may dwell in our land.
10
Mercy and truth have met together; *
righteousness and peace have
kissed each other.
11 Truth shall spring up from the earth,
*
and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
12 The
Lord will indeed grant prosperity, *
and our land will yield its
increase.
13 Righteousness shall go before him, *
and peace
shall be a pathway for his feet.
86 Inclina,
Domine
1
Bow down your ear, O Lord, and answer me, *
for I am poor and in
misery.
2 Keep watch over my life, for I am faithful; *
save
your servant who puts his trust in you.
3 Be merciful to me, O
Lord, for you are my God; *
I call upon you all the day long.
4
Gladden the soul of your servant, *
for to you, O Lord, I lift up
my soul.
5 For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, *
and
great is your love toward all who call upon you.
6 Give ear, O
Lord, to my prayer, *
and attend to the voice of my
supplications.
7 In the time of my trouble I will call upon
you, *
for you will answer me.
8
Among the gods there is none like you, O Lord, *
nor anything like
your works.
9 All nations you have made will come and worship
you, O Lord, *
and glorify your Name.
10 For you are
great;
you do wondrous things; *
and
you alone are God.
11
Teach me your way, O Lord,
and I will walk in your truth; *
knit
my heart to you that I may fear your Name.
12 I will thank
you, O Lord my God, with all my heart, *
and glorify your Name for
evermore.
13 For great is your love toward me; *
you have
delivered me from the nethermost Pit.
14
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.
15
But you, O Lord, are gracious and full of compassion, *
slow to
anger, and full of kindness and truth.
16 Turn to me and have
mercy upon me; *
give your strength to your servant;
and save
the child of your handmaid.
17 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.
Reading
Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no one* on earth could bleach them. And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, who were talking with Jesus. Then Peter said to Jesus, ‘Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings,* one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.’ He did not know what to say, for they were terrified. Then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved;* listen to him!’ Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more, but only Jesus.
As they were coming down the mountain, he ordered them to tell no one about what they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead. So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what this rising from the dead could mean. Then they asked him, ‘Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?’ He said to them, ‘Elijah is indeed coming first to restore all things. How then is it written about the Son of Man, that he is to go through many sufferings and be treated with contempt? But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they pleased, as it is written about him.’
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.
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.
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.
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.
For
Protection
O God, the life of all who live, the light of the faithful, the strength of those who labor, and the repose of the dead: We thank you for the blessings of the day that is past, and humbly ask for your protection through the coming night. Bring us in safety to the morning hours; through him who died and rose again for us, your Son our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
For Mission
Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous; and all for your love's sake. 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.
The
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the
fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen.
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Corinthians 13:14