Tuesday
Evening
Prayer – St. Mary the Virgin
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:2
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.
Psalms
45
Eructavit
cor meum
1
My heart is stirring with a noble song;
let me recite what I have
fashioned for the king; *
my tongue shall be the pen of a skilled
writer.
2 You are the fairest of men; *
grace flows from
your lips,
because God has blessed you for ever.
3 Strap
your sword upon your thigh, O mighty warrior, *
in your pride and
in your majesty.
4 Ride out and conquer in the cause of truth
*
and for the sake of justice.
5 Your right hand will show
you marvelous things; *
your arrows are very sharp, O mighty
warrior.
6 The peoples are falling at your feet, *
and the
king's enemies are losing heart.
7 Your throne, O God, endures for ever and
ever, *
a scepter of righteousness is the scepter of your
kingdom;
you love righteousness and hate iniquity.
8
Therefore God, your God, has anointed you *
with the oil of
gladness above your fellows.
9 All your garments are fragrant
with myrrh, aloes, and cassia, *
and the music of strings from
ivory palaces makes you glad.
10 Kings' daughters stand among
the ladies of the court; *
on your right hand is the
queen,
adorned with the gold of Ophir.
11 "Hear, O
daughter; consider and listen closely; *
forget your people and
your father's house.
12 The king will have pleasure in your
beauty; *
he is your master; therefore do him honor.
13 The
people of Tyre are here with a gift; *
the rich among the people
seek your favor."
14 All glorious is the princess as she
enters; *
her gown is cloth-of-gold.
15 In embroidered
apparel she is brought to the king; *
after her the bridesmaids
follow in procession.
16 With joy and gladness they are
brought, *
and enter into the palace of the king.
17 "In
place of fathers, O king, you shall have sons; *
you shall make
them princes over all the earth.
18 I will make your name to
be remembered
from one generation to another; *
therefore
nations will praise you for ever and 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.
Reading
At that time, says the Lord, I will be the God of all
the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
Thus says
the Lord:
The people who survived the sword
found
grace in the wilderness;
when Israel sought for rest,
the
Lord appeared to him*
from far away.*
I
have loved you with an everlasting love;
therefore
I have continued my faithfulness to you.
Again I will build you,
and you shall be built,
O virgin
Israel!
Again you shall take*
your tambourines,
and go forth in the dance of
the merrymakers.
Again you shall plant vineyards
on
the mountains of Samaria;
the planters shall plant,
and
shall enjoy the fruit.
For there shall be a day when sentinels
will call
in the hill country of Ephraim:
‘Come,
let us go up to Zion,
to the Lord our God.’
For thus says the Lord:
Sing aloud with
gladness for Jacob,
and raise shouts for the
chief of the nations;
proclaim, give praise, and say,
‘Save,
O Lord, your people,
the remnant of
Israel.’
See, I am going to bring them from the land of the
north,
and gather them from the farthest parts
of the earth,
among them the blind and the lame,
those
with child and those in labour, together;
a
great company, they shall return here.
With weeping they shall
come,
and with consolations*
I will lead them back,
I will let them walk by brooks of
water,
in a straight path in which they shall
not stumble;
for I have become a father to Israel,
and
Ephraim is my firstborn.
Hear the word of the Lord, O nations,
and
declare it in the coastlands far away;
say, ‘He who
scattered Israel will gather him,
and will keep
him as a shepherd a flock.’
For the Lord has ransomed
Jacob,
and has redeemed him from hands too
strong for him.
They shall come and sing aloud on the height of
Zion,
and they shall be radiant over the
goodness of the Lord,
over the grain, the wine, and
the oil,
and over the young of the flock
and the herd;
their life shall become like a watered
garden,
and they shall never languish again.
Then shall the young women rejoice in the dance,
and
the young men and the old shall be merry.
I will turn their
mourning into joy,
I will comfort them, and give
them gladness for sorrow.
I will give the priests their fill of
fatness,
and my people shall be satisfied with
my bounty,
says the Lord.
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.
Reading
When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his
clothes and divided them into four parts, one for each soldier. They
also took his tunic; now the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece
from the top. So they said to one another, ‘Let us not tear it,
but cast lots for it to see who will get it.’ This was to
fulfil what the scripture says,
‘They divided my clothes
among themselves,
and for my clothing they
cast lots.’
And that is what the soldiers did.
Meanwhile, standing near the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing beside her, he said to his mother, ‘Woman, here is your son.’ Then he said to the disciple, ‘Here is your mother.’ And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home.
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.
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: St. Mary the
Virgin
O God, you have taken to yourself the blessed
Virgin Mary, mother of your incarnate Son: Grant that we, who have
been redeemed by his blood, may share with her the glory of your
eternal kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns
with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
A Prayer of Self-Dedication
Almighty and eternal God, so draw our hearts to you, so guide our minds, so fill our imaginations, so control our wills, that we may be wholly yours, utterly dedicated unto you; and then use us, we pray you, as you will, and always to your glory and the welfare of your people; through our Lord and 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.
2
Corinthians 13:14