Monday Year 1
Proper 16
Evening Prayer
Let my prayer be set forth in your sight as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. Psalm 141:2
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
4 Cum
invocarem
1
Answer me when I call, O God, defender of my cause; *
you set me
free when I am hard-pressed;
have mercy on me and hear my prayer.
2
"You mortals, how long will you dishonor my glory; *
how long
will you worship dumb idols
and run after false gods?"
3
Know that the Lord does wonders for the faithful; *
when I call
upon the Lord, he will hear me.
4 Tremble, then, and do not
sin; *
speak to your heart in silence upon your bed.
5
Offer the appointed sacrifices *
and put your trust in the
Lord.
6 Many are saying, "Oh, that we might see better
times!" *
Lift up the light of your countenance upon us, O
Lord.
7 You have put gladness in my heart, *
more than when
grain and wine and oil increase.
8 I lie down in peace; at
once I fall asleep; *
for only you, Lord, make me dwell in safety.
7 Domine,
Deus meus
1
O Lord my God, I take refuge in you; *
save and deliver me from
all who pursue me;
2 Lest like a lion they tear me in pieces
*
and snatch me away with none to deliver me.
3 O Lord my
God, if I have done these things: *
if there is any wickedness in
my hands,
4
If I have repaid my friend with evil, *
or plundered him who
without cause is my enemy;
5 Then let my enemy pursue and
overtake me, *
trample my life into the ground,
and lay my
honor in the dust.
6 Stand up, O Lord, in your wrath; *
rise
up against the fury of my enemies.
7 Awake, O my God, decree
justice; *
let the assembly of the peoples gather round you.
8
Be seated on your lofty throne, O Most High; *
O Lord, judge the
nations.
9 Give judgment for me according to my
righteousness,
O Lord, *
and according to my innocence, O Most High.
10
Let the malice of the wicked come to an end,
but establish the
righteous; *
for you test the mind and heart, O righteous God.
11
God is my shield and defense; *
he is the savior of the true in
heart.
12 God is a righteous judge; *
God sits in judgment
every day.
13 If they will not repent, God will whet his
sword; *
he will bend his bow and make it ready.
14 He has
prepared his weapons of death; *
he makes his arrows shafts of
fire.
15 Look at those who are in labor with wickedness, *
who
conceive evil, and give birth to a lie.
16
They dig a pit and make it deep *
and fall into the hole that they
have made.
17 Their malice turns back upon their own head;
*
their violence falls on their own scalp.
18 I will bear
witness that the Lord is righteous; *
I will praise the Name of
the Lord Most High.
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
‘But when you see the desolating sacrilege set up where it ought not to be (let the reader understand), then those in Judea must flee to the mountains; someone on the housetop must not go down or enter the house to take anything away; someone in the field must not turn back to get a coat. Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing infants in those days! Pray that it may not be in winter. For in those days there will be suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, no, and never will be. And if the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would be saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he has cut short those days. And if anyone says to you at that time, “Look! Here is the Messiah!”* or “Look! There he is!”—do not believe it. False messiahs* and false prophets will appear and produce signs and omens, to lead astray, if possible, the elect. But be alert; I have already told you everything.
‘But in those days, after that suffering,
the sun will be
darkened,
and the moon will not give its light,
and the stars will be falling from heaven,
and
the powers in the heavens will be shaken.
Then they will see “the
Son of Man coming in clouds” with great power and glory. Then
he will send out the angels, and gather his elect from the four
winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.
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 16
Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered together in unity by your Holy Spirit, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the glory of your Name; 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 Peace
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.
For Mission
Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of your faithful people is governed and sanctified: Receive our supplications and prayers which we offer before you for all members of your holy Church, that in their vocation and ministry they may truly and devoutly serve you; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 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