Grace to you and peace from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
Philippians 1:2
Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.
Most
merciful God,
we confess that we have sinned against you
in
thought, word, and deed,
by what we have done,
and by what we
have left undone.
We have not loved you with our whole heart;
we
have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
We are truly sorry and
we humbly repent.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,
have
mercy on us and forgive us;
that we may delight in your will,
and
walk in your ways,
to the glory of your Name. Amen.
Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us all our sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen us in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep us in eternal life. Amen.
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.
Lord, you have been our
refuge *
from one generation to another.
Before the mountains were
brought forth,
or the land and the earth were born, *
from age
to age you are God.
You turn us back to the
dust and say, *
“Go back, O child of earth.”
For a thousand years in
your sight are like yesterday when it is past *
and like a watch
in the night.
You sweep us away like a
dream; *
we fade away suddenly like the grass.
In the morning it is green
and flourishes; *
in the evening it is dried up and withered.
For we consume away in your
displeasure; *
we are afraid because of your wrathful indignation.
Our iniquities you have set
before you, *
and our secret sins in the light of your
countenance.
When you are angry, all our
days are gone; *
we bring our years to an end like a sigh.
The span of our life is
seventy years,
perhaps in strength even eighty; *
yet the sum
of them is but labor and sorrow,
for they pass away quickly and
we are gone.
Who regards the power of
your wrath? *
who rightly fears your indignation?
So teach us to number our
days *
that we may apply our hearts to wisdom.
Return, O LORD; how long
will you tarry? *
be gracious to your servants.
Satisfy us by your
loving-kindness in the morning; *
so shall we rejoice and be glad
all the days of our life.
Make us glad by the measure
of the days that you afflicted us *
and the years in which we
suffered adversity.
Show your servants your
works *
and your splendor to their children.
May the graciousness of the
LORD our God be upon us; *
prosper the work of our hands;
prosper our handiwork.
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.
You
shall leave your name to my chosen to use as a curse,
and
the Lord God will put you to death;
but
to his servants he will give a different name.
Then whoever
invokes a blessing in the land
shall bless by
the God of faithfulness,
and whoever takes an oath in
the land
shall swear by the God of
faithfulness;
because the former troubles are forgotten
and
are hidden from my sight.
For
I am about to create new heavens
and a new
earth;
the former things shall not be remembered
or
come to mind.
But be glad and rejoice for ever
in
what I am creating;
for I am about to create Jerusalem as a
joy,
and its people as a delight.
I will
rejoice in Jerusalem,
and delight in my
people;
no more shall the sound of weeping be heard in it,
or
the cry of distress.
No more shall there be in it
an
infant that lives but a few days,
or an old
person who does not live out a lifetime;
for one who dies at a
hundred years will be considered a youth,
and
one who falls short of a hundred will be considered accursed.
They
shall build houses and inhabit them;
they shall
plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
They shall not build and
another inhabit;
they shall not plant and
another eat;
for like the days of a tree shall the days of my
people be,
and my chosen shall long enjoy the
work of their hands.
They shall not labour in vain,
or
bear children for calamity;*
for
they shall be offspring blessed by the Lord—
and
their descendants as well.
Before they call I will
answer,
while they are yet speaking I
will hear.
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together,
the
lion shall eat straw like the ox;
but the
serpent—its food shall be dust!
They shall not hurt or
destroy
on all my holy mountain, 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.
Then
I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the
first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw
the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud
voice from the throne saying,
‘See, the home* of
God is among mortals.
He will dwell* with
them;
they will be his peoples,*
and
God himself will be with them;*
he
will wipe every tear from their eyes.
Death will be no
more;
mourning and crying and pain will be no more,
for
the first things have passed away.’
And the one who was seated on the throne said, ‘See, I am making all things new.’ Also he said, ‘Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true.’ Then he said to me, ‘It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give water as a gift from the spring of the water of life.
The
Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
The Song of Simeon Nunc Dimittis Luke 2:29-32
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.
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.
Almighty God, you have poured upon us the new light of your incarnate Word: Grant that this light, enkindled in our hearts, may shine forth in our lives; 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.
Lord Jesus, stay with us, for evening is at hand and the day is past; be our companion in the way, kindle our hearts, and awaken hope, that we may know you as you are revealed in Scripture and the breaking of bread. Grant this for the sake of your love. Amen.
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.
Almighty
God, Father of all mercies,
we your unworthy servants give you
humble thanks
for all your goodness and loving-kindness
to us
and to all whom you have made.
We bless you for our creation,
preservation,
and all the blessings of this life;
but above all
for your immeasurable love
in the redemption of the world by our
Lord Jesus Christ;
for the means of grace, and for the hope of
glory.
And,
we pray, give us such an awareness of your mercies,
that with
truly thankful hearts we may show forth your praise,
not only with
our lips, but in our lives,
by giving up our selves to your
service,
and by walking before you
in holiness and
righteousness all our days;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
to
whom, with you and the Holy Spirit,
be honor and glory throughout
all ages. Amen.
Let
us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Romans 15:13