Wednesday of
Proper 11 – Year 1
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.
49 Audite
hæc, omnes
1
Hear this, all you peoples;
hearken, all you who dwell in the
world, *
you of high degree and low, rich and poor together.
2
My mouth shall speak of wisdom, *
and my heart shall meditate on
understanding.
3 I will incline my ear to a proverb *
and
set forth my riddle upon the harp.
4
Why should I be afraid in evil days, *
when the wickedness of
those at my heels surrounds me,
5 The wickedness of those who
put their trust in their goods, *
and boast of their great
riches?
6 We can never ransom ourselves, *
or deliver to
God the price of our life;
7 For the ransom of our life is so
great, *
that we should never have enough to pay it,
8
In order to live for ever and ever, *
and never see the grave.
9
For we see that the wise die also;
like the dull and stupid they
perish *
and leave their wealth to those who come after them.
10 Their graves
shall be their homes for ever,
their dwelling places from
generation to generation, *
though they call the lands after their
own names.
11 Even though honored, they cannot live for ever;
*
they are like the beasts that perish.
12 Such is the way
of those who foolishly trust in themselves, *
and the end of those
who delight in their own words.
13 Like a flock of sheep they
are destined to die;
Death is their shepherd; *
they go down
straightway to the grave.
14 Their form shall waste away,
*
and the land of the dead shall be their home.
15 But God
will ransom my life; *
he will snatch me from the grasp of
death.
16 Do not be envious when some become rich, *
or
when the grandeur of their house increases;
17 For they will
carry nothing away at their death, *
nor will their grandeur
follow them.
18 Though they thought highly of themselves while
they lived, *
and were praised for their success,
19 They
shall join the company of their forebears, *
who will never see
the light again.
20 Those who are honored, but have no
understanding, *
are like the beasts that perish.
53 Dixit insipiens
(1
The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." *
All
are corrupt and commit abominable acts;
there is none who does any
good.
2 God looks down from heaven upon us all, *
to see if there is
any who is wise,
if there is one who seeks after God.
3
Every one has proved faithless;
all alike have turned bad; *
there
is none who does good; no, not one.
4 Have they no knowledge,
those evildoers *
who eat up my people like bread and do not call
upon God?
5 See how greatly they tremble,
such trembling as
never was; *
for God has scattered the bones of the enemy;
they
are put to shame, because God has rejected them.
6
Oh, that Israel's deliverance would come out of Zion! *
when God
restores the fortunes of his people
Jacob will rejoice and Israel
be glad.)
Glory
be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
As
it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without
end. Amen.
Reading
On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, ‘Let us go across to the other side.’ And leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. Other boats were with him. A great gale arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and said to him, ‘Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?’ He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, ‘Peace! Be still!’ Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm. He said to them, ‘Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?’ And they were filled with great awe and said to one another, ‘Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?’
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: Proper 11
Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, you know our necessities before we ask and our ignorance in asking: Have compassion on our weakness, and mercifully give us those things which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask; through the worthiness of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for 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