Thursday –
Year 1 Proper 26
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.
74
1 O God, why have you utterly cast us
off? *
why is your wrath so hot against the sheep of your
pasture?
2 Remember your congregation that you purchased long
ago, *
the tribe you redeemed to be your inheritance,
and Mount
Zion where you dwell.
3 Turn your steps toward the endless
ruins; *
the enemy has laid waste everything in your sanctuary.
4
Your adversaries roared in your holy place; *
they set up their
banners as tokens of victory.
5 They were like men coming up
with axes to a grove of trees; *
they broke down all your carved
work with hatchets
and hammers.
6 They set fire to your
holy place; *
they defiled the dwelling-place of your Name
and
razed it to the ground.
7 They said to themselves, "Let
us destroy them altogether." *
They burned down all the
meeting-places of God in the land.
8 There are no signs for us to see;
there is no prophet left;
*
there is not one among us who knows how long.
9 How long,
O God, will the adversary scoff? *
will the enemy blaspheme your
Name for ever?
10 Why do you draw back your hand? *
why is
your right hand hidden in your bosom?
11 Yet God is my King
from ancient times, *
victorious in the midst of the earth.
12
You divided the sea by your might *
and shattered the heads of the
dragons upon the waters;
13 You crushed the heads of Leviathan
*
and gave him to the people of the desert for food.
14 You
split open spring and torrent; *
you dried up ever-flowing
rivers.
15 Yours is the day, yours also the night; *
you
established the moon and the sun.
16 You fixed all the
boundaries of the earth; *
you made both summer and winter.
17
Remember, O Lord, how the enemy scoffed, *
how a foolish people
despised your Name.
18 Do not hand over the life of your dove
to wild beasts; *
never forget the lives of your poor.
19
Look upon your covenant; *
the dark places of the earth are haunts
of violence.
20 Let not the oppressed turn away ashamed; *
let
the poor and needy praise your Name.
21 Arise, O God, maintain
your cause; *
remember how fools revile you all day long.
22 Forget not the clamor of your adversaries, *
the unending
tumult of those who rise up against you.
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 Herod the ruler* heard reports about Jesus; and he said to his servants, ‘This is John the Baptist; he has been raised from the dead, and for this reason these powers are at work in him.’ For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,* because John had been telling him, ‘It is not lawful for you to have her.’ Though Herod* wanted to put him to death, he feared the crowd, because they regarded him as a prophet. But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company, and she pleased Herod so much that he promised on oath to grant her whatever she might ask. Prompted by her mother, she said, ‘Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.’ The king was grieved, yet out of regard for his oaths and for the guests, he commanded it to be given; he sent and had John beheaded in the prison. The head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, who brought it to her mother. His disciples came and took the body and buried it; then they went and told Jesus.
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.
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 26
Almighty and merciful God, it is only by your gift that
your
faithful people offer you true and laudable service:
Grant
that we may run without stumbling to obtain your
heavenly
promises; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives
and
reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and
for
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.
2
Corinthians 13:14