Monday –
Year 1 Proper 27
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
77
1
I will cry aloud to God; *
I will cry aloud, and he will hear
me.
2 In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord; *
my
hands were stretched out by night and did not tire;
I refused to
be comforted.
3 I think of God, I am restless, *
I ponder,
and my spirit faints.
4 You will not let my eyelids close; *
I
am troubled and I cannot speak.
5 I consider the days of old;
*
I remember the years long past;
6 I commune with my heart
in the night; *
I ponder and search my mind.
7 Will the
Lord cast me off for ever? *
will he no more show his favor?
8
Has his loving-kindness come to an end for ever? *
has his promise
failed for evermore?
9 Has God forgotten to be gracious? *
has
he, in his anger, withheld his compassion?
10 And I said, "My
grief is this: *
the right hand of the Most High has lost its
power."
11 I will remember the works of the Lord, *
and
call to mind your wonders of old time.
12 I will meditate on
all your acts *
and ponder your mighty deeds.
13 Your way,
O God, is holy; *
who is so great a god as our God?
14 You are the God who works wonders *
and have declared your
power among the peoples.
15 By your strength you have redeemed
your people, *
the children of Jacob and Joseph.
16 The
waters saw you, O God;
the waters saw you and trembled; *
the
very depths were shaken.
17 The clouds poured out water;
the
skies thundered; *
your arrows flashed to and fro;
18 The
sound of your thunder was in the whirlwind;
your lightnings lit up
the world; *
the earth trembled and shook.
19 Your way was
in the sea,
and your paths in the great waters, *
yet your
footsteps were not seen.
20 You led your people like a flock
*
by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
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
Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from
Jerusalem and said, ‘Why do your disciples break the tradition
of the elders? For they do not wash their hands before they eat.’
He answered them, ‘And why do you break the commandment of God
for the sake of your tradition? For God said,*
“Honour your father and your mother,” and, “Whoever
speaks evil of father or mother must surely die.” But you say
that whoever tells father or mother, “Whatever support you
might have had from me is given to God”,*
then that person need not honour the father.*
So, for the sake of your tradition, you make void the word*
of God. You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied rightly about you when he
said:
“This people honours me with their lips,
but
their hearts are far from me;
in vain do they worship
me,
teaching human precepts as doctrines.”
’
Then he called the crowd to him and said to them, ‘Listen and understand: it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles.’ Then the disciples approached and said to him, ‘Do you know that the Pharisees took offence when they heard what you said?’ He answered, ‘Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind.* And if one blind person guides another, both will fall into a pit.’ But Peter said to him, ‘Explain this parable to us.’ Then he said, ‘Are you also still without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth enters the stomach, and goes out into the sewer? But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this is what defiles. For out of the heart come evil intentions, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, false witness, slander. These are what defile a person, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile.’
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.
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 27
O God, whose blessed Son came into the world that he might destroy the works of the devil and make us children of God and heirs of eternal life: Grant that, having this hope, we may purify ourselves as he is pure; that, when he comes again with power and great glory, we may be made like him in his eternal and glorious kingdom; where he 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