Friday –
Year 1 Proper 27
Evening Prayer
I will bless the Lord who gives me counsel; my heart teaches me, night after night. I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not fall. Psalm 16:7,8
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.
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1 He who dwells in the shelter of the
Most High, *
abides under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 He
shall say to the Lord,
"You are my refuge and my stronghold,
*
my God in whom I put my trust."
3 He shall deliver
you from the snare of the hunter *
and from the deadly
pestilence.
4 He shall cover you with his pinions,
and you
shall find refuge under his wings; *
his faithfulness shall be a
shield and buckler.
5 You shall not be afraid of any terror by
night, *
nor of the arrow that flies by day;
6 Of the
plague that stalks in the darkness, *
nor of the sickness that
lays waste at mid-day.
7 A thousand shall fall at your
side
and ten thousand at your right hand, *
but it shall not
come near you.
8 Your eyes have only
to behold *
to see the reward of the wicked.
9 Because you
have made the Lord your refuge, *
and the Most High your
habitation,
10 There shall no evil happen to you, *
neither
shall any plague come near your dwelling.
11 For he shall give
his angels charge over you, *
to keep you in all your ways.
12
They shall bear you in their hands, *
lest you dash your foot
against a stone.
13 You shall tread upon the lion and adder;
*
you shall trample the young lion and the serpent under your
feet.
14 Because he is bound to me in love,
therefore will
I deliver him; *
I will protect him, because he knows my Name.
15
He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; *
I am with him in
trouble;
I will rescue him and bring him to honor.
16 With
long life will I satisfy him, *
and show him my salvation.
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1
It is a good thing to give thanks to the Lord, *
and to sing
praises to your Name, O Most High;
2 To tell of your
loving-kindness early in the morning *
and of your faithfulness in
the night season;
3 On the psaltery, and on the lyre, *
and to the melody of the
harp.
4 For you have made me glad by your acts, O Lord; *
and
I shout for joy because of the works of your hands.
5 Lord,
how great are your works! *
your thoughts are very deep.
6
The dullard does not know,
nor does the fool understand, *
that
though the wicked grow like weeds,
and all the workers of iniquity
flourish,
7 They flourish only to be destroyed for ever; *
but
you, O Lord, are exalted for evermore.
8 For lo, your enemies,
O Lord,
lo, your enemies shall perish, *
and all the workers of
iniquity shall be scattered.
9 But my horn you have exalted
like the horns of wild bulls; *
I am anointed with fresh oil.
10
My eyes also gloat over my enemies, *
and my ears rejoice to hear
the doom of the wicked who rise up against me.
11 The
righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, *
and shall spread
abroad like a cedar of Lebanon.
12 Those who are planted in
the house of the Lord *
shall flourish in the courts of our
God;
13 They shall still bear fruit in old age; *
they
shall be green and succulent;
14 That they may show how
upright the Lord is, *
my Rock, in whom there is no fault.
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
Matthew
16:13-20
Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, ‘Who do people say that the Son of Man is?’ And they said, ‘Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’ He said to them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’ Simon Peter answered, ‘You are the Messiah,* the Son of the living God.’ And Jesus answered him, ‘Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven. And I tell you, you are Peter,* and on this rock* I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.’ Then he sternly ordered the disciples not to tell anyone that he was* the Messiah.*
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.
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 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 Fridays
Lord Jesus Christ, by your death you took away the sting of death: Grant to us your servants so to follow in faith where you have led the way, that we may at length fall asleep peacefully in you and wake up in your likeness; for your tender mercies' sake. Amen.
For Mission
O God, you have made of one blood all the peoples of the earth, and sent your blessed Son to preach peace to those who are far off and to those who are near: Grant that people everywhere may seek after you and find you; bring the nations into your fold; pour out your Spirit upon all flesh, and hasten the coming of your kingdom; 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