Tuesday –
Year 1 Proper 21
Evening Prayer
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:2
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
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1 O Lord God of
vengeance, *
O God of vengeance, show yourself.
2 Rise up,
O Judge of the world; *
give the arrogant their just deserts.
3
How long shall the wicked, O Lord, *
how long shall the wicked
triumph?
4
They bluster in their insolence; *
all evildoers are full of
boasting.
5 They crush your people, O Lord, *
and afflict
your chosen nation.
6 They murder the widow and the stranger
*
and put the orphans to death.
7 Yet they say, "The
Lord does not see, *
the God of Jacob takes no notice."
8
Consider well, you dullards among the people; *
when will you
fools understand?
9 He that planted the ear, does he not hear?
*
he that formed the eye, does he not see?
10 He who
admonishes the nations, will he not punish? *
he who teaches all
the world, has he no knowledge?
11 The Lord knows our human
thoughts; *
how like a puff of wind they are.
12 Happy are
they whom you instruct, O Lord! *
whom you teach out of your
law;
13 To give them rest in evil days, *
until a pit is
dug for the wicked.
14 For the Lord will not abandon his
people, *
nor will he forsake his own.
15 For judgment will
again be just, *
and all the true of heart will follow it.
16
Who rose up for me against the wicked? *
who took my part against
the evildoers?
17 If the Lord had not come to my help, *
I
should soon have dwelt in the land of silence.
18 As often as
I said, "My foot has slipped," *
your love, O Lord,
upheld me.
19 When many cares fill my mind, *
your
consolations cheer my soul.
20 Can a corrupt tribunal have any
part with you, *
one which frames evil into law?
21 They
conspire against the life of the just *
and condemn the innocent
to death.
22 But the Lord has become my stronghold, *
and
my God the rock of my trust.
23 He will turn their wickedness
back upon them
and destroy them in their own malice; *
the Lord
our God will destroy them.
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1
Come, let us sing to the Lord; *
let us shout for joy to the Rock
of our salvation.
2 Let us come before his presence with
thanksgiving *
and raise a loud shout to him with psalms.
3
For the Lord is a great God, *
and a great King above all gods.
4
In his hand are the caverns of the earth, *
and the heights of the
hills are his also.
5 The sea is his, for he made it, *
and
his hands have molded the dry land.
6 Come, let us bow down, and bend the knee, *
and
kneel before the Lord our Maker.
7 For he is our God,
and
we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. *
Oh,
that today you would hearken to his voice!
8 Harden not your
hearts,
as your forebears did in the wilderness, *
at Meribah,
and on that day at Massah,
when they tempted me.
9 They put
me to the test, *
though they had seen my works.
10 Forty
years long I detested that generation and said, *
"This
people are wayward in their hearts;
they do not know my ways."
11
So I swore in my wrath, *
"They shall not enter into my
rest."
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
‘Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. For with the judgement you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. Why do you see the speck in your neighbour’s* eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye? Or how can you say to your neighbour,* “Let me take the speck out of your eye”, while the log is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your neighbour’s* eye.
‘Do not give what is holy to dogs; and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under foot and turn and maul you.
‘Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. Is there anyone among you who, if your child asks for bread, will give a stone? Or if the child asks for a fish, will give a snake? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
‘In everything do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets.
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.
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 21
O God, you declare your almighty power chiefly in showing mercy and pity: Grant us the fullness of your grace, that we, running to obtain your promises, may become partakers of your heavenly treasure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
A Prayer of Self-Dedication
Almighty and eternal God, so draw our hearts to you, so guide our minds, so fill our imaginations, so control our wills, that we may be wholly yours, utterly dedicated unto you; and then use us, we pray you, as you will, and always to your glory and the welfare of your people; through our Lord and 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