Friday –
Year 1 Proper 21
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 Give thanks to the Lord,
for he is good, *
and his mercy endures for ever.
2 Let all
those whom the Lord has redeemed proclaim *
that he redeemed them
from the hand of the foe.
3 He gathered them out of the lands;
*
from the east and from the west,
from the north and from the
south.
4 Some wandered in desert wastes; *
they found no way to a city
where they might dwell.
5 They were hungry and thirsty;
*
their spirits languished within them.
6 Then they cried
to the Lord in their trouble, *
and he delivered them from their
distress.
7 He put their feet on a straight path *
to go to
a city where they might dwell.
8 Let them give thanks to the
Lord for his mercy *
and the wonders he does for his children.
9
For he satisfies the thirsty *
and fills the hungry with good
things.
10 Some sat in darkness and deep gloom, *
bound fast in misery
and iron;
11 Because they rebelled against the words of God
*
and despised the counsel of the Most High.
12 So he
humbled their spirits with hard labor; *
they stumbled, and there
was none to help.
13 Then they cried to the Lord in their
trouble, *
and he delivered them from their distress.
14 He
led them out of darkness and deep gloom *
and broke their bonds
asunder.
15 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his mercy
*
and the wonders he does for his children.
16 For he
shatters the doors of bronze *
and breaks in two the iron bars.
17 Some were fools and took to rebellious
ways; *
they were afflicted because of their sins.
18 They
abhorred all manner of food *
and drew near to death's door.
19
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, *
and he delivered
them from their distress.
20 He sent forth his word and healed
them *
and saved them from the grave.
21 Let them give
thanks to the Lord for his mercy *
and the wonders he does for his
children.
22 Let them offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving *
and
tell of his acts with shouts of joy.
23 Some went down to the sea in ships *
and plied their trade
in deep waters;
24 They beheld the works of the Lord *
and
his wonders in the deep.
25 Then he spoke, and a stormy wind
arose, *
which tossed high the waves of the sea.
26 They
mounted up to the heavens and fell back to the depths; *
their
hearts melted because of their peril.
27 They reeled and
staggered like drunkards *
and were at their wits' end.
28
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, *
and he delivered
them from their distress.
29 He stilled the storm to a whisper
*
and quieted the waves of the sea.
30 Then were they glad
because of the calm, *
and he brought them to the harbor they were
bound for.
31 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his mercy
*
and the wonders he does for his children.
32 Let them
exalt him in the congregation of the people *
and praise him in
the council of the elders.
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
8:1-17
8When Jesus* had come down from the mountain, great crowds followed him; and there was a leper* who came to him and knelt before him, saying, ‘Lord, if you choose, you can make me clean.’ He stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, ‘I do choose. Be made clean!’ Immediately his leprosy* was cleansed. Then Jesus said to him, ‘See that you say nothing to anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.’
When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, appealing to him and saying, ‘Lord, my servant is lying at home paralysed, in terrible distress.’ And he said to him, ‘I will come and cure him.’ The centurion answered, ‘Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; but only speak the word, and my servant will be healed. For I also am a man under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to one, “Go”, and he goes, and to another, “Come”, and he comes, and to my slave, “Do this”, and the slave does it.’ When Jesus heard him, he was amazed and said to those who followed him, ‘Truly I tell you, in no one* in Israel have I found such faith. I tell you, many will come from east and west and will eat with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, while the heirs of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ And to the centurion Jesus said, ‘Go; let it be done for you according to your faith.’ And the servant was healed in that hour.
When Jesus entered Peter’s house, he saw his mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever; he touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve him. That evening they brought to him many who were possessed by demons; and he cast out the spirits with a word, and cured all who were sick. This was to fulfil what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah, ‘He took our infirmities and bore our diseases.’
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 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 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