Thursday –
Year 1 Proper 22
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.
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1 Behold now, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord,
*
you that stand by night in the house of the Lord.
2 Lift
up your hands in the holy place and bless the Lord; *
the Lord who
made heaven and earth bless you out of Zion.
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1
Hallelujah!
Praise the Name of the Lord; *
give praise, you
servants of the Lord.
2 You who stand in the house of the
Lord, *
in the courts of the house of our God.
3 Praise the
Lord, for the Lord is good; *
sing praises to his Name, for it is
lovely.
4 For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself *
and
Israel for his own possession.
5 For I know that the Lord is
great, *
and that our Lord is above all gods.
6 The Lord
does whatever pleases him, in heaven and on earth, *
in the seas
and all the deeps.
7 He brings up rain clouds from the ends of
the earth; *
he sends out lightning with the rain,
and brings
the winds out of his storehouse.
8 It was he who struck down
the firstborn of Egypt, *
the firstborn both of man and beast.
9
He sent signs and wonders into the midst of you, O Egypt, *
against
Pharaoh and all his servants.
10 He overthrew many nations
*
and put mighty kings to death:
11 Sihon, king of the
Amorites,
and Og, the king of Bashan, *
and all the kingdoms of
Canaan.
12 He gave their land to be an inheritance, *
an
inheritance for Israel his people.
13 O Lord, your Name is everlasting; *
your renown, O Lord,
endures from age to age.
14 For the Lord gives his people
justice *
and shows compassion to his servants.
15 The
idols of the heathen are silver and gold, *
the work of human
hands.
16 They have mouths, but they cannot speak; *
eyes
have they, but they cannot see.
17 They have ears, but they
cannot hear; *
neither is there any breath in their mouth.
18
Those who make them are like them, *
and so are all who put their
trust in them.
19 Bless the Lord, O house of Israel; *
O
house of Aaron, bless the Lord.
20 Bless the Lord, O house of
Levi; *
you who fear the Lord, bless the Lord.
21 Blessed
be the Lord out of Zion, *
who dwells in Jerusalem.
Hallelujah!
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
While he was saying these things to them, suddenly a leader of the synagogue* came in and knelt before him, saying, ‘My daughter has just died; but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.’ And Jesus got up and followed him, with his disciples. Then suddenly a woman who had been suffering from haemorrhages for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his cloak, for she said to herself, ‘If I only touch his cloak, I will be made well.’ Jesus turned, and seeing her he said, ‘Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well.’ And instantly the woman was made well. When Jesus came to the leader’s house and saw the flute-players and the crowd making a commotion, he said, ‘Go away; for the girl is not dead but sleeping.’ And they laughed at him. But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took her by the hand, and the girl got up. And the report of this spread throughout that district.
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 22
Almighty
and everlasting God, you are always more ready to
hear than we to
pray, and to give more than we either desire
or deserve: Pour upon
us the abundance of your mercy,
forgiving us those things of which
our conscience is afraid,
and giving us those good things for
which we are not worthy
to ask, except through the merits and
mediation of Jesus
Christ our Savior; who lives and reigns with
you and the
Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and 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