Monday
Year 1 Proper 17
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
9
1 I will give thanks to you, O Lord, with my whole heart; *
I
will tell of all your marvelous works.
2 I will be glad and
rejoice in you; *
I will sing to your Name, O Most High.
3
When my enemies are driven back, *
they will stumble and perish at
your presence.
4 For you have maintained my right and my
cause; *
you sit upon your throne judging right.
5 You have
rebuked the ungodly and destroyed the wicked; *
you have blotted
out their name for ever and ever.
6 As for the enemy, they are
finished, in perpetual ruin, *
their cities ploughed under, the
memory of them perished;
7
But the Lord is enthroned for ever; *
he has set up his throne for
judgment.
8 It is he who rules the world with righteousness;
*
he judges the peoples with equity.
9
The Lord will be a refuge for the oppressed, *
a refuge in time of
trouble.
10 Those who know your Name will put their trust in
you, *
for you never forsake those who seek you, O Lord.
11
Sing praise to the Lord who dwells in Zion; *
proclaim to the
peoples the things he has done.
12 The Avenger of blood will
remember them; *
he will not forget the cry of the afflicted.
13
Have pity on me, O Lord; *
see the misery I suffer from those who
hate me,
O you who lift me up from the gate of death;
14 So
that I may tell of all your praises
and rejoice in your salvation
*
in the gates of the city of Zion.
15 The ungodly have
fallen into the pit they dug, *
and in the snare they set is their
own foot caught.
16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
*
the wicked are trapped in the works of their own hands.
17
The wicked shall be given over to the grave, *
and also all the
people that forget God.
18 For the needy shall not always be
forgotten, *
and the hope of the poor shall not perish for
ever.
19 Rise up, O Lord, let not the ungodly have the upper
hand; *
let them be judged before you.
20 Put fear upon
them, O Lord; *
let the ungodly know they are but mortal.
15
1
Lord, who may dwell in your tabernacle? *
who may abide upon your
holy hill?
2 Whoever leads a blameless life and does what is
right, *
who speaks the truth from his heart.
3 There is no
guile upon his tongue;
he does no evil to his friend; *
he does
not heap contempt upon his neighbor.
4 In his sight the wicked
is rejected, *
but he honors those who fear the Lord.
5 He
has sworn to do no wrong *
and does not take back his word.
6
He does not give his money in hope of gain, *
nor does he take a
bribe against the innocent.
7 Whoever does these things
*
shall never be overthrown.
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
They took Jesus to the high
priest; and all the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes were
assembled. Peter had followed him at a distance, right into the
courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with the guards,
warming himself at the fire. Now the chief priests and the whole
council were looking for testimony against Jesus to put him to death;
but they found none. For many gave false testimony against him, and
their testimony did not agree. Some stood up and gave false testimony
against him, saying, ‘We heard him say, “I will destroy
this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build
another, not made with hands.” ’ But even on this point
their testimony did not agree. Then the high priest stood up before
them and asked Jesus, ‘Have you no answer? What is it that they
testify against you?’ But he was silent and did not answer.
Again the high priest asked him, ‘Are you the Messiah,*
the Son of the Blessed One?’ Jesus said, ‘I am; and
“you
will see the Son of Man
seated at the right hand of
the Power”,
and “coming with the clouds
of heaven.” ’
Then the high priest tore his
clothes and said, ‘Why do we still need witnesses? You have
heard his blasphemy! What is your decision?’ All of them
condemned him as deserving death. Some began to spit on him, to
blindfold him, and to strike him, saying to him, ‘Prophesy!’
The guards also took him over and beat him.
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 17
Lord of all power and might, the author and giver of all good things: Graft in our hearts the love of your Name; increase in us true religion; nourish us with all goodness; and bring forth in us the fruit of good works; 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 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