Tuesday –
Year 1 Proper 20
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
Psalm 78: Part II
40 How often the people disobeyed him in the wilderness *
and
offended him in the desert!
41 Again and again they tempted
God *
and provoked the Holy One of Israel.
42 They did not
remember his power *
in the day when he ransomed them from the
enemy;
43 How he wrought his signs in Egypt *
and his omens
in the field of Zoan.
44 He turned their rivers into blood,
*
so that they could not drink of their streams.
45 He sent
swarms of flies among them, which ate them up, *
and frogs, which
destroyed them.
46 He gave their crops to the caterpillar,
*
the fruit of their toil to the locust.
47 He killed their
vines with hail *
and their sycamores with
frost.
48 He delivered their cattle to hailstones *
and
their livestock to hot thunderbolts.
49 He poured out upon them his blazing anger: *
fury,
indignation, and distress,
a troop of destroying angels.
50
He gave full rein to his anger;
he did not spare their souls from
death; *
but delivered their lives to the plague.
51 He
struck down all the firstborn of Egypt, *
the flower of manhood in
the dwellings of Ham.
52 He led out his people like sheep
*
and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
53 He led
them to safety, and they were not afraid; *
but the sea
overwhelmed their enemies.
54 He brought them to his holy
land, *
the mountain his right hand had won.
55 He drove
out the Canaanites before them
and apportioned an inheritance to
them by lot; *
he made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their
tents.
56 But they tested the Most High God, and defied him,
*
and did not keep his commandments.
57 They turned away
and were disloyal like their fathers; *
they were undependable
like a warped bow.
58 They grieved him with their hill-altars
*
and provoked his displeasure with their idols.
59 When
God heard this, he was angry *
and utterly rejected Israel.
60
He forsook the shrine at Shiloh, *
the tabernacle where he had
lived among his people.
61 He delivered the ark into
captivity, *
his glory into the adversary's hand.
62 He
gave his people to the sword *
and was angered against his
inheritance.
63 The fire consumed their young men; *
there
were no wedding songs for their maidens.
64 Their priests fell
by the sword, *
and their widows made no lamentation.
65
Then the Lord woke as though from sleep, *
like a warrior
refreshed with wine.
66 He struck his enemies on the backside
*
and put them to perpetual shame.
67 He rejected the tent
of Joseph *
and did not choose the tribe of Ephraim;
68 He
chose instead the tribe of Judah *
and Mount Zion, which he
loved.
69 He built his sanctuary like the heights of heaven,
*
like the earth which he founded for ever.
70 He chose
David his servant, *
and took him away from the sheepfolds.
71
He brought him from following the ewes, *
to be a shepherd over
Jacob his people
and over Israel his inheritance.
72 So he
shepherded them with a faithful and true heart *
and guided them
with the skillfulness of his hands.
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
‘You have heard that it was said, “You shall not commit adultery.” But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away; it is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.* And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away; it is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to go into hell.*
‘It was also said, “Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.” But I say to you that anyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of unchastity, causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
‘Again, you have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, “You shall not swear falsely, but carry out the vows you have made to the Lord.” But I say to you, Do not swear at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. Let your word be “Yes, Yes” or “No, No”; anything more than this comes from the evil one.*
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 20
Grant us, Lord, not to be anxious about earthly things, but to love things heavenly; and even now, while we are placed among things which are passing away, to hold fast to those that shall endure; 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