Friday –
Year 1 St. Michael and All Angels
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.
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
104
Benedic,
anima mea
1
Bless the Lord, O my soul; *
O Lord my God, how excellent is your
greatness!
you are clothed with majesty and splendor.
2 You
wrap yourself with light as with a cloak *
and spread out the
heavens like a curtain.
3 You lay the beams of your chambers
in the waters above; *
you make the clouds your chariot;
you
ride on the wings of the wind.
4 You make the winds your
messengers *
and flames of fire your servants.
5 You have
set the earth upon its foundations, *
so that it never shall move
at any time.
6 You covered it with the Deep as with a mantle;
*
the waters stood higher than the mountains.
7
At your rebuke they fled; *
at the voice of your thunder they
hastened away.
8 They went up into the hills and down to the
valleys beneath, *
to the places you had appointed for them.
9
You set the limits that they should not pass; *
they shall not
again cover the earth.
10 You send the springs into the
valleys; *
they flow between the mountains.
11 All the
beasts of the field drink their fill from them, *
and the wild
asses quench their thirst.
12 Beside them the birds of the air
make their nests *
and sing among the branches.
13 You
water the mountains from your dwelling on high; *
the earth is
fully satisfied by the fruit of your works.
14 You make grass
grow for flocks and herds *
and plants to serve mankind;
15
That they may bring forth food from the earth, *
and wine to
gladden our hearts,
16 Oil to make a cheerful countenance,
*
and bread to strengthen the heart.
17
The trees of the Lord are full of sap, *
the cedars of Lebanon
which he planted,
18 In which the birds build their nests,
*
and in whose tops the stork makes his dwelling.
19 The
high hills are a refuge for the mountain goats, *
and the stony
cliffs for the rock badgers.
20 You appointed the moon to mark
the seasons, *
and the sun knows the time of its setting.
21
You make darkness that it may be night, *
in which all the beasts
of the forest prowl.
22 The lions roar after their prey *
and
seek their food from God.
23 The sun rises, and they slip away
*
and
lay themselves down in their dens.
24 Man goes forth to his
work *
and to his labor until the evening.
25
O Lord, how manifold are your works! *
in wisdom you have made
them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.
26 Yonder is
the great and wide sea
with its living things too many to number,
*
creatures both small and great.
27 There move the
ships,
and there is that Leviathan, *
which you have made for
the sport of it.
28 All of them look to you *
to give them
their food in due season.
29 You give it to them; they gather
it; *
you open your hand, and they are filled with good
things.
30 You hide your face, and they are terrified; *
you
take away their breath,
and they die and return to their dust.
31
You send forth your Spirit, and they are created; *
and so you
renew the face of the earth.
32
May the glory of the Lord endure for ever; *
may the Lord rejoice
in all his works.
33 He looks at the earth and it trembles;
*
he touches the mountains and they smoke.
34 I will sing
to the Lord as long as I live; *
I will praise my God while I have
my being.
35 May these words of mine please him; *
I will
rejoice in the Lord.
36 Let sinners be consumed out of the
earth, *
and the wicked be no more.
37 Bless the Lord, O my
soul. *
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
‘At that time Michael, the great prince, the protector of your people, shall arise. There shall be a time of anguish, such as has never occurred since nations first came into existence. But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone who is found written in the book. Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth* shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky,* and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.
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.
Reading
And if anyone says to you at that time, “Look! Here is the Messiah!”* or “Look! There he is!”—do not believe it. False messiahs* and false prophets will appear and produce signs and omens, to lead astray, if possible, the elect. But be alert; I have already told you everything.
‘But in those days, after that suffering,
the sun will be
darkened,
and the moon will not give its light,
and the stars will be falling from heaven,
and
the powers in the heavens will be shaken.
Then they will see “the
Son of Man coming in clouds” with great power and glory. Then
he will send out the angels, and gather his elect from the four
winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.
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: St. Michael and All Angels
Everlasting God, who have ordained and constituted in a wonderful order the ministries of angels and mortals: Mercifully grant that, as your holy angels always serve and worship you in heaven, so by your appointment they may help and defend us here on earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, 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