layout: true class: middle --- class: center # Evening Prayer ## For the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost ### _from the Book of Common Prayer, pp. 115ff._ ??? emacs was destroying my two-space line breaks. Use M-: to evaluate: (remove-hook 'before-save-hook 'delete-trailing-whitespace) Also: M-x electric-indent-mode (to turn off?) ******************* START THE RECORDING! ******************* To update weekly: - title page - opening sentence - psalm - readings - proper collect --- Officiant: > Jesus said, “I am the light of the world; whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” .smaller[_ John 8:12_] ??? **Other possible openings sentences:** > Let my prayer be set forth in your sight as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. .smaller[_Psalm 141:2_] > Grace to you and peace from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. .smaller[_Philippians 1:2_] > Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; let the whole earth tremble before him. .smaller[_Psalm 96:9_] > 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. .smaller[_Psalm 74:15, 16_] > 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. .smaller[_Psalm 16:7, 8_] > Seek him who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns deep darkness into the morning, and darkens the day into night; who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out upon the surface of the earth: The Lord is his name. .smaller[_Amos 5:8_] > If I say, “Surely the darkness will cover me, and the light around me turn to night,” darkness is not dark to you, O Lord; the night is as bright as the day; darkness and light to you are both alike. .smaller[_Psalm 139:10, 11_] > Jesus said, “I am the light of the world; whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” .smaller[_ John 8:12_] ## Confession of Sin Officiant: > Dear friends in Christ, here in the presence of Almighty God, let us kneel in silence, and with penitent and obedient hearts confess our sins, so that we may obtain forgiveness by his infinite goodness and mercy. ##### The people kneel or stand as able. Silence may be kept. --- Officiant and **People**: > **Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.** --- Priest: > Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. **People:** > **Amen.** ##### A deacon or lay person using the preceding form remains kneeling, and substitutes “us” for “you” and “our” for “your.” --- ## The Invitatory and Psalter .smaller[_(BCP 117)_] Officiant: > O God, make speed to save us. **People:** > **O Lord, make haste to help us.** **All:** > **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 — _Phos hilaron_ **All:** > **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.** --- ## The Psalm Appointed ##### The People are seated. ##### The Psalm is sung or said in a suitable manner (e.g., responsively by verse, in unison, or read by the lector). **Psalm** 22:1-15 _Deus, Deus meu_ .right.smaller[_(BCP 611)_] > 1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? \* and are so far from my cry and from the words of my distress? **2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but you do not answer; \* by night as well, but I find no rest.** > 3 Yet you are the Holy One, \* enthroned upon the praises of Israel. **4 Our forefathers put their trust in you; \* they trusted, and you delivered them.** --- > 5 They cried out to you and were delivered; \* they trusted in you and were not put to shame. **6 But as for me, I am a worm and no man, \* scorned by all and despised by the people.** > 7 All who see me laugh me to scorn; \* they curl their lips and wag their heads, saying, **8 “He trusted in the LORD; let him deliver him; \* let him rescue him, if he delights in him."** > 9 Yet you are he who took me out of the womb, \* and kept me safe upon my mother’s breast. **10 I have been entrusted to you ever since I was born; \* you were my God when I was still in my mother’s womb.** --- > 11 Be not far from me, for trouble is near, \* and there is none to help. **12 Many young bulls encircle me; \* strong bulls of Bashan surround me.** > 13 They open wide their jaws at me, \* like a ravening and a roaring lion. **14 I am poured out like water; all my bones are out of joint; \* my heart within my breast is melting wax.** > 15 My mouth is dried out like a pot-sherd; my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; \* and you have laid me in the dust of the grave. > **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.** --- ## The Lessons ### The First Lesson _Job 23:1-9,16-17_ Lector: > A reading from the book of Job. > ... > The word of the Lord. **People:** > **Thanks be to God.** ##### Silence may be kept. --- **Canticle 15**: The Song of Mary – _Magnificat_ .smaller[(Luke 1:46-55) _(BCP 119)_] **All:** > **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.** --- ### The Second Lesson _Hebrews 4:12-16_ Lector: > A reading from the epistle to the Hebrews. > ... > The word of the Lord. **People:** > **Thanks be to God.** ##### Silence may be kept. --- **Canticle 17**: The Song of Simeon — _Nunc Dimittis_ .smaller[(Luke 2:29-32) _(BCP 120)_] **All:** > **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.** --- ## The Third Lesson _Mark 10:17-31_ Lector: > A reading from Mark’s Gospel. > ... > The word of the Lord. **People:** > **Thanks be to God.** ##### Silence may be kept. ##### A brief homily, spiritual conversation, or moment of silence may be placed here. --- ## The Apostles' Creed .smaller[_(BCP 120)_] Officiant and **People** together, all standing: > **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.** Officiant: > The Lord be with you. **People:** > **And also with you.** Officiant: > Let us pray. --- Officiant and **People:** > 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.** --- ## Suffrages .smaller[_(BCP 122)_] Officiant: > That this evening may be holy, good, and peaceful, **People:** > **We entreat you, O Lord.** Officiant: > That your holy angels may lead us in paths of peace and goodwill, **People:** > **We entreat you, O Lord.** --- Officiant: > That we may be pardoned and forgiven for our sins and offenses, **People:** > **We entreat you, O Lord.** Officiant: > That there may be peace to your Church and to the whole world, **People:** > **We entreat you, O Lord.** --- Officiant: > That we may depart this life in your faith and fear, and not be condemned before the great judgment seat of Christ, **People:** > **We entreat you, O Lord.** Officiant: > That we may be bound together by your Holy Spirit in the communion of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Blessed Thomas, and all your saints, entrusting one another and all our life to Christ, **People:** > **We entreat you, O Lord.** --- ### The Collect of the Day Officiant: > Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us, that we may continually be given to good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. **People:** > **Amen.** --- ### A Collect for Sundays > O God, you make us glad with the weekly remembrance of the glorious resurrection of your Son our Lord: Give us this day such blessing through our worship of you, that the week to come may be spent in your favor; through Jesus Christ our Lord. **Amen.** --- ### 20. For the Sick .smaller[_(modeled after BCP 260)_] > Heavenly Father, giver of life and health: Comfort and relieve your sick servants, and give your power of healing to those who minister to their needs, that those suffering from Covid-19 and its secondary harms may be strengthened in their weakness and have confidence in your loving care; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. **Amen.** --- ### A Prayer for Mission > O God and Father of all, whom the whole heavens adore: Let the whole earth also worship you, all nations obey you, all tongues confess and bless you, and men and women everywhere love you and serve you in peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. **Amen.** ##### Intercessions and thanksgivings may follow. --- ### A Prayer of St. Chrysostom .smaller[_(BCP 102)_] Officiant: > 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. **People:** > **Amen.** --- Officiant: > Let us bless the Lord. **People:** > **Thanks be to God.** ##### The Officiant then concludes with the following sentence of scripture: > Glory to God whose power, working in us, can do inifinitely 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.** .smaller[_(Ephesians 3:20,21)_]