Wednesday
Evening
Prayer – Proper 8 in Year 1
Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; let the whole earth tremble before him. Psalm 96:9
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.
128
1 Happy are they all who fear the
Lord, *
and who follow in his ways!
2 You shall eat the
fruit of your labor; *
happiness and prosperity shall be yours.
3
Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine within your house, *
your
children like olive shoots round about your table.
4 The man
who fears the Lord *
shall thus indeed be blessed.
5 The
Lord bless you from Zion, *
and may you see the prosperity of
Jerusalem all the days
of your life.
6 May you live to see
your children's children; *
may peace be upon Israel.
129
1 "Greatly
have they oppressed me since my youth," *
let Israel now
say;
2 "Greatly have they oppressed me since my youth,
*
but they have not prevailed against me."
3 The
plowmen plowed upon my back *
and made their furrows long.
4
The Lord, the Righteous One, *
has cut the cords of the wicked.
5
Let them be put to shame and thrown back, *
all those who are
enemies of Zion.
6 Let them be like grass upon the housetops,
*
which withers before it can be plucked;
7 Which does not
fill the hand of the reaper, *
nor the bosom of him who binds the
sheaves;
8 So that those who go by say not so much as,
"The
Lord prosper you. *
We wish you well in the Name of the
Lord."
130
1 Out of the
depths have I called to you, O Lord;
Lord, hear my voice; *
let
your ears consider well the voice of my supplication.
2 If
you, Lord, were to note what is done amiss, *
O Lord, who could
stand?
3 For there is forgiveness with you; *
therefore you
shall be feared.
4 I wait for the Lord; my soul waits for him; *
in his word is
my hope.
5 My soul waits for the Lord,
more than watchmen
for the morning, *
more than watchmen for the morning.
6 O
Israel, wait for the Lord, *
for with the Lord there is mercy;
7
With him there is plenteous redemption, *
and he shall redeem
Israel from all their sins
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
Luke 23:1-12
Then the assembly rose as a body and brought Jesus* before Pilate. They began to accuse him, saying, ‘We found this man perverting our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to the emperor, and saying that he himself is the Messiah, a king.’* Then Pilate asked him, ‘Are you the king of the Jews?’ He answered, ‘You say so.’ Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, ‘I find no basis for an accusation against this man.’ But they were insistent and said, ‘He stirs up the people by teaching throughout all Judea, from Galilee where he began even to this place.’
When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. And when he learned that he was under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him off to Herod, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time. When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had been wanting to see him for a long time, because he had heard about him and was hoping to see him perform some sign. He questioned him at some length, but Jesus* gave him no answer. The chief priests and the scribes stood by, vehemently accusing him. Even Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him; then he put an elegant robe on him, and sent him back to Pilate. That same day Herod and Pilate became friends with each other; before this they had been enemies.
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: Proper 8
Almighty God, you have built your Church upon the
foundation of
the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself
being the chief
cornerstone: Grant us so to be joined together
in unity of spirit
by their teaching, that we may be made a
holy temple acceptable to
you; 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 Protection
Be our light in the darkness, O Lord, and in your great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of your only Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
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.
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