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EVENING PRAYER
Vespers
(Lutheran Book of Worship, page 142)
Feast of Monnica, mother of Augustine (387)
L Jesus Christ is risen from the dead.
C Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
L We are illumined by the brightness of his rising.
C
L Death has no more dominion over us.
C
Joyous light of glory:
of the immortal Father;
heavenly, holy, blessed Jesus Christ.
We have come to the setting of the sun,
and we look to the evening light.
We sing to God, the Father, Son,
and Holy Spirit:
You are worthy of being praised
with pure voices forever.
O Son of God, O Giver of life:
The universe proclaims your glory.
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give him thanks and praise.
Blessed are you, O Lord our God, king of the universe, who led your people Israel by a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night: Enlighten our darkness by the light of your Christ; may his Word be a lamp to our feet and a light to our path; for you are merciful, and you love your whole creation, and we, your creatures, glorify you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Amen
Let my prayer rise before you as incense;
the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
O Lord, I call to you; come to me quickly;
hear my voice when I cry to you.
Let my prayer rise before you as incense;
the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
Set a watch before my mouth, O Lord,
and guard the door of my lips.
Let not my heart incline to any evil thing;
let me not be occupied in wickedness with evildoers.
But my eyes are turned to you, Lord God;
in you I take refuge. Strip me not of my life.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Let my prayer rise before you as incense;
the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
Silence for meditation.
Let the incense of our repentant prayer ascend before you, O Lord, and let your lovingkindness descend upon us, that with purified minds we may sing your praises with the Church on earth and the whole heavenly host, and may glorify you forever and ever.
Amen
Psalm 116:10-17
Antiphon:
The glory of the Lord shines on the city. Alleluia.
Its lamp is the Lamb. Alleluia.
10How shall I re- | pay the Lord*
for all the good things he has | done for me?
11I will lift up the cup | of salvation*
and call upon the name | of the Lord.
12I will fulfill my vows | to the Lord*
in the presence of | all his people.
13Precious in the sight | of the Lord*
is the death | of his servants.
14O Lord, I | am your servant;*
I am your servant and the child of your handmaid; you have
freed me | from my bonds.
15I will offer you the sacrifice | of thanksgiving*
and call upon the name | of the Lord.
16I will fulfill my vows | to the Lord*
in the presence of | all his people,
17in the courts of | the Lord’s house,*
in the midst of you, O Jerusalem. | Hallelujah!
Antiphon:
The glory of the Lord shines on the city. Alleluia.
Its lamp is the Lamb. Alleluia.
Hymn O What Their Joy LBW 337
1 Oh, what their joy and their glory must be,
those endless Sabbaths the blessed ones
see!
Crowns for the valiant, to weary ones
rest;
God shall be all, and in all ever blest.
2 In new Jerusalem joy shall be found,
blessings of peace shall forever abound;
wish and fulfillment are not severed
there,
nor the thing prayed for come short of
the prayer.
3 We, where no trouble distraction can bring,
safely the anthems of Zion shall sing;
while for your grace, Lord, their voices
of praise
your blessed people shall evermore
raise.
4 Now let us worship our Lord and our King,
joyfully raising our voices to sing:
praise to the Father, and praise to the
Son,
praise to the Spirit, to God, Three in
One.
Text:
Peter Abelard, 1079-1142; tr. John M. Neale, 1818-1866, alt.
READINGS
Following each reading:
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
From St Augustine's Confessions
Response
In many and various ways
God spoke to this people of old by the prophets.
But now in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son.
The GOSPEL CANTICLE is sung.
Antiphon:
This is the day the LORD has made. Alleluia.
Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Alleluia.
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 forever.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen
Antiphon:
This is the day the LORD has made. Alleluia.
Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Alleluia.
LITANY OF THE RESURRECTION Lindeman, Daily Prayer
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
O Christ, hear us. O Christ, graciously hear us.
Jesus, our Paschal Lamb, who was offered for us and has taken away the sin of the world; have mercy on us.
Jesus, who by your death has destroyed death and by your rising to life again has restored to us everlasting life; have mercy on us.
Jesus, you rose early on the first day of the week;
have mercy on us.
Jesus, you appeared first to Mary Magdalene;
have mercy on us.
Jesus, you were seen by the women and were worshiped by them;
have mercy on us.
Jesus, you appeared to the eleven, saying, ‘Peace be with you;’
have mercy on us.
Jesus, you breathed upon your apostles that they might receive the Holy Spirit;
have mercy on us.
Jesus, you confirmed the faith of Thomas by bidding him touch your hands and your side;
have mercy on us.
Jesus, you showed yourself again to your disciples at the Sea of Tiberias;
have mercy on us.
Jesus, you spoke to your apostles of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God;
have mercy on us.
Jesus, you commissioned your apostles to preach the Gospel to all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that you had commanded them;
have mercy on us.
By your glorious resurrection; Good Lord, deliver us.
By your victory over death; Good Lord, deliver us.
By the glorious majesty of your risen body; Good Lord, deliver us.
Though unworthy, we implore you to hear us, Lord our God.
That we may walk in love, as you did walk in love;
Grant us, good Lord.
That we may set our affections on things above, not on things on earth;
Grant us, good Lord.
That we may dwell with you forever in the new heaven and earth, in the Holy City, the New Jerusalem:
Grant us, good Lord.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world;
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world;
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world;
give us peace. Amen
O Christ, hear us. O Christ, graciously hear us.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
COLLECTS
For the third week of Easter
For the feast of Monnica
For families
For peace among the nations
For our own needs and for the needs of others
For peace at the end of the day
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
forever and ever. Amen
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
The almighty and merciful Lord, the Father, + the Son, and the Holy Spirit, bless and preserve us. Amen
