Evening Prayer: Monday 29 September 2025
This is the new revised order for Daily Prayer authorised for experimental use. You can find the 2006 Revised version here.
Michael and All Angels
Festivals
O God make speed to save us;
O Lord make haste to help us.
Glory to God, Source of all Being, Eternal Word, and Holy Spirit;*
as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever.
Amen.
PSALMODY
Antiphon: Sing to the Lord a new song;* sing the praises of God in the congregation of the faithful.
(Psalm 149.1)
Opening (from Psalm 149)
let the children of Zion be joyful in their sovereign.
2. For the Lord takes pleasure in this people*
and adorns the poor with victory.
3. Let the faithful rejoice in triumph;*
let them be joyful on their beds.
4. Let the praises of God be in their throat*
and a two-edged sword in their hand.
Glory ...
or a suitable Hymn
incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
2. I will open my mouth in a parable; *
I will declare the mysteries of ancient times.
3. That which we have heard and known, and what our ancestors have told us, *
we will not hide from their children.
4. We will recount to generations to come the praiseworthy deeds and the power of the Lord, *
who has done wonderful works.
5. The Lord gave a decree to Jacob and established a law for Israel, *
commanding them to teach their children;
6. that the generations to come might know, and the children yet unborn; *
that they in their turn might tell it to their children;
7. so that they might put their trust in God, *
and not forget those mighty deeds, but keep the commandments;
8. and not be like their ancestors, a stubborn and rebellious generation, *
a generation whose heart was not steadfast, and whose spirit was not faithful to God.
9. The people of Ephraim, armed with the bow, *
turned back in the day of battle;
10. they did not keep the covenant of God, *
and refused to walk in the law;
11. they forgot what God had done, *
and the wonders God had shown them.
12. God worked marvels in the sight of their
ancestors, *
in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan,
13. splitting open the sea and letting them pass through, *
making the waters stand up like walls;
14. leading them with a cloud by day, *
and all the night through with the glow of fire;
15. splitting hard rocks in the wilderness, *
and giving them drink as from the great deep;
16. bringing streams out of the cliff, *
and the waters gushing out like rivers.
17. But they went on sinning against God, *
rebelling in the desert against the Most High.
18. They tested God in their hearts, *
demanding food for their craving.
Glory …
Conclusion
Revelation 4 and 5
1. Glory and honour and power*
are yours by right, O Lord our God;
2. For you created all things*
and by your will they have their being.
3. Glory and honour and power*
are yours by right, O Lamb who was slain;
4. For by your blood you ransomed us for God,*
from every race and language, from every people and nation.
5. To make us a kingdom of priests*
to stand and serve before our God.
6. To God who sits on the throne and to the Lamb*
be praise and honour, glory and might, for ever and ever. Amen.
Glory …
Antiphon: Sing to the Lord a new song;* sing the praises of God in the congregation of the faithful.
READING(S)
Matthew 6:25-34
Silence
Response Psalm 147.12
You delight, Lord, in those who fear you.
You delight, Lord, in those who fear you.
Who wait in hope for your mercy.
Those who fear you.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
You delight, Lord, in those who fear you.
SONG OF MARY
Song of Mary Antiphon: Those that sow in tears* shall reap with songs of joy.
1 My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,*my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour;
2 for he has looked with favour on his lowly servant;*
from this day all generations will call me blessed.
3 The Almighty has done great things for me*
and holy is his name.
4 He has mercy on those who fear him*
in every generation.
5 He has shown the strength of his arm;*
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
6 He has cast down the mighty from their thrones*
and has lifted up the lowly.
7 He has filled the hungry with good things,*
and the rich he has sent away empty.
8 He has come to the help of his servant Israel,*
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
9 the promise he made to our forebears,*
to Abraham and his children for ever.
Glory to the Father... (may be said by all)
Song of Mary Antiphon: Those that sow in tears* shall reap with songs of joy.
PRAYERS
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
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.
Do not bring us to the time of trial,
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours,
now and for ever. Amen.
Collect of the Day
Everlasting God,
who ordained and constituted the ministries of angels and mortals
in a wonderful order:
grant that as your holy angels always serve you in heaven,
so, at your command, they may help and defend us on earth;
through Jesus Christ, our Lord;
who lives and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, world without end.
Amen
Lord God almighty, come and dispel the darkness from our hearts, that in the radiance of your brightness we may know you, the only unfading light, glorious in all eternity.
Amen.
Let us bless the Lord:
Thanks be to God!
The God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing:
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
