Evening Prayer: Sunday 6 April 2025

Sunday 6 April 2025

This is the new revised order for Daily Prayer authorised for experimental use. You can find the 2006 Revised version here.

Passion Sunday
Lent

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: Show me your ways, O Lord, and teach me your paths.
(Psalm 25.3)

Opening (from Psalm 143)

1. I spread out my hands to you;*
my soul gasps to you like a thirsty land.

2. O Lord, make haste to answer me; my spirit fails me;*
do not hide your face from me or I shall be like those who go down to the Pit.

3. Deliver me from my enemies, O Lord,*
for I flee to you for refuge.

4. Teach me to do what pleases you, for you are my God;*
let your good Spirit lead me on level ground.

Glory ...
or a suitable Hymn

Psalm 91
1. Those who dwell in the shelter of the Most High, *
abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

2. They shall say to the Lord, “You are our refuge and our stronghold, *
our God in whom we put our trust.”

3. The Lord shall deliver you from the snare of the hunter *
and from the deadly pestilence.

4. The wings of the Lord shall cover you,
and you shall find refuge under them; *
the faithfulness of God shall be a shield and buckler.

5. You shall not be afraid of any terror by night, *
nor of the arrow that flies by day;

6. of the plague that stalks in the darkness, *
nor of the sickness that lays waste at mid-day.

7. A thousand shall fall at your side and ten thousand at your side, *
but it shall not come near you.

8. Your eyes have only to behold *
to see the reward of the wicked.

9. Because you have made the Lord your refuge, *
and the Most High your habitation,

10. there shall no evil happen to you, *
neither shall any plague come near your dwelling.

11. For the angels of God shall have charge over you, *
to keep you in all your ways.
12. They shall bear you in their hands, *
lest you dash your foot against a stone.

13. You shall tread upon the lion and adder; *
you shall trample the young lion and the serpent under your feet.

14. “Because they are bound to me in love,
therefore will I deliver them; *
I will protect them, because they know my name.

15. They shall call upon me, and I will answer them; *
I am with them in trouble; I will rescue them and bring them to honour.

16. With long life will I satisfy them, *
and show them my salvation.”

Glory …

Conclusion


Saviour of the World - Salvator Mundi

1. Jesus, Saviour of the world, come to us in your mercy:*
we look to you to save and help us.

2. By your cross and your life laid down, you set your people free:*
we look to you to save and help us.

3. When they were ready to perish, you saved your disciples:*
we look to you to come to our help.

4. Make yourself known as our saviour and mighty deliverer;*
save and help us that we may praise you.

5. Come now and dwell with us, Lord Christ Jesus;*
hear our prayer and be with us always.

6. And when you come in your glory,*
make us to be one with you and to share the life of your kingdom.

Glory …

Antiphon: Show me your ways, O Lord, and teach me your paths.

READING(S)

Matthew 20.17-34

While Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside by themselves, and said to them on the way, ‘See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death; then they will hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified; and on the third day he will be raised.’ Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, and kneeling before him, she asked a favour of him. And he said to her, ‘What do you want?’ She said to him, ‘Declare that these two sons of mine will sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.’ But Jesus answered, ‘You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?’ They said to him, ‘We are able.’ He said to them, ‘You will indeed drink my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left, this is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.’ When the ten heard it, they were angry with the two brothers. But Jesus called them to him and said, ‘You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them. It will not be so among you; but whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be your slave; just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.’ As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him. There were two blind men sitting by the roadside. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted, ‘Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!’ The crowd sternly ordered them to be quiet; but they shouted even more loudly, ‘Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!’ Jesus stood still and called them, saying, ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ They said to him, ‘Lord, let our eyes be opened.’ Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes. Immediately they regained their sight and followed him.

Silence

Response (Psalm 86.15)

You, Lord, are gracious and full of compassion.
You, Lord, are gracious and full of compassion.
Slow to anger, full of kindness and truth.
Full of compassion.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
You, Lord, are gracious and full of compassion.

SONG OF MARY

Song of Mary Antiphon: Anyone who serves me must follow me, says the Lord; where I am, there shall my servant be also. (John 12.26)

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: Anyone who serves me must follow me, says the Lord; where I am, there shall my servant be also. (John 12.26)

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

Merciful God,
look upon your family as we travel to the foot of the cross:
and, by your great goodness, guide us in body;
that, by your protection,
we may also be preserved in heart and mind;
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.