Evening Prayer: Thursday 17 April 2025
This is the new revised order for Daily Prayer authorised for experimental use. You can find the 2006 Revised version here.
Maundy Thursday
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)
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
to you I make loud supplication.
2. I pour out my complaint before you *
and tell you all my trouble.
3. When my spirit languishes within me, you know my path; *
in the way wherein I walk they have hidden a trap for me.
4. I look to my side and find no one who knows me; *
I have no place to flee to, and no one cares for me.
5. I cry out to you, O Lord; *
I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
6. Listen to my cry for help, *for I have been brought very low;
save me from those who pursue me, * for they are too strong for me.
7. Bring me out of prison, * that I may give thanks to your name;
when you have dealt bountifully with me, * the righteous will gather around me.
Glory …
Psalm 143
answer me in your righteousness.
2. Enter not into judgement with your servant, *
for in your sight shall no one living be justified.
3. For my enemies have sought my life; they have crushed me to the ground; *
they have made me live in dark places like those who are long dead.
4. My spirit faints within me; *
my heart within me is desolate.
5. I remember the time past; I muse upon all your deeds; *
I consider the works of your hands.
6. I spread out my hands to you; *
my soul gasps to you like a thirsty land.
7. 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.
8. Let me hear of your loving-kindness in the morning,
for I put my trust in you; *
show me the road that I must walk, for I lift up my soul to you.
9. Deliver me from my enemies, O Lord, *
for I flee to you for refuge.
10. Teach me to do what pleases you, for you are my God; *
let your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
11. Revive me, O Lord, for your name’s sake; *
for your righteousness’ sake, bring me out of trouble.
12. Of your goodness, destroy my enemies and bring all my foes to naught, *
for truly I am your servant.
Conclusion
1 Peter 2
1. Christ our Lord suffered for us, leaving us an example,*
that we should follow in his steps.
2. He committed no sin, no guile was found on his lips;*
when he was reviled he did not revile in return.
3. When he suffered he did not threaten,*
but trusted in God who judges justly.
4. He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree,*
that we might die to sin and live to righteousness.
5. By his wounds we have been healed;*
for we were straying like sheep,
6. But now we have returned*
to the shepherd and guardian of our souls.
Glory …
Antiphon: Show me your ways, O Lord, and teach me your paths.
READING(S)
John 17.1-11
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: A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, says the Lord.
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: A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, says the Lord.
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
O God, in the fullness of time you revealed your love
in Jesus the Lord,
who on the eve of his death,
as a sign of your covenant,
washed the feet of his disciples
and gave himself as food and drink:
Give us life at this sacred banquet
and joy in humble service,
that, bound to Christ in all things,
we may pass over from this world to your kingdom;
where he lives with you now and always
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever.
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.
