Evening Prayer: Thursday 6 February 2025

Thursday 6 February 2025

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

Paul Miki, Priest, and the Martyrs of Japan, 1597
Week D

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: As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, and the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,* so our eyes look to you, O Lord our God.
Psalm 123.2f

Opening (from Psalm 119)

1. Your faithfulness remains from one generation to another;*
you established the earth, and it abides.

2. By your decree these continue to this day,*
for all things are your servants.

3. I will never forget your commandments,*
because by them you give me life.

4. I see that all things come to an end,*
but your commandment has no bounds.

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


Revelation 5 and 15

1. Great and wonderful are your deeds, Lord God the Almighty;*
just and true are your ways, O King of the ages!

2. Who shall not revere and praise your name, O Lord?*
for you alone are holy.

3. All nations shall come and worship in your presence,*
for your just dealings have been revealed.

4. 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: As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, and the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,* so our eyes look to you, O Lord our God.

READING(S)

Mark 8.27-9.1

Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples, ‘Who do people say that I am?’ And they answered him, ‘John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.’ He asked them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’ Peter answered him, ‘You are the Messiah.’ And he sternly ordered them not to tell anyone about him. Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, ‘Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things.’ He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, ‘If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? Indeed, what can they give in return for their life? Those who are ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.’ And he said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see that the kingdom of God has come with power.’

Silence

Response Psalm 119.89

O Lord, your word is everlasting.
O Lord, your word is everlasting.
It stands firm in the heavens.
Your word is everlasting.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
Lord, your word is everlasting.

SONG OF MARY

Song of Mary Antiphon: Show, O Lord, the strength of your arm: * scatter the proud and exalt the lowly.

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: Show, O Lord, the strength of your arm: * scatter the proud and exalt the lowly.

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, through our human frailty,
we cannot stand firm:
give us strength and protection,
that, with your help,
we may overcome all difficulties;
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.