Evening Prayer: Tuesday 22 July 2025
This is the new revised order for Daily Prayer authorised for experimental use. You can find the 2006 Revised version here.
Mary Magdalene
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
and listen to my prayer.
2. I call upon you from the ends of the earth with heaviness in my heart; *
set me upon the rock that is higher than I.
3. For you have been my refuge, *
a strong tower against the enemy.
4. I will dwell in your house for ever; *
I will take refuge under the cover of your wings.
5. For you, O God, have heard my vows; *
you have granted me the heritage of those who fear your name.
6. Add length of days to the king’s life; *
let his years extend over many generations.
7. Let him sit enthroned before you for ever; *
bid love and faithfulness watch over him.
8. So will I always sing the praise of your name, *
and day by day I will fulfill my vows.
Glory …
Psalm 62
from God comes my salvation.
2. God alone is my rock and my salvation, *
my stronghold, so that I shall not be greatly shaken.
3. How long will you assail me to crush me, all of you together, *
as if you were a leaning fence, a toppling wall?
4. They seek only to bring me down from my place of honour; lies are their chief delight.*
They bless with their lips, but in their hearts they curse.
5. For God alone my soul in silence waits; *
truly, my hope is in God.
6. God alone is my rock and my salvation, *
my stronghold, so that I shall not be shaken.
7. In God is my safety and my honour, *
my strong rock and my refuge.
8. Put your trust in God always, O people, *
pour out your hearts before the One who is your refuge.
9. Those of high degree are but a fleeting breath, even those of low estate cannot be trusted. *
On the scales they are lighter than a breath, all of them together.
10. Put no trust in extortion; in robbery take no empty pride; *
though wealth increase, set not your heart upon it.
11. God has spoken once, twice have I heard it, *
that power belongs to God.
12. Steadfast love is yours, O Lord, *
for you repay all according to their deeds.
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)
Exodus 15.19-21
2 Corinthians 1.3-7
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: Blessed is she* who believed that the Lord's promise would be fulfilled. (Luke 1.45)
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: Blessed is she* who believed that the Lord's promise would be fulfilled. (Luke 1.45)
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
Almighty God,
whose Son restored Mary Magdalene
to wholeness of body, mind and spirit,
and called her to be a witness of his resurrection:
forgive us, heal us, and strengthen us by your grace,
that we may serve you in the power of his risen life;
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.
