Evening Prayer: Saturday 13 November 2021
Saturday after Pentecost 24
Week A
O God, make speed to save us;
O Lord, make haste to help us.
Glory to the Father and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;* as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever.
Amen.
PSALMODY
Antiphon: O Lord my God, how excellent is your greatness! you are clothed with majesty and splendour.
Opening (from Psalm 104)
1 You appointed the moon to mark the seasons,*
and the sun knows the time of its setting.
2 You make darkness that it may be night,*
in which all the beasts of the forest prowl.
3 May the glory of the Lord endure for ever;*
may the Lord rejoice in all his works.
4 May these words of mine please him;*
I will rejoice in the Lord.
Glory to the Father
or a suitable Hymn
it is good for the just to sing praises.
2 Praise the Lord with the harp;*
play to him upon the psaltery and lyre.
3 Sing for him a new song;*
sound a fanfare with all your skill upon the trumpet.
4 For the word of the Lord is right,*
and all his works are sure.
5 He loves righteousness and justice;*
the loving-kindness of the Lord fills the whole earth.
6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made,*
by the breath of his mouth all the heavenly hosts.
7 He gathers up the waters of the ocean as in a water-skin*
and stores up the depths of the sea.
8 Let all the earth fear the Lord; *
let all who dwell in the world stand in awe of him.
9 For he spoke, and it came to pass;*
he commanded, and it stood fast.
10 The Lord brings the will of the nations to naught;*
he thwarts the designs of the peoples.
11 But the Lord's will stands fast for ever,*
and the designs of his heart from age to age.
12 Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord!*
happy the people he has chosen to be his own!
13 The Lord looks down from heaven,*
and beholds all the people in the world.
14 From where he sits enthroned he turns his gaze*
on all who dwell on the earth.
15 He fashions all the hearts of them*
and understands all their works.
16 There is no king that can be saved by a mighty army;*
a strong man is not delivered by his great strength.
17 The horse is a vain hope for deliverance;*
for all its strength it cannot save.
18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon those who fear him,*
on those who wait upon his love,
19 To pluck their lives from death,*
and to feed them in time of famine.
20 Our soul waits for the Lord;*
he is our help and our shield.
21 Indeed, our heart rejoices in him,*
for in his holy name we put our trust.
22 Let your loving-kindness, O Lord, be upon us,*
as we have put our trust in you.
Glory to the Father…
Blessed are you, Creator of the universe. In your loving kindness you watch over your chosen people. Make us witnesses to your truth and instruments of your peace, that all may know you as the God of justice, and praise your holy name; through Jesus Christ our Saviour.
Conclusion
1 John 4
1 Beloved let us love one another,*
for love is of God;
2 And those who love are born of God*
and know God.
3 Those who do not love do not know God,*
for God is love.
4 In this the love of God was made manifest among us,*
that God sent his only Son into the world
so that we might live through him.
5 In this is love: not that we loved God,*
but that God loved us and sent his Son
to be the expiation for our sins.
6 Beloved, if God so loved us,*
we also ought to love one another.
Glory to the Father…
Antiphon: O Lord my God, how excellent is your greatness! you are clothed with majesty and splendour.
READING(S)
Matthew 16.21-28
Silence
Response Psalm Psalm 119.105
Your word is a lantern to my feet.
Your word is a lantern to my feet.
A light upon my path.
A lantern to my feet.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
Your word is a lantern to my feet.
MAGNIFICAT
Magnificat Antiphon: God has come to the aid of his servant Israel, as he promised to Abraham and his children.
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)
Magnificat Antiphon: God has come to the aid of his servant Israel, as he promised to Abraham and his children.
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, our refuge and strength,
the very author of devotion:
hear the prayers of your Church;
and grant that what we seek in faith
we may in fact obtain;
through Jesus Christ, our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, world without end.
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.
