Evening Prayer: Tuesday 7 September 2021
Tuesday after Pentecost 15
Creation Week 1. Authorised by the College of Bishops for Experimental Use
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: Christ is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation All things have been created through Christ and for Christ. (Colossians 1.15,16)
Opening (from Genesis 1)
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth,
the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep.
God said, ‘Let there be light’; and there was light.
God said, ‘Let there be a dome in the midst of the waters,
and let it separate the waters from the waters.’ And it was so.
God said, ‘Let the waters under the sky be gathered together
into one place, and let the dry land appear.’ And it was so.
God said, ‘Let there be lights in the dome of the sky to separate the day
from the night; and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days
and years, and let them be lights in the dome of the sky to give light
upon the earth.’ And it was so.
God said, ‘Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures,
and let birds fly above the earth across the dome of the sky.’ And it was so.
God said, ‘Let the earth bring forth living creatures of every kind: cattle
and creeping things and wild animals of the earth of every kind.’
And it was so.
God said, ‘Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness.
and it was so, and God blessed them.
God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good.
Glory to the Father
or a suitable Hymn
and to his labour until the evening.
25 O Lord, how manifold are your works!*
in wisdom you have made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.
26 Yonder is the great and wide sea
with its living things too many to number,*
creatures both small and great.
27 There move the ships, and there is that Leviathan,*
which you have made for the sport of it.
28 All of them look to you*
to give them their food in due season.
29 You give it to them; they gather it;*
you open your hand, and they are filled with good things.
30 You hide your face, and they are terrified;*
you take away their breath,
and they die and return to their dust.
31 You send forth your Spirit, and they are created;*
and so you renew the face of the earth.
32 May the glory of the Lord endure for ever;*
may the Lord rejoice in all his works.
33 He looks at the earth and it trembles;*
he touches the mountains and they smoke.
34 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;*
I will praise my God while I have my being.
35 May these words of mine please him;*
I will rejoice in the Lord.
Glory to the Father…
O God of eternal light, heaven and earth are the work of your hands, and all creation sings your praise and beauty. As in the beginning, by your Spirit, you gave life and order to all that is, so by the same Spirit redeem us and all things, through Christ our Lord.
Conclusion
Benedicite
All you Works of the Lord, bless the Lord :
praise and magnify God for ever.
O Waters above the Firmament, bless the Lord :
praise and magnify God for ever.
O Sun and Moon, bless the Lord :
praise and magnify God for ever.
O Stars of Heaven, bless the Lord :
praise and magnify God for ever.
Glory to God, Source of All Being, Eternal Word and Holy Spirit
As it was in the beginning is now, and shall be forever, Amen.
Glory to the Father…
Antiphon: Christ is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation All things have been created through Christ and for Christ.
READING(S)
Mark 16.1-8
Silence
Response Psalm John 1
Through God all things were made.
Through God all things were made.
What has come into being in God was life
All things were made.
Glory to God, Source of all Being, Eternal Word and Holy Spirit.
Through God all things were made.
MAGNIFICAT
Magnificat Antiphon: The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims God’s handiwork. Psalm 19.1
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: The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims God’s handiwork. Psalm 19.1
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
Holy God,
Creator of the world and fount of all life,
you never abandon the creatures formed by your wisdom:
remain with us always, we pray,
working for our good,
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
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.
