Night Prayer: Thursday 18 April 2019

Thursday 18 April 2019

Maundy Thursday

The Lord Almighty grant us a quiet night and a perfect end.
Amen.

O God, make speed to save us;
O Lord, make haste to help us.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;*
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.

Amen

PSALMODY

Antiphon: My body* shall rest in hope.

Psalm 16
1 Protect me, O God, for I take refuge in you;*
I have said to the Lord, 'You are my Lord,
my good above all other.'
2 All my delight is upon the godly that are in the land,*
upon those who are noble among the people.
3 But those who run after other gods*
shall have their troubles multiplied.
4 Their libations of blood I will not offer,*
nor take the names of their gods upon my lips.
5 O Lord, you are my portion and my cup;*
it is you who uphold my lot.
6 My boundaries enclose a pleasant land;*
indeed, I have a goodly heritage.
7 I will bless the Lord who gives me counsel;*
my heart teaches me, night after night.
8 I have set the Lord always before me;*
because he is at my right hand I shall not fall.
9 My heart, therefore, is glad, and my spirit rejoices;*
my body also shall rest in hope.
10 For you will not abandon me to the grave,*
nor let your holy one see the Pit.
11 You will show me the path of life;*
in your presence there is fullness of joy,
and in your right hand are pleasures for evermore.

Glory to the Father…

Antiphon: My body* shall rest in hope.

READING(S)

1 Peter 5.6,7

Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that in due time he may exalt you. Cast all your anxieties on him, for he cares about you.

Thanks be to God.

Silence

Response (Psalm 31.5)

Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.
Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.
For you have redeemed me, Lord God of truth.
I commend my spirit.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.

NUNC DIMITTIS

Antiphon: Preserve us, O Lord,* while waking, and guard us while sleeping, that awake we may watch with Christ, and asleep we may rest in peace.

Now, Lord, you let your servant go in peace;* your word has been fulfilled. My own eyes have seen the salvation* which you have prepared in the sight of every people; A light to reveal you to the nations,* and the glory of your people Israel. Glory be to the Father…

Antiphon: Preserve us, O Lord, while waking, and guard us while sleeping, that awake we may watch with Christ, and asleep we may rest in peace.

PRAYERS

Collect

Lighten our darkness, Lord, we pray; and in your mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of your only Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ.

Conclusion

The Lord be with you;
and also with you.
Let us bless the Lord;
Thanks be to God.
May the almighty and merciful Lord, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, bless and keep us.
Amen.

or

Bless the Lord, the God of our fathers;
Sing his praise and exalt him for ever.
Bless the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit;
Sing his praise and exalt him for ever.
The almighty and most merciful Lord guard us and give us his blessing.
Amen.