Evening Prayer (Contemporary) on Monday 26 February 2024
Evening Prayer Lent Monday, 26 February 2024
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Preparation
O God, make speed to save us.
AllO Lord, make haste to help us.
Hear our voice, O Lord, according to your faithful love,
Allaccording to your judgement give us life.
One or more of the following is said or sung:
this or another prayer of thanksgiving
Blessed are you, Lord God of our salvation,
to you be glory and praise for ever.
In the darkness of our sin you have shone in our hearts
to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God
in the face of Jesus Christ.
Open our eyes to acknowledge your presence,
that freed from the misery of sin and shame
we may grow into your likeness from glory to glory.
Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
AllBlessed be God for ever.
A Song of Entreaty (page 568), the following or another suitable hymn
Lord Jesus, think on me,
and purge away my sin;
from earthborn passions set me free,
and make me pure within.
Lord Jesus, think on me
with many a care opprest;
let me thy loving servant be,
and taste thy promised rest.
Lord Jesus, think on me,
nor let me go astray;
through darkness and perplexity
point thou the heavenly way.
Lord Jesus, think on me,
that, when the flood is past,
I may the eternal brightness see,
and share thy joy at last.
George the Sinner, tr: A W Chatfield
(Tune: SM)
This opening prayer may be said
That this evening may be holy, good and peaceful,
let us pray with one heart and mind.
Silence is kept.
As our evening prayer rises before you, O God,
so may your mercy come down upon us
to cleanse our hearts
and set us free to sing your praise
now and for ever.
All Amen.
The Word of God Psalmody Evening Prayer Lent Monday, 26 February 2024
The appointed psalmody is said.
Psalm 70
Refrain:Come to me quickly, O God.
1 O God, make speed to save me; ♦
O Lord, make haste to help me.
2 Let those who seek my life
be put to shame and confusion; ♦
let them be turned back and disgraced
who wish me evil.
3 Let those who mock and deride me ♦
turn back because of their shame. R
4 But let all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; ♦
let those who love your salvation say always, ‘Great is the Lord!’
5 As for me, I am poor and needy; ♦
come to me quickly, O God.
6You are my help and my deliverer; ♦
O Lord, do not delay.
Refrain:Come to me quickly, O God.
O God, our helper and defender,
deliver us in our weakness,
answer our longings
and vindicate our faith,
that we may see your glory
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Evening Prayer Lent Monday, 26 February 2024
Psalm 74
Refrain:Arise, O God, maintain your own cause.
1O God, why have you utterly disowned us? ♦
Why does your anger burn
against the sheep of your pasture?
2Remember your congregation that you purchased of old, ♦
the tribe you redeemed for your own possession,
and Mount Zion where you dwelt.
3Hasten your steps towards the endless ruins, ♦
where the enemy has laid waste all your sanctuary.
4Your adversaries roared in the place of your worship; ♦
they set up their banners as tokens of victory.
5Like men brandishing axes on high in a thicket of trees, ♦
all her carved work they smashed down with hatchet and hammer.
6They set fire to your holy place; ♦
they defiled the dwelling place of your name
and razed it to the ground.
7They said in their heart, ‘Let us make havoc of them altogether,’ ♦
and they burned down all the sanctuaries of God in the land.
8There are no signs to see, not one prophet left, ♦
not one among us who knows how long.
9How long, O God, will the adversary scoff? ♦
Shall the enemy blaspheme your name for ever?
10Why have you withheld your hand ♦
and hidden your right hand in your bosom? R
11Yet God is my king from of old, ♦
who did deeds of salvation in the midst of the earth.
12It was you that divided the sea by your might ♦
and shattered the heads of the dragons on the waters;
13You alone crushed the heads of Leviathan ♦
and gave him to the beasts of the desert for food.
14You cleft the rock for fountain and flood; ♦
you dried up ever-flowing rivers.
15Yours is the day, yours also the night; ♦
you established the moon and the sun.
16You set all the bounds of the earth; ♦
you fashioned both summer and winter. R
17Remember now, Lord, how the enemy scoffed, ♦
how a foolish people despised your name.
18Do not give to wild beasts the soul of your turtle dove; ♦
forget not the lives of your poor for ever.
19Look upon your creation,
for the earth is full of darkness, ♦
full of the haunts of violence.
20Let not the oppressed turn away ashamed, ♦
but let the poor and needy praise your name.
21Arise, O God, maintain your own cause; ♦
remember how fools revile you all the day long.
22Forget not the clamour of your adversaries, ♦
the tumult of your enemies that ascends continually.
Evening Prayer Lent Monday, 26 February 2024
Refrain: Arise, O God, maintain your own cause.
Redeeming God,
renew your broken people
with your Holy Spirit,
that they may walk your narrow way,
and greet your coming dawn
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Each psalm or group of psalms may end with
AllGlory 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.
If there are two Scripture readings, the first may be read here, or both may be read after the canticle.
Jeremiah 7.21-end
Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Add your burnt-offerings to your sacrifices, and eat the flesh. For on the day that I brought your ancestors out of the land of Egypt, I did not speak to them or command them concerning burnt-offerings and sacrifices. But this command I gave them, ‘Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people; and walk only in the way that I command you, so that it may be well with you.’ Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but, in the stubbornness of their evil will, they walked in their own counsels, and looked backwards rather than forwards. From the day that your ancestors came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have persistently sent all my servants the prophets to them, day after day; yet they did not listen to me, or pay attention, but they stiffened their necks. They did worse than their ancestors did.
So you shall speak all these words to them, but they will not listen to you. You shall call to them, but they will not answer you. You shall say to them: This is the nation that did not obey the voice of the Lord their God, and did not accept discipline; truth has perished; it is cut off from their lips.
Cut off your hair and throw it away;
raise a lamentation on the bare heights,
for the Lord has rejected and forsaken
the generation that provoked his wrath.
For the people of Judah have done evil in my sight, says the Lord; they have set their abominations in the house that is called by my name, defiling it. And they go on building the high place of Topheth, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire—which I did not command, nor did it come into my mind. Therefore, the days are surely coming, says the Lord, when it will no more be called Topheth, or the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of Slaughter: for they will bury in Topheth until there is no more room. The corpses of this people will be food for the birds of the air, and for the animals of the earth; and no one will frighten them away. And I will bring to an end the sound of mirth and gladness, the voice of the bride and bridegroom in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; for the land shall become a waste.
Canticle
Evening Prayer Lent Monday, 26 February 2024
A Song of Christ the Servant, or another suitable canticle, for example, number 61 (page 619) or number 67 (page 625), may be said
Refrain:
AllChrist committed no sin,
no guile was found on his lips.
1Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, ♦
that you should follow in his steps.
2He committed no sin, no guile was found on his lips, ♦
when he was reviled, he did not revile in turn.
3When he suffered, he did not threaten, ♦
but he trusted himself to God who judges justly.
4Christ himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, ♦
that we might die to sin and live to righteousness.
5By his wounds, you have been healed,
for you were straying like sheep, ♦
but have now returned
to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.
Evening Prayer Lent Monday, 26 February 2024
1 Peter 2.21b-25
AllGlory 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.
All Christ committed no sin,
no guile was found on his lips.
Scripture Reading
One or more readings appointed for the day are read.
The reading(s) may be followed by a time of silence.
John 6.41-51
Then the Jews began to complain about him because he said, ‘I am the bread that came down from heaven.’ They were saying, ‘Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, “I have come down from heaven”?’ Jesus answered them, ‘Do not complain among yourselves. No one can come to me unless drawn by the Father who sent me; and I will raise that person up on the last day. It is written in the prophets, “And they shall all be taught by God.” Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me. Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father. Very truly, I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live for ever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.’
A suitable song or chant, or a responsory in this or another form, may follow
Forsake me not, O Lord;
be not far from me, O my God.
AllForsake me not, O Lord;
be not far from me, O my God.
Make haste to help me,
O Lord of my salvation.
AllBe not far from me, O my God.
Glory to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit.
AllForsake me not, O Lord;
be not far from me, O my God.
Evening Prayer Lent Monday, 26 February 2024
from Psalm 38
Gospel Canticle
The Magnificat (The Song of Mary) is normally said,
or A Song of Praise (page 627) may be said
Refrain:
AllCome, let us return to the Lord,
for our God will richly pardon.
1My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour; ♦
he has looked with favour on his lowly servant.
2From this day all generations will call me blessed; ♦
the Almighty has done great things for me
and holy is his name.
3 He has mercy on those who fear him, ♦
from generation to generation.
4 He has shown strength with his arm ♦
and has scattered the proud in their conceit,
5 Casting down the mighty from their thrones ♦
and lifting up the lowly.
6 He has filled the hungry with good things ♦
and sent the rich away empty.
7 He has come to the aid of his servant Israel, ♦
to remember his promise of mercy,
8 The promise made to our ancestors, ♦
to Abraham and his children for ever.
Luke 1.46-55
Evening Prayer Lent Monday, 26 February 2024
AllGlory 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.
Refrain:
All Come, let us return to the Lord,
for our God will richly pardon.
Prayers Thanksgiving may be made for the day.
Intercessions are offered
¶ for peace
¶ for individuals and their needs
Prayers may include the following concerns from the cycle on pages 364–365
¶ Those preparing for baptism and confirmation
¶ Those serving through leadership
¶ Those looking for forgiveness
¶ Those misled by the false gods of this present age
¶ All who are hungry
A form of prayer found on page 380 may be used.
The Litany on pages 400-403 may be said instead of the Prayers.
These responses may be used
Lord, in your mercy hear our prayer
Evening Prayer Lent Monday, 26 February 2024
(or)
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.
Silence may be kept.
The Collect of the day is said
Almighty God,
you show to those who are in error the light of your truth,
that they may return to the way of righteousness:
grant to all those who are admitted
into the fellowship of Christ’s religion,
that they may reject those things
that are contrary to their profession,
and follow all such things as are agreeable to the same;
through our Lord Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
AllAmen.
Evening Prayer Lent Monday, 26 February 2024
The Lord’s Prayer is said
Trusting in the compassion of God,
as our Saviour taught us, so we pray
AllOur 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.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours
now and for ever.
Amen.
(or)
Trusting in the compassion of God,
let us pray with confidence as our Saviour has taught us
AllOur Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done;
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
the power and the glory,
for ever and ever.
Amen.
The Conclusion
Evening Prayer Lent Monday, 26 February 2024
May God our Redeemer show us compassion and love.
All Amen.
Let us bless the Lord.
All Thanks be to God.