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Topic: Evening Prayer
Time: Feb 23, 2022 07:30 PM London

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Evening Prayer

23^rd February, 2022.

 

Preparation

O God, make speed to save us.

O Lord, make haste to help us.

 

Psalm 1

Blessed are they who have not walked in the counsel of the wicked, nor lingered in the way of sinners, nor sat in the assembly of the scornful.

Their delight is in the law of the Lord and they meditate on his law day and night.

Like a tree planted by streams of water bearing fruit in due season, with leave that do not wither, whatever they do, it shall prosper.

As for the wicked, it is not so with them; they are like chaff which the wine blows away.

Therefore the wicked shall not be able to stand in the judgement, nor the sinner in the congregation of the righteous.

For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.

 

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.

 

Opening prayer

That this evening may be holy, good and peaceful, let us pray with one heart and mind.

As our evening prayer rises like incense 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.

 

 

The word of God

 

St. Luke 14:25-35

Now large crowds were travelling with him; and he turned and said to them, ‘Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it will begin to ridicule him, saying, “This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.” Or what king, going out to wage war against another king, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one who comes against him with twenty thousand? If he cannot, then, while the other is still far away, he sends a delegation and asks for the terms of peace. So therefore, none of you can become my disciple if you do not give up all your possessions.

‘Salt is good; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure heap; they throw it away. Let anyone with ears to hear listen!’

 

Address

 

Anthem: No more sorrow

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes;
And there shall be no more death,
Neither sorrow nor crying,
Neither any more pain,
For the former things are passed away.

Will Todd

 

 

Prayers of intercession

Prayers may be offered:

for peace

for places of conflict

for individuals & their needs

for the mission of the Church worldwide

for all who work in food production and conservation

for all who work in education

for those who mourn the loss of a loved one, or the loss of a way of life

for the work of aid agencies throughout the world

for those living in poverty or under oppression

Eternal Lord, our beginning and our end: bring us with the whole creation to your glory, hidden through past ages and made known in Jesus Christ our Lord Amen.

The Conclusion

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen.

Let us bless the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

 

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A LATE EVENING OFFICE – Wednesday 16^th February 2022

 

Blessed be our God for all time, now and for evermore. Amen.                                                                 Glory to you, our God, glory be to you, Holy Spirit, Comforter, treasure of all goodness and giver of life, come and dwell in us, cleanse us from all sin, and in your love, bring us to salvation.               Holy God, holy and strong, holy and immortal, have mercy on us.

 

Psalm 103

¹ Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
² Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—
³ who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
⁴ who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,
⁵ who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

⁶ The Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.

⁷ He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel:
⁸ The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
⁹ He will not always accuse, nor will he harbour his anger forever;
¹⁰ he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.
¹¹ For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him;
¹² as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

¹³ As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
¹⁴ for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust.
¹⁵ The life of mortals is like grass, they flourish like a flower of the field;
¹⁶ the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.
¹⁷ But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord’s love is with those who fear him,
and his righteousness with their children’s children—
¹⁸ with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts.

¹⁹ The Lord has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all.

²⁰ Praise the Lord, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding,
who obey his word.
²¹ Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will.
²² Praise the Lord, all his works everywhere in his dominion.

Praise the Lord, my soul.

 

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.

 

 

 

 

Reading – Luke 11: 37 – 52 – Woes on the Pharisees and the Experts in the Law

³⁷ When Jesus had finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him to eat with him; so he went in and reclined at the table. ³⁸ But the Pharisee was surprised when he noticed that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.

³⁹ Then the Lord said to him, “Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. ⁴⁰ You foolish people! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also? ⁴¹ But now as for what is inside you—be generous to the poor, and everything will be clean for you.

⁴² “Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone.

⁴³ “Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the most important seats in the synagogues and respectful greetings in the marketplaces.

⁴⁴ “Woe to you, because you are like unmarked graves, which people walk over without knowing it.”

⁴⁵ One of the experts in the law answered him, “Teacher, when you say these things, you insult us also.”

⁴⁶ Jesus replied, “And you experts in the law, woe to you, because you load people down with burdens they can hardly carry, and you yourselves will not lift one finger to help them.

⁴⁷ “Woe to you, because you build tombs for the prophets, and it was your ancestors who killed them. ⁴⁸ So you testify that you approve of what your ancestors did; they killed the prophets, and you build their tombs. ⁴⁹ Because of this, God in his wisdom said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and others they will persecute.’ ⁵⁰ Therefore this generation will be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning of the world, ⁵¹ from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible for it all.

⁵² “Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”

 

Few thoughts

 

Meditation on the Reading

Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word.

For mine eyes have seen thy salvation;

Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;

To be a light to lighten the Gentiles and to be the glory of thy people Israel

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.

 

PRAYERS

Let us pray to the Lord with all our heart and with all our soul, Lord have mercy

Let us pray for all Christian people, that they may live in love and truth and particularly the people in our parishes, Lord have mercy

Let us pray for all ministers of the Church and for our brothers and sisters in Christ around the world thinking especially of those who are worshipping in fear, Lord have mercy

Let us pray for peace throughout the world and for all governments that they will rule with justice and compassion, Lord have mercy

Let us pray for our neighbours and friends, Lord have mercy

Let us pray for all sick people, for the sorrowful and the dying………………………………………… those known to us, Lord have mercy

Let us remember our brothers and sisters who have entered into eternal rest

Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord

 

Let us continue to pray in few moments of quietness,

Lord in your mercy     hear our prayer

 

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and 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.  

 

Lord almighty come and scatter the darkness of our hearts by the light of your presence, that we may know you the Light of the world and the true God, blessed this night and for evermore. Amen

Let us bless the Lord               Thanks be to God

May the Almighty and Merciful God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,                                                  bless us and keep us this night and for ever. Amen

O, where is love? You’ll find it in the pain
That binds a mother to her newborn child;
In bitter-broken friendships reconciled;
And in the kiss of lovers in the rain;
In being kind and offering a smile
To hardened hearts too cynical to care;
In making right something that was unfair_

And taking time to go the extra mile.
O, where is love? A Golden Rule? A creed?
It’s close at hand and isn’t hard to find._

It’s in our heart, our soul, our strength, and mind,
A counterpoint to selfishness and greed.
To love your neighbour is not hard to do;
Just do what you would have them do to you.

 

James A Tweedie

Ten young women who fled Afghanistan are being housed and fed by the Dominican Sisters in Wicklow until March 2022. However, they lack spending money. Thanks to a gift from a local developer, Revd Ken Rue was able to bring them vouchers to purchase items for themselves. A further allocation was made from parish funds.

It has been easy to see the recent impacts of climate change here in Ireland and in Europe, from heatwaves and forest fires in summer to storms and flooding / snowstorms in winter, but what about developing nations? Across sub-Saharan Africa, increased temperatures are causing desertification, resulting in subsistence farmers losing valuable land, which is exacerbated by overgrazing. Famines are more widespread and rapid migration from rural to urban areas is leading to overcrowded slums, through which diseases, such as covid, run rampant. The poverty gap between rich and poor nations has become wider, with the latter unable to fund necessary infrastructure to withstand the ravages wrought by climate change. Pacific islands, too, are particularly affected, with rising sea levels of major concern. Without financial backing from wealthier nations, poorer countries suffer from reduced food production and thus increased hunger levels and general human hardship. The climate crisis may not seem so critical to our lives, but our actions dictate what happens to millions of people, especially in the global south. The onus is on us all to try and reduce our carbon footprint.

It is good to see Covid numbers reducing, This holds out the possibility of reducing restrictions in church which happen over time cautiously.

Revd Alexander Chisnall will be in charge on 27 February as Revd Ken Rue is heading to Armagh Cathedral for a Mothers’ Union service. He is to be commissioned as All Ireland Treasurer.

Topic: Compline Wednesday Evening 09.02.22

Time: Feb 9, 2022 07:30 PM London

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COMPLINE
Wednesday 9th February 2022

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

Brethren, be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring
lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: whom resist, steadfast in the
faith. (1 Peter 5: 8, 9)

But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
Thanks be to God.
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.

Praise ye the Lord.
The Lord’s Name be praised.

A PSALM
Psalms 81; 82
1 Sing merrily to God our strength, ♦︎
shout for joy to the God of Jacob.
2 Take up the song and sound the timbrel, ♦︎
the tuneful lyre with the harp.
3 Blow the trumpet at the new moon, ♦︎
as at the full moon, upon our solemn feast day.
4 For this is a statute for Israel, ♦︎
a law of the God of Jacob,
5 The charge he laid on the people of Joseph, ♦︎
when they came out of the land of Egypt.
6 I heard a voice I did not know, that said: ♦︎
‘I eased their shoulder from the burden;
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their hands were set free from bearing the load.
7 ‘You called upon me in trouble and I delivered you; ♦︎
I answered you from the secret place of thunder
and proved you at the waters of Meribah.
8 ‘Hear, O my people, and I will admonish you: ♦︎
O Israel, if you would but listen to me!
9 ‘There shall be no strange god among you; ♦︎
you shall not worship a foreign god.
10 ‘I am the Lord your God,
who brought you up from the land of Egypt; ♦︎
open your mouth wide and I shall fill it.’
11 But my people would not hear my voice ♦︎
and Israel would not obey me.
12 So I sent them away in the stubbornness of their hearts, ♦︎
and let them walk after their own counsels.
13 O that my people would listen to me, ♦︎
that Israel would walk in my ways!
14 Then I should soon put down their enemies ♦︎
and turn my hand against their adversaries.
15 Those who hate the Lord would be humbled before him, ♦︎
and their punishment would last for ever.
16 But Israel would I feed with the finest wheat ♦︎
and with honey from the rock would I satisfy them.

Psalm 82
1 God has taken his stand in the council of heaven; ♦︎
in the midst of the gods he gives judgement:
2 ‘How long will you judge unjustly ♦︎
and show such favour to the wicked?
3 ‘You were to judge the weak and the orphan; ♦︎
defend the right of the humble and needy;
4 ‘Rescue the weak and the poor; ♦︎
deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
5 ‘They have no knowledge or wisdom;
they walk on still in darkness: ♦︎
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all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6 ‘Therefore I say that though you are gods ♦︎
and all of you children of the Most High,
7 ‘Nevertheless, you shall die like mortals ♦︎
and fall like one of their princes.’
8 Arise, O God and judge the earth, ♦︎
for it is you that shall take all nations for your possession.
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.

A READING
Luke 5: 27-32
27 After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax
booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” 28 And leaving everything, he rose and
followed him.
29 And Levi made him a great feast in his house, and there was a large company
of tax collectors and others reclining at table with them. 30 And the Pharisees
and their scribes grumbled at his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink
with tax collectors and sinners?” 31 And Jesus answered them, “Those who are
well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 32 I have not come to
call the righteous but sinners to repentance.”

AN ADDRESS
Into thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.
For thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, thou God of truth.
Keep me as the apple of an eye.
Hide me under the shadow of thy wings.

A CANTICLE
Nunc Dimittis
1 Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace,
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according to thy word.
2 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;
3 To be a light to lighten the Gentiles
and to be the glory of thy people Israel.
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.
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.
Let us pray
Lord, have mercy
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy

THE LORD’S PRAYER
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.
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.
Blessed art thou, Lord God of our fathers,
to be praised and glorified above all for ever;
Let us bless the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Let us praise him and magnify him for ever.
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Blessed art thou, O Lord, in the firmament of heaven
to be praised and glorified above all for ever.
The Almighty and most merciful Lord guard us and give us his blessing.
Amen.

CONFESSION
We confess to God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, That
we have sinned in thought, word, and deed, Through our own grievous
fault. Wherefore we pray God to have mercy upon us. Almighty God, have
mercy upon us, Forgive us all our sins, Deliver us from all evil, Confirm and
strengthen us in all goodness, And bring us to life everlasting; Through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Wilt thou not turn again and quicken us
that thy people may rejoice in thee?
O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us
and grant us thy salvation.
Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this night without sin.
O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us.
O Lord, hear our prayer
and let our cry come unto thee.
Let us pray

THE COLLECTS
Lighten our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord; and by thy great mercy defend
us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of thy only Son, our
Saviour, Jesus Christ.
Amen.

Be present, O merciful God, and protect us through the silent hours of this night,
so that we, who are wearied by the changes and chances of this fleeting world,
may repose upon thy eternal changelessness; through Jesus Christ our Lord
Amen

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Look down, O Lord, from thy heavenly throne, illuminate the darkness of this
night with thy celestial brightness, and from the children of light banish the deeds
of darkness; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen

O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, who at this evening hour didst rest in
the sepulchre, and didst thereby sanctify the grave to be a bed of hope to thy
people: Make us so to abound in sorrow for our sins, which were the cause of thy
passion, that when our bodies lie in the dust, our souls may live with thee: who
livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God world without
end.
Amen

Visit, we beseech thee, O Lord, our homes, and drive away all the snares of the
enemy; Let thy holy angels dwell therein to preserve us in peace; and may thy
blessing be upon us evermore; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen

We will lay us down in peace and take our rest.
For it is thou, Lord, only, that makest us dwell in safety.
The Lord be with you
and with thy spirit.
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
The Almighty and merciful Lord, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, bless and
preserve us this night and for evermore.
Amen.

 

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Wednesday 2 February 2022: Evening Prayer

 

Feast of the Presentation of Christ

 

PREPARATION

 

SENTENCE OF SCRIPTURE

Open for me the gates of righteousness; I will enter and give thanks to the LORD.

Psalm 118: 19

 

INTRODUCTION

Forty days ago we celebrated the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. Now we recall the day on which he was presented in the Temple, when he was offered to the Father and shown to his people. In their old age Simeon and Anna recognised him as their Lord. In this evening prayer, we look back to the day of his birth and forward to the coming days of his passion.

 

VERSICLES AND RESPONSES

We light a candle

 

The Lord is the strength of my life.

The Lord is my light and my salvation.

 

Jesus Christ is the light of the world.

A light which no darkness can quench.

 

PENITENCE

Jesus says, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me shall not walk in darkness but will have the light of life.’ Let us then bring our secret sins into his light and confess them in penitence and faith.

 

Father eternal, giver of light and grace, we have sinned against you

and against our neighbour,

in what we have thought, in what we have said,

in what we have done

and in what we have not done,

through ignorance, through weakness, through our own deliberate fault.

We have wounded your love and marred your image in us.

We are sorry and ashamed and repent of all our sins.

For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, who died for us,

forgive us all that is past;

and lead us out from darkness

to walk as children of light. Amen.

 

May the God of love and power forgive you and free you

from your sins,

heal and strengthen you by his Spirit,

and raise you to new life in Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE COLLECT

Almighty and everliving God,

clothed in majesty,

whose beloved Son was this day presented in the temple

in the substance of our mortal nature:

May we be presented to you with pure and clean hearts,

by your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

 

THE WORD OF GOD

PSALM

Psalm 122

1  I was glad when they said to me, ♦︎

‘Let us go to the house of the Lord.’

2  And now our feet are standing ♦︎

   within your gates, O Jerusalem;

3  Jerusalem, built as a city ♦︎

that is at unity in itself.

4  Thither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, ♦︎

   as is decreed for Israel,

      to give thanks to the name of the Lord.

5  For there are set the thrones of judgement, ♦︎

the thrones of the house of David.

6  O pray for the peace of Jerusalem: ♦︎

   ‘May they prosp

er who love you.

7  ‘Peace be within your walls ♦︎

and tranquillity within your palaces.’

8  For my kindred and companions’ sake, ♦︎

   I will pray that peace be with you.

9  For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, ♦︎

I will seek to do you good.

 

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.

 

A READING

Romans 12: 1-5

I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.

For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think, but to think with sober judgement, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. For as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another.

MEDITATION

 

THE GOSPEL CANTICLE

NUNC DIMITTIS      The Song of Simeon  Luke 2: 29-32

Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, ■

according to thy word.

For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, ■

which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;

To be a light to lighten the Gentiles ■

and to be the glory of thy people Israel.

 

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.

 

PRAYER

Let us pray.

 

Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

 

Show us your mercy, O Lord,

and grant us your salvation.

 

Let your ministers be clothed with righteousness

and let your servants shout for joy.

 

O Lord, save your people

and bless those whom you have chosen.

 

Give peace in our time, O Lord,

and let your glory be over all the earth.

 

O God, make clean our hearts within us

and renew us by your Holy Spirit.

 

COLLECTS AT EVENING PRAYER

O God

from whom all holy desires all good judgements

and all just works proceed:

Give to your servants

that peace which the world cannot give,

that our hearts may be set to obey your commandments,

and that we, being defended from the fear of our enemies,

may pass our time in rest and quietness;

through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord. Amen.

 

Lighten our darkness, O Lord, we pray

and in your great mercy defend us

from all perils and dangers of this night;

for the love of your only Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

 

INTERCESSIONS

Let us pray to the Father through Christ who is our light and life.

 

Father, your Christ is acclaimed as the glory of Israel:

look in mercy on your Church, sharing his light.

Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

 

Father, your Christ in his temple brings judgement on the world:

look in mercy on the nations, who long for his justice.

Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

 

Father, your Christ, who was rich, for our sakes became poor:

look in mercy on the needy, suffering with him.

Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

 

Father, your Christ is the one in whom faithful servants find their peace:

look in mercy on the departed, that they may see your salvation.

Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

 

Father, your Christ is revealed as the one destined to be rejected:

look in mercy on us who now turn towards his passion.

Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

 

Lord God, you kept faith with Simeon and Anna,

and showed them the infant King.

Give us grace to put all our trust in your promises,

and the patience to wait for their fulfilment;

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

 

 

OPEN PRAYER

A period of open prayer follows for those who are known to be in need

 

 

 

 

THE CANDELMAS PRAYER

Lord God, you are the source of everlasting light.

Your son, our beloved Lord Jesus was presented in the temple 40 days after his birth.

He was recognised by Simeon and Anna,

and welcomed as the promised Messiah.

May we like them, behold the glory of the Lord Jesus.

Grant that we may stand before you with hearts cleansed by your forgiving love.

May we serve you all our days and make your name known

as we worship you as our Lord.

So may we come by your grace to eternal life. Amen.

 

THE LORD’S PRAYER

Believing the promises of God,

let us pray with confidence as our Saviour has taught us:

Our 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 ENDING

We recall Christ’s birth in Bethlehem.

Let us shine with the light of your love.

 

We turn from the crib to the cross.

Let us shine with the light of your love.

 

We go to carry his light.

Let us shine with the light of your love.

BLESSING

Christ the Son of God, born of Mary,

fill you with his grace

to trust his promises and obey his will:

and the blessing of God almighty,

the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit,

be among you and remain with you always. Amen.

 

DISMISSAL

Go in the light and peace of Christ.

Thanks be to God.

 

Topic: A Late Evening Office – Wednesday 26th January

Time: Jan 26, 2022 07:30 PM London

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A Late Evening Office
Wednesday 26th January 2022
Blessed be our God for all time, now and for evermore.
Amen
Glory to you, our God, glory be to you,
Holy Spirit, Comforter,
treasure of all goodness and giver of life,
come and dwell in us,
cleanse us from all sin,
and in your love bring us to salvation.
Holy God, holy and strong,
holy and immortal,
have mercy on us.
PSALM 44
1 We have heard with our ears, O God, our forebears have told us, ♦︎
all that you did in their days, in time of old;
2 How with your hand you drove out nations and planted us in, ♦︎
and broke the power of peoples and set us free.
3 For not by their own sword did our ancestors take the land ♦︎
nor did their own arm save them,
4 But your right hand, your arm, and the light of your countenance, ♦︎
because you were gracious to them.
5 You are my King and my God, ♦︎
who commanded salvation for Jacob.
6 Through you we drove back our adversaries; ♦︎
through your name we trod down our foes.
7 For I did not trust in my bow; ♦︎
it was not my own sword that saved me;
8 It was you that saved us from our enemies ♦︎
and put our adversaries to shame.
9 We gloried in God all the day long, ♦︎
and were ever praising your name.
10 But now you have rejected us and brought us to shame, ♦︎
and go not out with our armies.
11 You have made us turn our backs on our enemies, ♦︎
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and our enemies have despoiled us.
12 You have made us like sheep to be slaughtered, ♦︎
and have scattered us among the nations.
13 You have sold your people for a pittance ♦︎
and made no profit on their sale.
14 You have made us the taunt of our neighbours, ♦︎
the scorn and derision of those that are round about us.
15 You have made us a byword among the nations; ♦︎
among the peoples they wag their heads.
16 My confusion is daily before me, ♦︎
and shame has covered my face,
17 At the taunts of the slanderer and reviler, ♦︎
at the sight of the enemy and avenger.
18 All this has come upon us,
though we have not forgotten you ♦︎
and have not played false to your covenant.
19 Our hearts have not turned back, ♦︎
nor our steps gone out of your way,
20 Yet you have crushed us in the haunt of jackals, ♦︎
and covered us with the shadow of death.
21 If we have forgotten the name of our God, ♦︎
or stretched out our hands to any strange god,
22 Will not God search it out? ♦︎
For he knows the secrets of the heart.
23 But for your sake are we killed all the day long, ♦︎
and are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
24 Rise up! Why sleep, O Lord? ♦︎
Awake, and do not reject us for ever.
25 Why do you hide your face ♦︎
and forget our grief and oppression?
26 Our soul is bowed down to the dust; ♦︎
our belly cleaves to the earth.
27 Rise up, O Lord, to help us ♦︎
and redeem us for the sake of your steadfast love.
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 for ever. Amen.
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A READING
from the Luke 4:38-44
And he arose and left the synagogue and entered Simon’s house. Now Simon’s motherin-law was ill with a high fever, and they appealed to him on her behalf. And he stood
over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her, and immediately she rose and began to
serve them.
Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various
diseases brought them to him, and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed
them. And demons also came out of many, crying, “You are the Son of God!” But he
rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the
Christ.
And when it was day, he departed and went into a desolate place. And the people
sought him and came to him, and would have kept him from leaving them, but he said
to them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as
well; for I was sent for this purpose.” And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea.
MEDITATION
on the Reading
A CANTICLE
Nunc Dimittis
1 Now, Lord, you let your servant go in peace:
your word has been fulfilled.
2 My own eyes have seen the salvation
which you have prepared in the sight of every people.
3 A light to reveal you to the nations
and the glory of your people Israel.
Glory
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 for ever. Amen.
Let us pray to the Lord with all our heart and with all our soul.
Lord, have mercy.
Let us pray for all Christian people, that they may live in love and truth.
Lord, have mercy.
Let us pray for all ministers of the Church, and for our brothers and sisters in Christ.
Lord, have mercy.
Let us pray for peace throughout the world, and for all governments.
Lord, have mercy.
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Let us pray for our neighbours and for all our friends.
Lord, have mercy.
Let us pray for those who hate us as we pray for those who love us.
Lord, have mercy.
Let us pray for refugees and prisoners, and for all who are exposed to the dangers of
travel.
Lord, have mercy.
Let us pray for all sick people, for the sorrowful and the dying.
Lord, have mercy.
Let us pray for the abundance of the fruits of the earth, and that the poor and hungry
may receive a just share.
Lord, have mercy.
Let us remember our brothers and sisters who have entered into eternal rest.
Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord.
Let us continue praying in a time of open prayer.
– A period of open prayer follows –
The leader brings either of these to an end saying:
Lord, in your mercy
hear our prayer.
COLLECT
The Conversion of Saint Paul (25th January)
Almighty God,
who caused the light of the gospel
to shine throughout the world
through the preaching of your servant Saint Paul:
Grant that we who celebrate his wonderful conversion
may follow him in bearing witness to your truth;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
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.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
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For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
now and for ever. Amen.
COMMON COLLECT
Lord Almighty,
come and scatter the darkness of our hearts
by the light of your presence;
that we may know you
the Light of the world
and the one true God,
blessed this night and for evermore.
Amen.
BLESSING
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
May the Almighty and merciful God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, bless us
and keep us.
Amen