Evening Prayer

Lent
I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' Luke 15:18, 19

Confession of Sin
Most merciful God,
I confess that I have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what I have done, and by what I have left undone. I have not loved you with my whole heart; I have not loved my neighbors as myself. I am truly sorry and I humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on me and forgive me; that I may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.

Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us all our sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen us in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep us in eternal life. Amen

The Invitatory and Psalter

Lord, open our lips. And our mouth shall proclaim your praise
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen

Venite
The Antiphon:

ⓘ   A short, reflective sentence recited alongside a psalm to deepen our understanding of the readings.

The Lord is full of compassion and mercy: Come let us adore him.

The Lessons

Psalm 42

⁽¹⁾ As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God. ⁽²⁾ My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? ⁽³⁾ My tears have been my food day and night, While they continually say to me, 'Where is your God?' ⁽⁴⁾ When I remember these things, I pour out my soul within me. For I used to go with the multitude; I went with them to the house of God, With the voice of joy and praise, With a multitude that kept a pilgrim feast.

⁽⁵⁾ Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him For the help of His countenance. ⁽⁶⁾ O my God, my soul is cast down within me; Therefore I will remember You from the land of the Jordan, And from the heights of Hermon, From the Hill Mizar. ⁽⁷⁾ Deep calls unto deep at the noise of Your waterfalls; All Your waves and billows have gone over me. ⁽⁸⁾ The LORD will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, And in the night His song shall be with me -- A prayer to the God of my life.

⁽⁹⁾ I will say to God my Rock, 'Why have You forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?' ⁽¹⁰⁾ As with a breaking of my bones, My enemies reproach me, While they say to me all day long, 'Where is your God?' ⁽¹¹⁾ Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Psalm 43

⁽¹⁾ Vindicate me, O God, And plead my cause against an ungodly nation; Oh, deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man! ⁽²⁾ For You are the God of my strength; Why do You cast me off? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? ⁽³⁾ Oh, send out Your light and Your truth! Let them lead me; Let them bring me to Your holy hill And to Your tabernacle. ⁽⁴⁾ Then I will go to the altar of God, To God my exceeding joy; And on the harp I will praise You, O God, my God.

⁽⁵⁾ Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Jeremiah Chapter 10

⁽¹¹⁾ Thus you shall say to them: 'The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under these heavens.' ⁽¹²⁾ He has made the earth by His power, He has established the world by His wisdom, And has stretched out the heavens at His discretion. ⁽¹³⁾ When He utters His voice, There is a multitude of waters in the heavens: 'And He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain, He brings the wind out of His treasuries.' ⁽¹⁴⁾ Everyone is dull-hearted, without knowledge; Every metalsmith is put to shame by an image; For his molded image is falsehood, And there is no breath in them.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Romans Chapter 5

⁽¹²⁾ Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned -- ⁽¹³⁾ (For until the law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law. ⁽¹⁴⁾ Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned according to the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come. ⁽¹⁵⁾ But the free gift is not like the offense. For if by the one man's offense many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many.

⁽¹⁶⁾ And the gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned. For the judgment which came from one offense resulted in condemnation, but the free gift which came from many offenses resulted in justification. ⁽¹⁷⁾ For if by the one man's offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.) ⁽¹⁸⁾ Therefore, as through one man's offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man's righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life. ⁽¹⁹⁾ For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man's obedience many will be made righteous.

⁽²⁰⁾ Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more, ⁽²¹⁾ so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

John Chapter 8

⁽²¹⁾ Then Jesus said to them again, 'I am going away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin. Where I go you cannot come.' ⁽²²⁾ So the Jews said, 'Will He kill Himself, because He says, 'Where I go you cannot come'?' ⁽²³⁾ And He said to them, 'You are from beneath; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. ⁽²⁴⁾ Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.'

⁽²⁵⁾ Then they said to Him, 'Who are You?' And Jesus said to them, 'Just what I have been saying to you from the beginning. ⁽²⁶⁾ I have many things to say and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I heard from Him.' ⁽²⁷⁾ They did not understand that He spoke to them of the Father. ⁽²⁸⁾ Then Jesus said to them, 'When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing of Myself; but as My Father taught Me, I speak these things.

⁽²⁹⁾ And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him.' ⁽³⁰⁾ As He spoke these words, many believed in Him. ⁽³¹⁾ Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, 'If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. ⁽³²⁾ And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.'

The Gospel of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.


The Song of Moses    Exodus 15:1 to 6, 11 to 13, 17 to 18

I will sing to the Lord, for he is lofty and uplifted;
the horse and its rider has he hurled into the sea.
The Lord is my strength and my refuge;
the Lord has become my Savior.
This is my God and I will praise him,
the God of my people and I will exalt him.
The Lord is a mighty warrior;
Yahweh is his Name.
The chariots of Pharoah and his army has he hurled into the sea;
the finest of those who bear armor have been drowned in the Red Sea.
The fathomless deep has overwhelmed them;
they sank into the depths like a stone.
Your right hand, O Lord, is glorious in might;
your right hand, O Lord, has overthrown the enemy.
Who can be compared with you, O Lord, among the gods?
who is like you, glorious in holiness,
awesome in renown, and worker of wonders?
You stretched forth your right hand;
the earth swallowed them up.
With your constant love you led the people you redeemed;
with your might you brought them in safety to
your holy dwelling.
You will bring them in and plant them
on the mount of your possession,
The resting-place you have made for yourself, O Lord,
the sanctuary, O Lord, that your hand has established.
The Lord shall reign forever and forever.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.


The Apostles' Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only son, our Lord.
  He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.
  He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
  He descended to the dead.
  On the third day he rose again.
  He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
  He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
  the holy catholic Church,
  the communion of saints,
  the forgiveness of sins,
  the resurrection of the body,
  and the life everlasting. Amen.

The Prayers

The Lord's Prayer   Traditional
Suffrages A

Seasonal Collect:  Third Sunday in Lent
Almighty God, you know that we have no power in ourselves to help ourselves: Keep us both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls, that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.

Collect of the Day: Heavenly Father, in you we live and move and have our being: We humbly pray you so to guide and govern us by your Holy Spirit, that in all the cares and occupations of our life we may not forget you, but may remember that we are ever walking in your sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Prayer for Mission: Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of your faithful people is governed and sanctified: Receive our supplications and prayers which we offer before you for all members of your holy Church, that in their vocation and ministry they may truly and devoutly serve you; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

Personal Prayers and Reflection

This is a time to pause, consider and listen. Pray for yourself and others. When you lack the words


Closing Prayers   Thanksgiving

Conclude with the following
Let Us Bless the Lord, Thanks be to God

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. 2 Corinthians 13:14