Evening Prayer

Ordinary Time
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Phillipians 1:2

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   Alleluia

Venite
The Antiphon:

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

The earth is the Lord's for he made it: Come let us adore him.

The Lessons

Psalm 61

⁽¹⁾ HEAR my cry, O God; Attend to my prayer. ⁽²⁾ From the end of the earth I will cry to You, When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. ⁽³⁾ For You have been a shelter for me, A strong tower from the enemy. ⁽⁴⁾ I will abide in Your tabernacle forever; I will trust in the shelter of Your wings. Selah

⁽⁵⁾ For You, O God, have heard my vows; You have given me the heritage of those who fear Your name. ⁽⁶⁾ You will prolong the king's life, His years as many generations. ⁽⁷⁾ He shall abide before God forever. Oh, prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him! ⁽⁸⁾ So I will sing praise to Your name forever, That I may daily perform my vows.

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 62

⁽¹⁾ Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation. ⁽²⁾ He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved. ⁽³⁾ How long will you attack a man? You shall be slain, all of you, Like a leaning wall and a tottering fence. ⁽⁴⁾ They only consult to cast him down from his high position; They delight in lies; They bless with their mouth, But they curse inwardly. Selah

⁽⁵⁾ My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him. ⁽⁶⁾ He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved. ⁽⁷⁾ In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God. ⁽⁸⁾ Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah

⁽⁹⁾ Surely men of low degree are a vapor, Men of high degree are a lie; If they are weighed on the scales, They are altogether lighter than vapor. ⁽¹⁰⁾ Do not trust in oppression, Nor vainly hope in robbery; If riches increase, Do not set your heart on them. ⁽¹¹⁾ God has spoken once, Twice I have heard this: That power belongs to God. ⁽¹²⁾ Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy; For You render to each one according to his work.

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.

Deuteronomy Chapter 30

⁽¹¹⁾ For this commandment which I command you today is not too mysterious for you, nor is it far off. ⁽¹²⁾ It is not in heaven, that you should say, 'Who will ascend into heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?' ⁽¹³⁾ Nor is it beyond the sea, that you should say, 'Who will go over the sea for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?' ⁽¹⁴⁾ But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it.

⁽¹⁵⁾ See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil, ⁽¹⁶⁾ in that I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His judgments, that you may live and multiply; and the LORD your God will bless you in the land which you go to possess. ⁽¹⁷⁾ But if your heart turns away so that you do not hear, and are drawn away, and worship other gods and serve them, ⁽¹⁸⁾ I announce to you today that you shall surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land which you cross over the Jordan to go in and possess.

⁽¹⁹⁾ I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; ⁽²⁰⁾ that you may love the LORD your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days; and that you may dwell in the land which the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.'

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

2 Corinthians Chapter 11

⁽¹⁾ Oh, that you would bear with me in a little folly -- and indeed you do bear with me. ⁽²⁾ For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. ⁽³⁾ But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. ⁽⁴⁾ For if he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted -- you may well put up with it!

⁽⁵⁾ For I consider that I am not at all inferior to the most eminent apostles. ⁽⁶⁾ Even though I am untrained in speech, yet I am not in knowledge. But we have been thoroughly manifested among you in all things. ⁽⁷⁾ Did I commit sin in humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge? ⁽⁸⁾ I robbed other churches, taking wages from them to minister to you.

⁽⁹⁾ And when I was present with you, and in need, I was a burden to no one, for what I lacked the brethren who came from Macedonia supplied. And in everything I kept myself from being burdensome to you, and so I will keep myself. ⁽¹⁰⁾ As the truth of Christ is in me, no one shall stop me from this boasting in the regions of Achaia. ⁽¹¹⁾ Why? Because I do not love you? God knows! ⁽¹²⁾ But what I do, I will also continue to do, that I may cut off the opportunity from those who desire an opportunity to be regarded just as we are in the things of which they boast.

⁽¹³⁾ For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. ⁽¹⁴⁾ And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. ⁽¹⁵⁾ Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works. ⁽¹⁶⁾ I say again, let no one think me a fool. If otherwise, at least receive me as a fool, that I also may boast a little.

⁽¹⁷⁾ What I speak, I speak not according to the Lord, but as it were, foolishly, in this confidence of boasting. ⁽¹⁸⁾ Seeing that many boast according to the flesh, I also will boast. ⁽¹⁹⁾ For you put up with fools gladly, since you yourselves are wise! ⁽²⁰⁾ For you put up with it if one brings you into bondage, if one devours you, if one takes from you, if one exalts himself, if one strikes you on the face.

⁽²¹⁾ To our shame, I say that we were too weak for that! But in whatever anyone is bold -- I speak foolishly -- I am bold also.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Luke Chapter 19

⁽¹⁾ Then Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. ⁽²⁾ Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. ⁽³⁾ And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature. ⁽⁴⁾ So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that way.

⁽⁵⁾ And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, 'Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house.' ⁽⁶⁾ So he made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully. ⁽⁷⁾ But when they saw it, they all complained, saying, 'He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner.' ⁽⁸⁾ Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, 'Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold.'

⁽⁹⁾ And Jesus said to him, 'Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham; ⁽¹⁰⁾ for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.'

The Gospel of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

A Song to the Lamb       Revelation 4:11, 5:9 to 10, 13

Splendor and honor and kingly power
are yours by right, O Lord our God,
For you created everything that is,
and by your will they were created
  and have their being;
And yours by right, O Lamb that was slain,
for with your blood you have redeemed for God,
From every family, language, people, and nation,
a kingdom of priests to serve our God.
And so, to him who sits upon the throne,
and to Christ the Lamb,
Be worship and praise, dominion and splendor,
forever and forevermore.

The Song of Zechariah Luke 1: 68 to 79

Glory to you, Lord God of our fathers;
you are worthy of praise; glory to you.
Glory to you for the radiance of your holy Name;
we will praise you and highly exalt you forever.

Glory to you in the splendor of your temple;
on the throne of your majesty, glory to you.
Glory to you, seated between the Cherubim;
we will praise you and highly exalt you forever.

Glory to you, beholding the depths;
in the high vault of heaven, glory to you.
Glory to you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit;
we will praise you and highly exalt you forever.



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:  Proper 5 The Sunday closest to June 8
O God, from whom all good proceeds: Grant that by your inspiration we may think those things that are right, and by your merciful guiding may do them; 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: O God, the author of peace and lover of concord, to know you is eternal life and to serve you is perfect freedom: Defend us, your humble servants, in all assaults of our enemies; that we, surely trusting in your defense, may not fear the power of any adversaries; through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Prayer for Mission: O God, you have made of one blood all the peoples of the earth, and sent your blessed Son to preach peace to those who are far off and to those who are near: Grant that people everywhere may seek after you and find you; bring the nations into your fold; pour out your Spirit upon all flesh; and hasten the coming of your kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 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

May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Romans 15:13