Feast of the Holy Trinity
Evening Prayer I

Greeting

God to guide me, God to teach me.
God to protect me by night and by day.
God, Holy Trinity in love unending,
glory to you forever and ever.

Doxology

Psalm 24

The angel of the Lord appeared in a flame of fire out of a bush; the bush was blazing, yet it was not consumed.

God owns this planet
and all its riches.
The earth and every creature
belong to God.

God set the land on top of the seas
and anchored it in the deep.

Who is fit to climb God’s mountain
and stand in his holy place.

Whoever has integrity:
not chasing shadows,
not living lies.

God will bless them,
their savior will bring justice.
These people long to see the Lord,
they seek the face of Jacob’s God.

Stretch toward heaven, you gates,
open high and wide.
Let the glorious sovereign enter.

Who is this splendid ruler?
The Lord of power and might,
the conqueror of chaos.

Stretch toward heaven, you gates,
open high and wide.
Let the glorious sovereign enter.

Who is this splendid ruler?
The Lord of heaven’s might,
this splendid ruler is God.

Daniel 3: 52-57

Praise to you, God of all life. Praise to you, God, three in one.

Blest are you, God of our ancestors,
praised and lifted above all forever!
Blest your holy name, full of wonder,
praised and lifted above all forever!

Blest are you in your temple of glory,
acclaimed and honored forever.
Blest are you who see the depths
from the cherubim throne,
praised and lifted above all forever!

Blest are you enthroned in majesty,
praised and lifted above all forever!
Blest are you beyond the stars,
acclaimed and exalted forever!

Reading: 1 John 4: 12-16

No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his spirit. And we have seen and do testify that the Father has sent his Son as Savior of the world. God abides in those who confess that Jesus is the Son of God, and they abide in God. Se we have known and believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them.

Canticle of Mary

Blessed be the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing.

I acclaim the greatness of the Lord, I delight in God my savior, who regarded my humble state. Truly from this day on All ages will call me blest. For God, wonderful in power, has used that strength for me. Holy the name of the Lord! Whose mercy embraces the faithful, one generation to the next. The mighty arm of God scatters the proud in their conceit, Pulls tyrants from their thrones, and raises up the humble. The Lord fills the starving And lets the rich go hungry. God rescues lowly Israel, recalling the promise of mercy, the promise made to our ancestors, to Abraham’s heirs for ever.

Intercessions

God of all ages, without beginning or end, we offer our praise to you, Faithful God of our mothers and fathers, hear us as we pray:
--In your mercy, hear us.

We ask for zeal, for all those who have been called to proclaim your message of salvation:
We ask for integrity, for all those who have been called to public service:
We ask for courage, for all those who challenge systems of oppression in government, economics, and civic life:
We ask for patient endurance, for all those suffering from chronic illness:
We ask for conversion, for your church continually called to transformation:

Our Father

Prayer

We bind unto ourselves today the strong name of the Trinity, by invocation of the same--the Three in One and One in Three. May the power and mercy of you who are Creator give us strength for our journey. May the mercy and love of Christ Jesus, our Redeemer, heal the broken places of our lives. And may the light and mercy of the Spirit empower us to proclaim with all our beings: Glory to you, Holy Trinity, Undivided Unity. Glory and praise forever. Amen

Blessing

May the inexhaustible creativity of God reach out to us. Amen.
May the humble generosity of God abide with us. Amen.
May the ardent charity of God renew and animate us. Amen