EVENING PRAYER I
READING: 2 Corinthians 6:1-4
we urge you not to accept the grace of God in
vain. For God says,
"At an acceptable time I have listened to you,
and on a day of salvation I have helped you."
See, now is the acceptable time; see, now is the
day of salvation! We are putting no obstacle
in anyone's way, so that no fault may be found
with our ministry, but as servants of God we
have commended ourselves in every way:
through great endurance, in afflictions, hard-
ships calamities.
CANTICLE OF MARY
See, now is the acceptable time; see, now is the day of salvation!
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
Creator God, we are grateful for this day
spent in your protection and love. Light of the
universe, as the sun goes down, we come to
you in prayer:
~ We ask you t forgive the wrong we
have done and to receive the good we have
accomplished through your help.
Healing God, many of your people are sick.
lonely and suffering:
~ Be with them in their need and sustain us
as we minister to them.
Merciful God, be with those who suffer from
war, famine and poverty:
~ Touch us with concern for our brothers
and sisters throughout the troubled world.
Faithful God, your church is the sign of hope
to those looking for redemption:
~ Guide us in our efforts to be faithful
witnesses to your love.
God of peace, violence afflicts your people
in many parts of our world:
~ May Catherine McAuley's call for union
and charity inspire our peace-making activities.
THE LORD'S PRAYER
PRAYER
Eternal God, you created the world out of love
and a desire to share yourself with humanity.
As members of your body, may we be motivated
by this same love and generosity toward your
people. May our words and actions show to all
the world that we are in you service. We ask
this through Jesus who came to show us the way.
Amen.
BLESSING
Purify our hearts, O God, that we may be freed from sin. Amen.
Renew our hearts, O God, that they may burn with love for you. Amen.
Open our hearts, O God, that we may welcome all persons as our brothers and sisters. Amen.
MORNING PRAYER
READING: Leviticus 23:4-7
These are the appointed festivals of the Lord,
the holy convocations, which you shall celebrate
at the time appointed for them. In the firs
month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at
twilight, there shall be a passover offering t the
Lord, and on the fifteenth day of the same
month is the festival of unleavened bread; on the
first day you shall have a holy convocation: you
shall not work at your occupations.
CANTICLE OF ZECHARIAH
Jesus, our Savior, has passed over from death to life.
Praise the Lord, the God of Israel,
who shepherds the people and sets them free.
God raises from David’s house
a child with power to save.
Through the holy prophets
God promised in ages past
to save us from enemy hands,
from the grip of all who hate us.
The Lord favored our ancestors
recalling the sacred covenant,
the pledge to our ancestor Abraham,
to free us from our enemies,
so we might worship without fear
and be holy and just all our days.
And you child, will be called
Prophet of the Most High,
for you will come to prepare
a pathway for the Lord
by teaching the people salvation
through forgiveness of their sin.
Out of God’s deepest mercy
a dawn will come from on high,
light for those shadowed by death,
a guide for our feet on the way to peace.
INTERCESSIONS
God of the Exodus, as you quenched the thirst
of the Israelites in the desert, quench your
people's thirst for justice.
~ Help us to search out hose who are lost
and lead them back to you.
Powerful God, when we are most weak, you are
most strong:
~ Strengthen us in word and sacrament for
the task of evangelization.
Living Water, you promised the Samaritan
women that you could slake her thirst forever:
~ Refresh us with your life-giving Spirit.
Giver of life, you raised the dead to life:
~ Enliven those who are dead to love,
to beauty and to their brothers and sisters.
Sight for the blind, you gave others the power
to see:
~ Cure our blindness so we can see and
appreciate our common humanity beneath
all human differences.
THE LORD'S PRAYER
PRAYER
Jesus, you call us to pass over from sin and death
to new life. Be with us as we make our life's
journey. Give us eyes to see the suffering around
us, so that, with hearts attuned to your love,
we may walk with you as healers and friends.
We ask this through Jesus, the way, the truth
and the life. Amen.
BLESSING
Purify our hearts, O God, that we may be freed from sin. Amen.
Renew our hearts, O God, that they may burn with love for you. Amen.
Open our hearts, O God, that we may welcome all persons as our brothers and sisters. Amen.
EVENING PRAYER II
READING: Zechariah 12:10
And I will pour out a spirit of compassion and
supplication on the house of David and the
inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that, when they
look on the one whom they have pierced, they
shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an
only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one
weeps over a firstborn.
CANTICLE OF MARY
We know love by this, that Jesus laid down his life for us - and we ought to lay down our lives for one another.
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
Gracious Savior, you gave your life that we
might live. We pray today for those who sacrifice
their comfort and safety for the benefit of their
neighbors.
~ Give them courage as they serve
your people.
For police officers and firefighters, who risk
their lives in the service of others, we pray:
For search and rescue teams, paramedics and
emergency personnel, who risk danger to save
others, we pray.
For physicians, nurses and healthcare workers,
who risk their health fighting disease, we pray:
For social advocates, community organizers,
and those working for social justice, who risk
imprisonment and harm for their efforts on
behalf of the oppressed, we pray:
For military personnel and peacekeepers, who
risk their lives in the service of justice and
peace, we pray:
For catechists who risk death for their
proclamation of the Good News, we pray:
THE LORD'S PRAYER
PRAYER
Faithful God, you gave Jesus to us as our
companion and guide on our passover journey.
Through our reflection on his life may we
become strong for the tasks you place before us,
creative in addressing the needs of our world,
and persevering as we make our way to you. We
ask this, as a community called to service.
Amen.
BLESSING
Purify our hearts, O God, that we may be freed from sin. Amen.
Renew our hearts, O God, that they may burn with love for you. Amen.
Open our hearts, O God, that we may welcome all persons as our brothers and sisters. Amen.