Sunday
2nd, 4th, and 6th Weeks
Evening Prayer I
Reading: I Peter 2: 9-10
You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
Canticle of Mary
From God’s fullness we have all received, grace upon grace, Alleluia!
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
Lord, Jesus Christ, you have made us a royal priesthood and a holy people. We give thanks for your great generosity, and we ask to be faithful to the vocation to which you have called us:
--We praise and thank you for your great mercy.
From your goodness we have received the gift of life and our individual talents:
From your goodness we have received the gift of baptism and membership in your church:
From your goodness we have received the gifts of earth, sea and sky and all they contain:
From your goodness we have received the gift of a call to Mercy:
From your goodness we have received the gifts of family, friends, and companions in community:
From your goodness we have received the gift of forgiveness:
Prayer
Merciful Jesus, your bountiful gifts make us holy and draw us into union with you. As a priestly people, we are called to bear witness to your marvelous deeds and to minister in your name. Help us to heed your call and to respond in faith and generosity. This we ask in the name of the Creator and Spirit who, with you, sustain and bless us each day. Amen.
MORNING PRAYER
READING
Colossians 3:1 – 4
If you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where
Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are
above, not on things that are on earth, for you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your
life is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in glory.
CANTICLE OF ZECHARIAH
Mary Magdalene announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord.” Alleluia!
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
Mary Magdalene was greeted by the Risen Christ at the tomb. Let us
remember with grateful spirits the wonder of that personal encounter:
~
Risen Christ, live in us and in all people.
Holy One of God, you give us Mary Magdalene as an example of conversion
of life:
Holy One of God, you healed Mary of fear and uncertainty by speaking her
name:
Holy One of God, you turned Mary’s confusion and tears into understanding
and joy:
Holy One of God, you commissioned Mary to be the herald of your
resurrection:
Holy One of God, you invite us daily to the intimacy of discipleship:
Prayer
Risen Savior, may we, like Mary Magdalene, learn to set our minds on things
that are above, while also recognizing you in the persons and events of our
daily lives. You are our hope and our sure reward;
help us to proclaim this truth in our words and deeds. We make this Prayer with confidence in your constant presence among us. Amen.
EVENING PRAYER II
READING
Galatians 3:27 – 28
As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with
Christ. There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there
is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.
CANTICLE OF MARY
Jesus said to them, “ Why are you frightened, and w
hy do doubts arise in
your hearts? Look at my hands and my feet; see that
it is I myself.” Alleluia!
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 forever.
INTERCESSIONS
Christ, our redeemer, by your death and resurrection you have bestowed on us a new identity. Help us to be worthy of the name you have given us:
~
For this we pray, O saving Christ.
As Christians, may we be clothed with faith, to believe despite the temptation to fear and doubt:
As Christians, may we be clothed with courage, to confront the suffering and injustice in our world with gospel zeal:
As Christians, may we be clothed with wisdom, to recognize your will in the signs of our times:
As Christians, may we be clothed with skills for peace-making, to heal divisions among your people:
As Christians, may we be clothed with generosity, to spend ourselves on behalf of your mission on earth:
Prayer
Christ Jesus, by your life, death and resurrection you reconciled the divisions
among your people. Through our baptism we share a common spiritual
identity, despite differing ethnic and racial backgrounds, economic and social classes, and genders. We are all one in you.
Help us to celebrate our common identity, acknowledging that this gift comes from you, in union with the Creator and the Spirit. Amen.