Thy Kingdom Come - 6 PM Evening Prayer Booklet (if you can't join us at the Prayer Wall, pray with us).

THE ORDER FOR DAILY EVENING PRAYER ¶ The Minister shall begin the Evening Prayer by reading one or more of the following Sentences of Scripture; and. then he shall say that which is written after them. But first a hymn may be sung
Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us.  Heb. ix. 24. ¶ Then likewise he shall say, O Lord, open thou our lips.       Answer. And our mouth shall show forth thy praise. ¶ Here, all standing up, the Minister shall say,     Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;     Answer. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.     Minister. Praise ye the Lord.     Answer. The Lord’s Name be praised. ¶ Then shall follow a Portion of the PSALMS, according to the Use of this Church. ¶ Then shall be read the First Lesson, according to the Table or Calendar. ¶ After which shall be sung or said the Hymn called Magnificat, as followeth.   Magnificat. St. Luke i. 46. MY soul doth magnify the Lord, * and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.     For he hath regarded * the lowliness of his handmaiden.     For behold, from henceforth * all generations shall call me blessed.     For he that is mighty hath magnified me; * and holy is his Name.     And his mercy is on them that fear him * throughout all generations.     He hath showed strength with his arm; * he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.     He hath put down the mighty from their seat, * and hath exalted the humble and meek.     He hath filled the hungry with good things; * and the rich he hath sent empty away.     He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel; * as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed for ever     Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;     As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

¶ Then shall be said the Apostles’ Creed by the Minister and the People, standing.

IBELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth:
    And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord: Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary: Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried: He descended into hell; The third day he rose again from the dead: He ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty: From thence he shall come to Judge the quick and the dead. 
    I believe in the Holy Ghost: The holy Catholic Church; The Communion of Saints: The Forgiveness of sins: The Resurrection of the body: And the Life everlasting. Amen.

¶ And after that, these Prayers following; the minister first pronouncing,

Answer. Minister.

The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit. Let us pray.

OUR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

Minister.	O Lord, show thy mercy upon us.
	Answer.	And grant us thy salvation.
	Minister.	O Lord, save the State.
	Answer.	And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.
	Minister.	Endue thy Ministers with righteousness.
	Answer.	And make thy chosen people joyful.
	Minister.	O Lord, save thy people.
	Answer.	And bless thine inheritance.
	Minister.	Give peace in our time, O Lord.
	Answer.	For it is thou, Lord, only, that makest us dwell in safety.
	Minister.	O God, make clean our hearts within us.
	Answer.	And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.

¶ Then shall be said the Collect of the Day, and after that the Collects and Prayers following.

The Collect for Ascension Day (to be said throughout the octave)

GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that like as we do believe thy only-begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ to have ascended into the heavens; so we may also in heart and mind thither ascend, and with him continually dwell, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end.   Amen.

A Collect for Peace.

OGOD, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works do proceed; Give unto thy servants that peace which the world cannot give; that our hearts may be set to obey thy commandments, and also that by thee, we, being defended from the fear of our enemies, may pass our time in rest and quietness; through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.

A Collect for Aid against Perils.

LIGHTEN our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord; and by thy great mercy defend us from all Perils and dangers of this night; for the love of thy only Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen.

A Collect for THY KINGDOM COME

Almighty God, your ascended Son has sent us into the world
to preach the Good News of your Kingdom: inspire us with your Spirit and fill our hearts with the fire of your love, that all who hear your Word may be drawn to you, through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

A Prayer for  the Gifts of the Holy Spirit

O Lord Jesus Christ Who, before ascending into heaven did promise to send the Holy Spirit to finish Your work in the souls of Your Apostles and Disciples, deign to grant the same Holy Spirit to me that He may perfect in my soul, the work of Your grace and Your love. Grant me the Spirit of Wisdom that I may despise the perishable things of this world and aspire only after the things that are eternal, the Spirit of Understanding to enlighten my mind with the light of Your divine truth, the Spirit of Counsel that I may ever choose the surest way of pleasing God and gaining heaven, the Spirit of Fortitude that I may bear my cross with You and that I may overcome with courage all the obstacles that oppose my salvation, the Spirit of Knowledge that I may know God and know myself and grow perfect in the science of the Saints, the Spirit of Piety that I may find the service of God sweet and amiable, and the Spirit of Fear that I may be filled with a loving reverence towards God and may dread in any way to displease Him. Mark me, dear Lord, with the sign of your true disciples and animate me in all things with Your Spirit. Amen.

¶ Then shall be added the intercessions, prayers, and thanksgivings of the congregation assembled.

A person shall then give their testimony as to their faith in Jesus Christ.

A Prayer of St. Chrysostom.

ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications unto thee; and dost promise that when two or three are gathered together in thy Name thou wilt grant their requests; Fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient for them; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen.

2 Cor. xiii. 14.

THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.

¶ Then shall a hymn be sung.