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SERVICE OF LIGHT
Greeting/Invocation
We light the Evening Vesper Candle and say or sing:
Light and peace in Jesus Christ our Love!
~Thanks be to God!
Sunday Evening Hymn
O radiant Light, O Sun divine, Of God the Abba’s deathless face,
O image of the Light sublime that fills the heavenly dwelling place.
O Word of God, the Source of Life, Praise is your due by night and day.
Our happy lips must raise the strain of your esteemed and splendid Name.
O Jesus Christ as daylight fades, as shine the lights of eventide,
We praise the Abba with the Word, the Spirit blest and with them one.
Text: Phos Hilaron, transl. WG Storey; Tune: J. Michael Joncas, Praise God in Song
Thanksgiving for the Light
Let us give thanks to the God of Light, always and for everything.
~In the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
Praised be Adonai our God, Ruler of the Universe,
who led our ancestors in the faith by a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, and prepared a lamp for the Anointed. Light up our darkness, O God, by the light of your Christ; may his word be a lamp to our feet and a light to our path,
for you are full of loving kindness for your whole creation and we, your creatures glorify you: Abba, Word and Holy Breath of Love, now and forever. Amen!
SERVICE OF THE WORD
SUNDAY EVENING PSALM
Antiphon
Shoulder my yoke and learn from me,
for I am gentle and humble of heart.
So you will find rest: my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
Psalm 113b/115
Not to us, Adonai, not to us,
but to your Name give the glory;
because of your love and your truth,
lest the nations say, “Where is their God?”
But our God is in the heavens
and answers to no one.
Their gods are crafted by hand
nothing more than silver or gold.
They have mouths that are mute
and eyes that are blind;
they have ears that are deaf
and noses that cannot smell.
With their hands they cannot feel;
their feet cannot walk.
No sound comes from their throats,
their makers will come to be like them
and so will all who worship and trust in them.
Let all of Israel trust in Adonai
who is their help and their shield.
Let the house of Aaron trust in Adonai
who is their help and their shield.
All who reverence God, trust in Adonai,
who is your help and your shield.
God remembers us and will bless us;
will bless the house of Israel
and bless the house of Aaron.
Adonai will bless those who worship
the little no less than the great
May God bless and grant you increase,
for you and for all your children.
May you be truly blest by Adonai,
the maker of heaven and earth.
The heavens belong to Adonai
but the Earth is entrusted to us.
The dead do not sing God’s praises
nor those who go down into silence;
but we who live bless Adonai
now and forever, Amen. Alleluia!
Shoulder my yoke and learn from me,
for I am gentle and humble of heart.
So you will find rest: my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
READING 2 Thess 2:13-14
We are bound to thank God for you always, beloved brothers and sisters in the Lord, because you are the first fruits of those whom God has chosen for salvation, in holiness of spirit and fidelity to truth. God called you through our preaching of the good news so that you might achieve the glory of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
Responsory
R. Though the law was given through Moses, *grace and truth have come through Jesus Christ. V. No one has ever seen God, but God’s only Son, who is nearest to the Abba’s heart, has made him known *grace and truth have come through Jesus Christ.
V. Glory to the Abba and the Word and the Breath of Love.
New Testament Canticle
Antiphon:
A Great Prophet has arisen in our midst;
God is visiting this people, Alleluia!
Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, alleluia!
God’s judgments are true and just.
R. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Praise our God all you servants, alleluia!
Those reverencing with awe, small and great.
R. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Adonai our God, the Almighty reigns, alleluia!
Let us rejoice and exult, giving God the glory.
R. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
The marriage of the Lamb has come, alleluia!
And his bride has made herself ready.
R. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
She has been given for her clothing, alleluia!
fine linen, glistening and pure.
R. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Glory to the Abba and the Word, and the Holy Breath
As always before, so now and evermore. Amen!
A Great Prophet has arisen in our midst;
God is visiting this people, Alleluia!
SERVICE OF PRAYER
Litany of Intercession
That all who have been called and gifted to be salt of the earth and light of the world may overcome what divides us and may join our voices in proclaiming good news for the poor, let us pray…
~ Hear us O God.
That political and economic leaders may be filled with God’s Spirit of compassion and lead with honesty, justice and a passion for the flourishing of all, let us pray…
~ Hear us O God.
That the love and example of those who live and work in the darkness of violence, poverty and corruption may be light and hope for those who suffer most, let us pray…
~ Hear us O God.
That those who have received more may be freed to share their abundance with those who are oppressed by racism, classism, and violence, let us pray…
~ Hear us O God.
That the sacredness of all life and the rights of all human and all earthly beings may be upheld in the hearts and in the laws of all peoples and nations, let us pray…
~ Hear us O God.
Prayer of Jesus
Our Dear Abba …
Closing Prayer & Blessing
O Holy One, Source, Guide and Goal of all that is, You have called and gifted each of us to continue the mission and ministry of Jesus in a great variety of ways with a wonderful diversity of gifts. When we are weary and the burden seems unbearable, call us to the gentle and humble heart of Jesus where we can find the rest we need to continue working with you to build your reign on Earth as it is in heaven. Amen.
May the Spirit of God + kindle in our hearts the love that fulfills the whole law.
Let us bless Adonai.
~Thanks be to God.
Those who wish may end evening prayer with the Marian Antiphon.
Salve Regina, Mater misericordiae, Vita dulcedo et Spes nostra, salve!
Ad te clamamus, exsules filii Evae; Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes in hac lacrimarum vale. Eia, ergo, Advocata nostra, illos tuos misericordes oculos, ad nos converte; et Jesum benedictum fructum ventris tui, nobis, post hoc exilium ostende. O Clemens, O Pia, O Dulcis, Virgo Maria!
Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God;
~ That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray. Holy, Mighty and Immortal God, through the working of the Holy Spirit, you prepared the body and soul of the glorious virgin Mother Mary, as a worthy dwelling for your Word; grant that we, who celebrate her memory each evening, may with the help of her prayers, be freed from ever-present evil, and come to share the fulness of life eternal. Amen.