Evening Prayer

Opening

Stand, or stay exactly where you are.

O God, come to my assistance.O Lord, make haste to help me.

Let my prayer rise before you as incense,the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

Psalmody

Psalm 141 — read slowly, and pause at the end of each line.

LORD, I have called on you. Come to me quickly.
Listen to my voice when I call to you.
Let my prayer be set before you like incense;
the lifting up of my hands like the evening sacrifice.

Psalm 141:1–3. World English Bible British Edition. Public domain. Read this in another translation

Reading

From the appointed lesson for this day.

Teach me, LORD, the way of your statutes.
I will keep them to the end.
Give me understanding, and I will keep your law.

Psalm 119:33–34. World English Bible British Edition. Public domain. Read this in another translation

Canticle: the Song of Mary

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.
He hath shewed 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.

Luke 1:46–53. King James Version. Public domain. Read this in another translation

Prayers

Add your own here, aloud or silently. There is no wrong way to do this.

For the sick and those who care for them.Lord, have mercy.

For those who are alone tonight.Lord, have mercy.

For those who cannot sleep.Lord, have mercy.

Blessing

The almighty and merciful God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, bless us and keep us.Amen.