Evening Prayer, Easter 3 Saturday, 2nd May 2020

Holy One, make speed to save us: O God, come quickly to help us. Glory to God, Source of all being, Eternal Word and Holy Spirit;*as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever.  Amen. Saturdays: From Psalm 145 Exaltabo te, Deus I will exalt you, O God my sovereign, and bless your name for ever and ever.Every day will I bless you and praise your name for ever and ever.Great are you, O Lord, and greatly to be praised; there is no end to your greatness.One generation shall praise your works to another and shall declare your power.I will ponder the glorious splendour of your majesty and all your marvellous works.They shall speak of the might of your wondrous acts, and I will tell of your greatness.They shall publish the remembrance of your great goodness; they shall sing of your righteous deeds.O Lord, you are gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and of

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Easter 3 Saturday Morning Prayer, 2nd May 2020

Holy One, open our lips: and we shall proclaim your praise. Glory to God, Source of all being, Eternal Word and Holy Spirit;*as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever.  Amen. OPENING Saturdays: From Psalm 100, Jubilate Deo Be joyful in the Lord, * all you lands;serve the Lord with gladness and come into the divine presence with a song.Know this: the Lord, the  Lord, is God; the One made us and to whom we belong;we are God’s people, the sheep of God’s pasture.Enter the gates of the Lord with thanksgiving; go into these courts with praise; give thanks to God and call upon the name of the Lord.For the Lord is good, whose steadfast love is everlasting; and whose faithfulness endures from age to age.serve the Lord with gladness and come into the divine presence with a song. READING: Exodus 25:1–22 The Lord said to Moses: Tell the Israelites to take for me an

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Easter 3 Evening Prayer, Thursday, 30th April 2020

Holy One, make speed to save us: O God, come quickly to help us. Glory to God, Source of all being, Eternal Word and Holy Spirit;*as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever.  Amen. Thursdays: From Psalm 133, Ecce, quam bonum  Oh, how good and pleasant it is, when kindred live together in unity!It is like fine oil upon the head that runs down upon the beard, upon the beard of Aaron, and runs down upon the collar of his robe.It is like the dew of Hermon that falls upon the hills of Zion. For there the Lord has ordained the blessing: life for evermore.Oh, how good and pleas-ant it is, when kindred live together in unity! READING: Matthew 4:1–11 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished. The tempter came and said

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Easter 3 Morning Prayer, Thursday 30th April 2020

Holy One, open our lips: and we shall proclaim your praise. Glory to God, Source of all being, Eternal Word and Holy Spirit;*as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever.  Amen. OPENING Thursdays: From Psalm 23, Dominus regit me The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not be in want.You make me lie down in green pastures and lead me beside still waters.You revive my soul and guide me along right pathways for your name’s sake.Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil;for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.You spread a table before me in the presence of those who trouble me; you have anointed my head with oil, and my cup is running over.Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.  READING: Colossians 1:24

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Easter 3 Evening Prayer, Wednesday, 29th April 2020

Holy One, make speed to save us: O God, come quickly to help us. Glory to God, Source of all being, Eternal Word and Holy Spirit;*as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever.  Amen. Wednesdays: From Psalm 114, In exitu Israel  Hallelujah! When Israel came out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange speech,Judah became the sanctuary of the Lord and Israel the dominion of God.The sea beheld it and fled; Jordan turned and went back.The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like young sheep.What ailed you, O sea, that you fled? O Jordan, that you turned back?You mountains, that you skipped like rams? You little hills like young sheep?Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,who turned the hard rock into a pool of water and flint-stone into a flowing spring.  READING: Matthew 3:13–17 Then Jesus came from Galilee

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Easter 3 Morning Prayer, Wednesday 29th April 2020

Holy One, open our lips: and we shall proclaim your praise. Glory to God, Source of all being, Eternal Word and Holy Spirit;*as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever.  Amen. OPENING Wednesdays: From Psalm 18, Diligam te, Domine  I love you, O Lord my strength, O Lord my stronghold, my crag and my haven.My God, my rock in whom I put my trust, my shield, the horn of my salvation and my refuge; you are worthy of praise. I called upon the Lord in my distress and cried out to my God for help.You heard my voice from your heavenly dwelling; to your ears came my cry of anguish.You reached down from on high and grasped me; you drew me out of great waters.You brought me out into an open place; you rescued me because you delighted in me.  READING: Colossians 1:15–23 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all

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Evening Prayer, Easter 3 Tuesday, 28th April 2020

Holy One, make speed to save us: O God, come quickly to help us. Glory to God, Source of all being, Eternal Word and Holy Spirit;*as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever.  Amen. Tuesdays: From Psalm 18, Diligam te, Domine I love you, O Lord my strength, O Lord my stronghold, my crag and my haven. My God, my rock in whom I put my trust, my shield, the horn of my salvation and my refuge; you are worthy of praise. I called upon the Lord in my distress and cried out to my God for help. You heard my voice from your heavenly dwelling; to your ears came my cry of anguish. You reached down from on high and grasped me; you drew me out of great waters. You brought me out into an open place; you rescued me because you delighted in me. READING: Matthew 3:7–12 But when he saw many Pharisees

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Easter 3 Morning Prayer, Tuesday 28th April 2020

Holy One, open our lips: and we shall proclaim your praise. Glory to God, Source of all being, Eternal Word and Holy Spirit;*as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever.  Amen. OPENING Tuesdays: From Psalm 91, Cantate Domino  Hallelujah! Sing to the Lord a new song; sing the praises of God in the congregation of the faithful.Let the people rejoice in their maker; let the children of God be joyful in their sovereign.Let them praise the name of the Lord in the dance; let them sing praise to God with timbrel and harp.For the Lord takes pleasure in this people and adorns the poor with victory.  READING: Colossians 1:1–14 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the saints and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ in Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father. In our prayers for you we always thank God, the

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Evening Prayer, Easter 3 Monday, 27th April 2020

Holy One, make speed to save us: O God, come quickly to help us. Glory to God, Source of all being, Eternal Word and Holy Spirit;*as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever.  Amen. Mondays: From Psalm 30,  Exaltabo te, Domine  O Lord my God, I cried out to you, and you restored me to health.You brought me up, O Lord, from the dead; you restored my life as I was going down to the grave.Sing to the Lord, you servants of God; give thanks for the remembrance of the holiness of God.For the wrath of God endures but the twinkling of an eye, the divine favour for a lifetime.Weeping may spend the night, but joy comes in the morning. Therefore my heart sings to you without ceasing; O Lord my God, I will give you thanks for ever.  READING: Matthew 3:1–6 In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, ‘Repent,

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Easter 3 Monday Morning Prayer, 27th April 2020

Holy One, open our lips: and we shall proclaim your praise. Glory to God, Source of all being, Eternal Word and Holy Spirit;*as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever.  Amen. OPENING Mondays: From Psalm 22, Deus, Deus meus  I will declare your name to my kindred; in the midst of the congregation I will praise you. Praise the Lord, you that fear God; stand in awe of God, O offspring of Israel; all you of Jacob’s line, give glory.For God does not despise nor abhor the poor in their poverty;neither turns away from them; when they cry to the Lord, they are heard.My praise is of God in the great assembly; I will perform my vows in the presence of those who worship the Lord.The poor shall eat and be satisfied, and those who seek the Lord shall give praise: “May your heart live for ever!”All the ends of the earth shall remember and

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