Daily Prayer for Year Two : Proper 19-Thursday 
 Ordinary Time:   20-September-2018

Psalm 74:1– 23

Job 28:1– 28

Acts 16:25– 40

John 12:27– 36

The Officiant begins the service with one or more of the following sentences of Scripture, or with the Service of Light, and continuing with the appointed Psalmody; or with the versicle 'O God, make speed to save us'

Let my prayer be set forth in your sight as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. Psalm 141:2

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and from theLord Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:2

Worship the Lord in the beauty of his holiness; let the whole earthtremble before him. Psalm 96:9

Yours is the day, O God, yours also the night; you established the moon and the sun. You fixed all the boundaries of the earth; you made both summer and winter. Psalm 74:15,16

I will bless the Lord who gives me counsel; my heart teaches me, night after night. I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not fall. Psalm 16:7,8

Seek him who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns deep darkness into the morning, and darkens the day into night; who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out upon the surface of the earth: The Lord is his name. Amos 5:8

If I say, 'Surely the darkness will cover me, and the light around me turn to night,' darkness is not dark to you, O Lord; the night is as bright as the day; darkness and light to you are both alike. Psalm 139:10,11

Jesus said, 'I am the light of the world; whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.' John 8:12

Confession of Sin

Dearly beloved, we have come together in the presence of Almighty God our heavenly Father, to set forth his praise, to hear his holy Word, and to ask, for ourselves and on behalf of others, those things that are necessary for our life and our salvation. And so that we may prepare ourselves in heart and mind to worship him, let us kneel in silence, and with penitent and obedient hearts confess our sins, that we may obtain forgiveness by his infinite goodness and mercy.

or thisLet us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.

Most merciful God,
we confess that we have sinned against you
in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,
have mercy on us and forgive us;
that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.

*A deacon or lay person using the preceding form remains kneeling, and substitutes 'us' for 'you' and 'our' for 'your.' Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us all our sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen us in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep us in eternal life. Amen
The Invitatory and Psalter

Officiant:   Lord, open our lips. People:     And our mouth shall proclaim your praise

Officiant and People: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen

Except in Lent, add   Alleluia
Then follows one of the Invitatory Psalm, Venite, or Jubilate

Venite Psalm 95:1-7
Come, let us sing to the Lord; *
   let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving *
   and raise a loud shout to him with psalms.
For the Lord is a great God, *
   and a great King above all gods.
In his hand are the caverns of the earth, *
   and the heights of the hills are his also.
The sea is his, for he made it, *
   and his hands have molded the dry land.
Come, let us bow down, and bend the knee, *
   and kneel before the Lord our Maker.
For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. *
    Oh, that today you would hearken to his voice!

The following Antiphon may be sung or said with the Invitatory Psalm

On other Sundays and weekdays  The earth is the Lord's for he made it: Come let us adore him.

The Lessons

*At the end of the Psalms is sung or said
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

*After each Lesson the Reader may say
Officiant : The Word of the Lord. Response : Thanks be to God.

Psalm 74

⁽¹⁾ O God, why have You cast us off forever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture? ⁽²⁾ Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, The tribe of Your inheritance, which You have redeemed -- This Mount Zion where You have dwelt. ⁽³⁾ Lift up Your feet to the perpetual desolations. The enemy has damaged everything in the sanctuary. ⁽⁴⁾ Your enemies roar in the midst of Your meeting place; They set up their banners for signs.

⁽⁵⁾ They seem like men who lift up Axes among the thick trees. ⁽⁶⁾ And now they break down its carved work, all at once, With axes and hammers. ⁽⁷⁾ They have set fire to Your sanctuary; They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name to the ground. ⁽⁸⁾ They said in their hearts, "Let us destroy them altogether." They have burned up all the meeting places of God in the land.

⁽⁹⁾ We do not see our signs; There is no longer any prophet; Nor is there any among us who knows how long. ⁽¹⁰⁾ O God, how long will the adversary reproach? Will the enemy blaspheme Your name forever? ⁽¹¹⁾ Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? Take it out of Your bosom and destroy them. ⁽¹²⁾ For God is my King from of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth.

⁽¹³⁾ You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea serpents in the waters. ⁽¹⁴⁾ You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces, And gave him as food to the people inhabiting the wilderness. ⁽¹⁵⁾ You broke open the fountain and the flood; You dried up mighty rivers. ⁽¹⁶⁾ The day is Yours, the night also is Yours; You have prepared the light and the sun.

⁽¹⁷⁾ You have set all the borders of the earth; You have made summer and winter. ⁽¹⁸⁾ Remember this, that the enemy has reproached, O LORD, And that a foolish people has blasphemed Your name. ⁽¹⁹⁾ Oh, do not deliver the life of Your turtledove to the wild beast! Do not forget the life of Your poor forever. ⁽²⁰⁾ Have respect to the covenant; For the dark places of the earth are full of the haunts of cruelty.

⁽²¹⁾ Oh, do not let the oppressed return ashamed! Let the poor and needy praise Your name. ⁽²²⁾ Arise, O God, plead Your own cause; Remember how the foolish man reproaches You daily. ⁽²³⁾ Do not forget the voice of Your enemies; The tumult of those who rise up against You increases continually.

Job 28

⁽¹⁾ "Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place where gold is refined. ⁽²⁾ Iron is taken from the earth, And copper is smelted from ore. ⁽³⁾ Man puts an end to darkness, And searches every recess For ore in the darkness and the shadow of death. ⁽⁴⁾ He breaks open a shaft away from people; In places forgotten by feet They hang far away from men; They swing to and fro.

⁽⁵⁾ As for the earth, from it comes bread, But underneath it is turned up as by fire; ⁽⁶⁾ Its stones are the source of sapphires, And it contains gold dust. ⁽⁷⁾ That path no bird knows, Nor has the falcon's eye seen it. ⁽⁸⁾ The proud lions have not trodden it, Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.

⁽⁹⁾ He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the roots. ⁽¹⁰⁾ He cuts out channels in the rocks, And his eye sees every precious thing. ⁽¹¹⁾ He dams up the streams from trickling; What is hidden he brings forth to light. ⁽¹²⁾ " But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?

⁽¹³⁾ Man does not know its value, Nor is it found in the land of the living. ⁽¹⁴⁾ The deep says, 'It is not in me'; And the sea says, 'It is not with me.' ⁽¹⁵⁾ It cannot be purchased for gold, Nor can silver be weighed for its price. ⁽¹⁶⁾ It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx or sapphire.

⁽¹⁷⁾ Neither gold nor crystal can equal it, Nor can it be exchanged for jewelry of fine gold. ⁽¹⁸⁾ No mention shall be made of coral or quartz, For the price of wisdom is above rubies. ⁽¹⁹⁾ The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, Nor can it be valued in pure gold. ⁽²⁰⁾ "From where then does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding?

⁽²¹⁾ It is hidden from the eyes of all living, And concealed from the birds of the air. ⁽²²⁾ Destruction and Death say, 'We have heard a report about it with our ears.' ⁽²³⁾ God understands its way, And He knows its place. ⁽²⁴⁾ For He looks to the ends of the earth, And sees under the whole heavens,

⁽²⁵⁾ To establish a weight for the wind, And apportion the waters by measure. ⁽²⁶⁾ When He made a law for the rain, And a path for the thunderbolt, ⁽²⁷⁾ Then He saw wisdom and declared it; He prepared it, indeed, He searched it out. ⁽²⁸⁾ And to man He said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, And to depart from evil is understanding.' "

Acts 16

⁽²⁵⁾ But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. ⁽²⁶⁾ Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone's chains were loosed. ⁽²⁷⁾ And the keeper of the prison, awaking from sleep and seeing the prison doors open, supposing the prisoners had fled, drew his sword and was about to kill himself. ⁽²⁸⁾ But Paul called with a loud voice, saying, "Do yourself no harm, for we are all here."

⁽²⁹⁾ Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. ⁽³⁰⁾ And he brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" ⁽³¹⁾ So they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household." ⁽³²⁾ Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house.

⁽³³⁾ And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes. And immediately he and all his family were baptized. ⁽³⁴⁾ Now when he had brought them into his house, he set food before them; and he rejoiced, having believed in God with all his household. ⁽³⁵⁾ And when it was day, the magistrates sent the officers, saying, "Let those men go." ⁽³⁶⁾ So the keeper of the prison reported these words to Paul, saying, "The magistrates have sent to let you go. Now therefore depart, and go in peace."

⁽³⁷⁾ But Paul said to them, "They have beaten us openly, uncondemned Romans, and have thrown us into prison. And now do they put us out secretly? No indeed! Let them come themselves and get us out." ⁽³⁸⁾ And the officers told these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans. ⁽³⁹⁾ Then they came and pleaded with them and brought them out, and asked them to depart from the city. ⁽⁴⁰⁾ So they went out of the prison and entered the house of Lydia; and when they had seen the brethren, they encouraged them and departed.

John 12

⁽²⁷⁾ " Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? 'Father, save Me from this hour'? But for this purpose I came to this hour. ⁽²⁸⁾ "Father, glorify Your name." Then a voice came from heaven, saying, "I have both glorified it and will glorify it again." ⁽²⁹⁾ Therefore the people who stood by and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, "An angel has spoken to Him." ⁽³⁰⁾ Jesus answered and said, "This voice did not come because of Me, but for your sake.

⁽³¹⁾ "Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out. ⁽³²⁾ "And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself." ⁽³³⁾ This He said, signifying by what death He would die. ⁽³⁴⁾ The people answered Him, "We have heard from the law that the Christ remains forever; and how can You say, 'The Son of Man must be lifted up'? Who is this Son of Man?"

⁽³⁵⁾ Then Jesus said to them, "A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going. ⁽³⁶⁾ "While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light." These things Jesus spoke, and departed, and was hidden from them.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

CanticlesCanticles can be prayed or sung after each reading or after all readings.After the Old Testament a Canticle may be read or Silence may be kept after each Reading. One of the following Canticles can be sung or said after each reading.

11 The Third Song of Isaiah       Surge, illuminare Isaiah 60:1-3, 11a, 14c, 18-19 Can be read after the Old Testament Reading

Arise, shine, for your light has come, * and the glory of the Lord has dawned upon you. For behold, darkness covers the land; * deep gloom enshrouds the peoples. But over you the Lord will rise, * and his glory will appear upon you. Nations will stream to your light, * and kings to the brightness of your dawning. Your gates will always be open; * by day or night they will never be shut. They will call you, The City of the Lord, * The Zion of the Holy One of Israel. Violence will no more be heard in your land, * ruin or destruction within your borders. You will call your walls, Salvation, * and all your portals, Praise. The sun will no more be your light by day; * by night you will not need the brightness of the moon. The Lord will be your everlasting light, * and your God will be your glory.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: * as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
15 The Song of Mary       Magnificat Luke 1:46-55 Can be read after the New Testament Reading
  My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God my Savior; for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant, From this day all generations will call me blessed: the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his Name. He has mercy on those who fear him in every generation. He has shown the strength of his arm, he has scattered the proud in their conceit. He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and has lifted up the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty. He has come to the help of his servant Israel, for he has remembered his promise of mercy, The promise he made to our fathers, to Abraham and his children for ever. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
The Apostles' Creed
*Officiant and People together, all standing

I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only son, our Lord.
  He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.
  He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
  He descended to the dead.
  On the third day he rose again.
  He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
  He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
  the holy catholic Church,
  the communion of saints,
  the forgiveness of sins,
  the resurrection of the body,
  and the life everlasting. Amen.

The Prayers *The People stand or kneel

Officiant : The Lord be with you.People :   And with your Spirit.Officiant : Let us pray.

The Lord's Prayer
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,
  forever and ever. Amen.

Then follows one of these sets of Suffrages
A
  Show us your mercy, O Lord;   And grant us your salvation.
  Clothe your ministers with righteousness;   Let your people sing with joy.
  Give peace, O Lord, in all the world;   For only in you can we live in safety.
  Lord, keep this nation under your care;   And guide us in the way of justice and truth.
  Let your way be known upon earth;   Your saving health among all nations.
  Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten;   Nor the hope of the poor be taken away.
 . Create in us clean hearts, O God;   And sustain us by your Holy Spirit.

B
 That this evening may be holy, good, and peaceful,  We entreat you, O Lord.  That your holy angels may lead us in paths of peace and goodwill,  We entreat you, O Lord.  That we may be pardoned and forgiven for our sins and offenses,  We entreat you, O Lord.  That there may be peace to your Church and to the whole world,  We entreat you, O Lord.  That we may depart this life in your faith and fear, and not be condemned before the great judgment seat of Christ,  We entreat you, O Lord.  That we may be bound together by your Holy Spirit in the communion of [________ and] all your saints, entrusting one another and all our life to Christ,  We entreat you, O Lord.

The Collect of the Week:     Proper 19 The Sunday closest to September 14
O God, because without you we are not able to please you, mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

The Collect of the Day:  A Collect for Guidance(Thurs) Heavenly Father, in you we live and move and have our being: We humbly pray you so to guide and govern us by your Holy Spirit, that in all the cares and occupations of our life we may not forget you, but may remember that we are ever walking in your sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then, unless the Eucharist or a form of general intercession is to follow,one of these prayer for mission is added
O God and Father of all, whom the whole heavens adore: Let the whole earth also worship you, all nations obey you, all tongues confess and bless you, and men and women everywhere love you and serve you in peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

or this
Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous; and all for your love's sake. Amen.

or the following
O God, you manifest in your servants the signs of your presence: Send forth upon us the spirit of love, that in companionship with one another your abounding grace may increase among us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Here may be sung a hymn or anthem.
Authorized intercessions and thanksgivings may follow.
Before the close of the Office one or both of the following may be used

The General Thanksgiving Officiant and People Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we your unworthy servants give you humble thanks for all your goodness and loving-kindness to us and to all whom you have made. We bless you for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all for your immeasurable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory.
And, we pray, give us such an awareness of your mercies, that with truly thankful hearts we may show forth your praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up our selves to your service, and by walking before you in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory throughout all ages. Amen.

A Prayer of St. Chrysostom Officiant Almighty God, you have given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplication to you; and you have promised through your well-beloved Son that when two or three are gathered together in his Name you will be in the midst of them: Fulfill now, O Lord, our desires and petitions as may be best for us; granting us in this world knowledge of your truth, and in the age to come life everlasting. Amen.

Then may be said
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God

The Officiant may then conclude with one of the following

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen. 2 Corinthians 13:14 ---or--- May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Romans 15:13---or--- Glory to God whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine: Glory to him from generation to generation in the Church, and in Christ Jesus for ever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:20,21

This concludes the Evening Prayer, Go in Peace to Love and Serve the Lord