 The Daily Offices according to the Anglican use (Including the
rites for morning and evening prayer together with the order for
compline)
Published with Ecclesiastical Approbation by The
Archdiocese of Minnesota and the Upper Midwest; 2007.
Daily Evening Prayer: Rite One
The Officiant begins the
service with one or more of the following sentences of Scripture, or
sentences from Morning Prayer, or with the versicle: "O God,
make speed to save us."
Let my prayer be set forth in thy sight as the
incense, and let the lifting up of my hands be an evening sacrifice.
(Psalm 141:2)
OR
Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father,
and from the Lord Jesus Christ. (Philippians 1:2)
OR
O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; let
the whole earth stand in awe of him. (Psalm 96:9)
OR
Thie is the day, O God, thine is also the night;
thou hast established the moon and the sun. Thou has fixed all the
boundaries of the earth; thou hast made summer and winter. (Psalm
74:15,16)
OR
I will bless the Lord who giveth me counsel; my
heart teacheth 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)
OR
Seek him that made the Pleiades and Orion, that
turneth deep darkness into the morning, and darkeneth the day into
night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out
upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his Name. (Amos 5:8)
OR
If I say, “Surely the darkness will cover me, and
the light around me turn to night,” darkness is not dark to thee, O
Lord; the night is as bright as the day; darkness and light to thee
are both alike. (Psalm 139:10, 11)
OR
Jesus said, I am the light of the world; he that
followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of
life. (John 8:12 )
The following Penitential Rite
may then be said; or the Office may continue at once with: “O
God make speed to save us.”
Penitential Rite
The Officiant says to the
people
Dear friends in Christ, here in the presence of
Almighty God, let us kneel in silence, and with penitent and
obedient hearts confess our sins, so that we may obtain forgiveness
by his infinite goodness and mercy.
or this
Let us humbly confess our sins unto Almighty God.
Silence may be kept.
or this
Dearly beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us, in
sundry places, to acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and
wickedness: and that we should not dissemble nor cloak them before
the face of Almighty God our heavenly Father: but confess them with
an humble, lowly, penitent, and obedient heart; to the end that we
may obtain forgiveness of the same, by his infinite goodness and
mercy. And although we ought, at all times, humbly to acknowledge
our sins before God; yet ought we chiefly so to do, when we assemble
and meet together to render thanks for the great benefits that we
have received at his hands, to set forth his most worthy praise, to
hear his most holy Word, and to ask those things which are requisite
and necessary, as well for the body as the soul. Wherefore I pray
and beseech you, as many as are here present, to accompany me with a
pure heart, and humble voice, unto the throne of the heavenly grace,
saying-‑
Officiant and People together,
all kneeling
Almighty and most merciful Father, we have erred and
strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the
devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against thy
holy laws, we have left undone those things which we ought to have
done, and we have done those things which we ought not to have done.
But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare
those, O God, who confess their faults. Restore thou those who are
penitent, according to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ
Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake,
that we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, to
the glory of thy holy Name. Amen.
The Officiant says
Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he may turn
from his wickedness and live, hath given power, and commandment, to
his Ministers, to declare and pronounce to his people, being
penitent, the Absolution and Remission of their sins. He pardoneth
and absolveth all those who truly repent, and unfeignedly believe
his holy Gospel. Wherefore let us beseech him to grant us true
repentence, and his Holy Spirit, that those things may please him
which we do at this present; and that the rest of our life hereafter
may be pure and holy; so that at the last we may come to his
enternal joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
or this
May the Almighty and merciful Lord grant us
absolution and remission of all our sins, true repentance, amendment
of life, and the grace and consolation of his Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Invitatory and Psalter
All stand
Officiant: O God, make
speed to save us.
People: O Lord, make
haste to help us.
Officiant and People:
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.
Officiant: Praise ye
the Lord.
People: The Lord’s Name
be praised.
or, except in Lent, all may
say
Alleluia.
The following, or some other suitable hymn, or
an Invitatory Psalm, may be sung or said.
O Gracious Light (Phos hilaron):
O gracious Light,
pure brightness of the everliving Father in heaven, O Jesus Christ,
holy and blessed!
Now as we come to the setting of the sun,
and our eyes behold the vesper light,
we sing thy praises, O God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Thou art worthy at all times to be praised by happy voices, O Son of
God, O Giver of life,
and to be glorified through all the worlds.
Then follows:
The Psalm or Psalms Appointed
At the end of the Psalms is
sung or said by all:
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.
The Lessons
One or two Lessons, as
appointed, are read, the Reader first saying
A Reading (Lesson)
from______________________________ .
A citation giving chapter and
verse may be added. After each Lesson the Reader may say
The Word of the Lord.
Or
Here endeth the Lesson (Reading).
Answer: Thanks be to
God.
Silence may be kept after each
Reading. One of the following Canticles, or one of those set forth
for Morning Prayer, Rites One and Two is sung or said after each
Reading. If three Lessons are used, the Lesson from the Gospel is
read after the second Canticle.
The following Canticle shall
be sung or said after the first Reading.
The Song of Mary (Magnificat)(Luke 1:46-55)
My soul doth magnify the Lord, *
and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior.
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 helpen 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.
If there be more than one
Lesson, the following Canticle shall be sung or said after the last
Lesson.
The Song of Simeon (Nunc dimittis)(Luke 2:29-32)
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace,
* according to thy word;
For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, *
which thou hast prepared before the face of all people,
To be a light to lighten the Gentiles, *
and to be the glory of thy people Israel.
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.
The Apostles’ Creed
Officiant and People together,
all standing
I believe 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.
The text of the Creed in
Evening Prayer, Rite Two, may be used instead.
The Prayers
The people stand or kneel
Officiant: The Lord be with you.
People: And with thy
spirit.
Officiant: Let us pray.
Officiant: Lord, have
mercy upon us.
People: Christ, have
mercy upon us.
Officiant: Lord, have
mercy upon us.
Officiant and People:
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. Amen.
Then follows one of these sets of Suffrages
A
O Lord, show thy mercy upon us; ± And grant us thy salvation. Endue
thy ministers with righteousness; ± And make thy chosen people
joyful. Give peace, O Lord, in all the world; ± For only in thee can
we live in safety. Lord, keep this nation under thy care; ± And
guide us in the way of justice and truth. Let thy way be known upon
earth; ± Thy 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 with thy Holy Spirit.
B
That this evening may be holy, good, and peaceful, We entreat thee,
O Lord. That thy holy angels may lead us in paths of peace and
goodwill, We entreat thee, O Lord. That we may be pardoned and
forgiven for our sins and offenses, We entreat thee, O Lord. That
there may be peace to thy Church and to the whole world, We entreat
thee, O Lord. That we may depart this life in thy faith and fear,
and not be condemned before the great judgment seat of Christ, We
entreat thee, O Lord. That we may be bound together by thy Holy
Spirit in the communion of Blessed Mary ever virgin, (Saint ) and
all thy saints, entrusting one another and all our life to Christ,
We entreat thee, O Lord.
C
O Lord, show thy mercy upon us. ± And grant us thy salvation. O
Lord, save the State. ± And mercifully hear us when we call upon
thee. Endue thy Ministers with righteousness. ± And make thy chosen
people joyful. O Lord, save thy people. ± And bless thine
inheritance. Give peace in our time, O Lord. ± For it is thou, Lord,
only that maketh us dwell in safety. O God, make clean our hearts
within us. ± And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.
The Officiant then says one or
more of the following Collects. Traditionally the Office has three
Collects, the Collect of the Day and two others, one of which may be
a seasonal Collect.
The Collect of the Day
A Collect for Peace
O God, 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 all
enemies, may pass our time in rest and quietness; through the merits
of Jesus Christ our Savior. 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 Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
A Collect for Sundays
Lord God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ triumphed over the
powers of death and prepared for us our place in the new Jerusalem:
Grant that we, who have this day given thanks for his resurrection,
may praise thee in that City of which he is the light; and where he
liveth and reigneth for ever and ever. Amen.
A Collect for Fridays
O Lord Jesus Christ, who by thy death didst take away the sting of
death: Grant unto us thy servants so to follow in faith where thou
hast led the way, that we may at length fall asleep peacefully in
thee, and awake up after thy likeness; for thy tender mercies’ sake.
Amen.
A Collect for Saturdays
O God, the source of eternal light: Shed forth thine unending day
upon us who watch for thee, that our lips may praise thee, our lives
may bless thee, and our worship on the morrow may give thee glory;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
A Collect for Protection
O God, who art the life of all who live, the light of the faithful,
the strength of those who labor, and the repose of the dead: We
thank thee for the timely blessings of the day, and humbly beseech
thy merciful protection all the night. Bring us, we pray thee, in
safety to the morning hours; through him who died for us and rose
again, thy Son our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
A Collect for the Presence of Christ
Lord Jesus, stay with us, for evening is at hand and the day is
past; be our companion in the way, kindle our hearts, and awaken
hope, that we may know thee as thou art revealed in Scripture and
the breaking of bread. Grant this for the sake of thy love. Amen.
Then, unless the Eucharist or
a form of general intercession is to follow, one of these prayers
for mission is added
O God and Father of all, whom the whole heavens
adore: Let the whole earth also worship thee, all nations obey thee,
all tongues confess and bless thee, and men and women everywhere
love thee and serve thee in peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
or the following
Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or
watch, or weep this night, and give thine 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 thy love’s sake. Amen.
or this
O God, who dost manifest in thy servants the signs
of thy presence: Send forth upon us the Spirit of love, that in
companionship with one another thine 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 thine unworthy servants do
give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and
loving-kindness to us and to all men. We bless thee for our
creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but
above all for thine inestimable 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 beseech thee, give us that due sense of all
thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful; and that
we show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives,
by giving up our selves to thy service, and by walking before thee
in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our
Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honor and glory,
world without end. Amen.
A Prayer of St. Chrysostom
Officiant and People:
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.
Then may be said
Officiant: The Lord be
with you.
People: And with thy
Spirit.
Officiant: Let us bless
the Lord.
People: Thanks be to
God.
From Easter Day through the Day of Pentecost
Alleluia, alleluia may be added to the preceding versicle and
response. 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 Ghost, 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)
OR
May the souls of all the faithful departed, through
the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Daily Morning Prayer: (Rite One)
A Hymn may be sung at the
entrance of the Ministers. The Officiant begins the service with a
sentence of Scripture, or with the versicle, “O Lord, open thou our
lips.”
Penitential Rite
The Officiant says to the
people:
Dearly beloved, we have come together in the
presence of Al-mighty God our heavenly Father, to render thanks for
the great benefits that we have received at his hands, to set forth
his most worthy 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 this
Let us humbly confess our sins unto Almighty God.
Silence may be kept.
Officiant and People together, all kneeling:
Almighty and most merciful Father, we have erred and
strayed from thy ways like lost sheep, we have followed too much the
devices and desires of our own hearts, we have offended against thy
holy laws, we have left undone those things which we ought to have
done, and we have done those things which we ought not to have done.
But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, spare thou those who confess
their faults, restore thou those who are penitent,
according to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesus our
Lord; and grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake, that we may
hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, to the glory of
thy holy Name. Amen.
The Officiant says
May the Almighty and merciful Lord grant us
absolution and remission of all our sins, true repentance, amendment
of life, and the grace and consolation of his Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Invitatory and Psalter
All stand (Hymnal 601)
Officiant: O Lord, open
thou our lips.
People: And our mouth
shall show forth thy praise.
Officiant and People: 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.
Except in Lent, Alleluia is
added. Then follows the Invitatory Psalm.
Venite (Psalm 95:1-7; 96:9,13)
O COME, let us | sing un . to the | Lord; * let us
heartily rejoice in the | strength of | our sal- | vation. Let us
come before his | presence . with | thanksgiving, * and show
ourselves | glad in | him with | psalms.
For the Lord is a | great | God, *
and a great | King a- | bove all | gods.
In his hand are all the | corners . of the | earth, *
and the strength of the | hills is | his | also.
The sea is his and | he | made it, *
and his | hands pre- | pared the . dry | land.
O come, let us worship and | fall | down *
and kneel be- | fore the | Lord our | Maker.
For he is the | Lord our | God, *
and we are the people of his pasture | and the | sheep . of his |
hand.
O worship the Lord in the | beauty . of | holiness; * let the whole
earth | stand in | awe of | him.
For he cometh, for he cometh to | judge the | earth, * and with
righteousness to judge the world and the | peoples | with his |
truth.
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. | A- | men.
In Easter Week, in place of an
Invitatory Psalm, the following is sung or said. It may also be used
daily until the Day of Pentecost.
Christ our Passover (Pascha nostrum)(I Corinthians 5:7-8; Romans
6:9-11; I Corinthians 15:20-22)
Alleluia, | alle- | luia. Alle | luia, | alle- |
luia.
Christ our Passover is | sacri-ficed | for us, * therefore | let us
| keep the feast,
Not with old leaven,
neither with the leaven of | malice . and | wickedness, * but with
the unleavened | bread .of sin- | cerity and | truth.
Alleluia, | alle- | luia.* Alle | luia, | alle- |
luia.
Christ being raised from the dead | dieth . no | more; * death hath
no | more do- | minion | over him.
For in that he died, he died unto | sin | once; * but in that he
liveth, he | liveth | unto | God.
Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed | unto | sin, *
but alive unto God through | Jesus | Christ our | Lord.
Alleluia, | alle- | luia.* Alle | luia, | alle- |
luia.
Christ is | risen . from the | dead, *
and become the | first-fruits . of | them that | slept.
For since by | man came | death, *
by man came also the resur- | rection | of the | dead.
For as in Adam | all | die, *
even so in Christ shall | all be | made a- | live.
Alleluia, | alle- | luia.* Alle | luia, | alle- |
luia.
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. | A- | men.
Alleluia, | alle- | luia.* Alle | luia, | alle- | luia.
Then follows
The Psalm or Psalms Appointed
At the end of the Psalms is
sung or said:
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. | A- | men.
The Lessons
One or two Lessons, as
appointed, are read, the Reader first saying
A Reading (Lesson) from______________ .
A citation giving chapter and
verse may be added. After each Lesson the Reader may say
The Word of the Lord. Answer Thanks be to God.
OR
Here endeth the Lesson (Reading).
Silence may be kept after each
Reading. One of the following Canticles is sung or said after each
Reading.
We Praise Thee (Te Deum laudamus)
WE praise | thee, O | God; we acknowledge | thee to
| be the | Lord.
All the earth doth | worship | thee,
the | Father | ever- | lasting.
To thee all Angels | cry a- | loud,
the Heavens and | all the | Powers . there- | in.
To thee | Cheru-bim and | Seraphim con- | tin-ual- | ly do | cry:
Holy, | holy, | holy,
Lord | God of | Sa-ba- | oth;
Heaven and | earth are | full
of the | majesty | of thy | glory.
The glorious company of the apostles | praise | thee.
The goodly fellowship of the | prophets | praise | thee.
The noble | army . of | martyrs praise | -- | -- | thee.
The holy Church throughout | all the | world doth | --ac- |
knowledge | thee,
The Father, of an | infinite | majesty, thine adorable, true, and
only Son,
also the | Holy | Ghost the | Comforter.
T HOU art the King of | glory, . O | Christ. Thou
art the ever- | lasting | Son . of the | Father. When thou tookest
upon thee to de- | liver | man,
thou didst humble thy- | self .to be | born . of a | virgin.
When thou hadst overcome the | sharpness . of | death,
thou didst open the kingdom of | heaven .to | all be- | lievers.
Thou sittest at the right | hand of | God, in the | glory | of the |
Father.
We believe that thou shalt come to | be our | judge. We therefore
pray thee, help thy servants,
whom thou hast redeem-ed | with thy | precious | blood.
Make them to be numbered | with thy | saints, in | glory | ever- |
lasting.
O LORD, save thy people, and | bless thine |
heritage; Govern them and | lift them | up for | ever. Day by day we
| magni-fy | thee;
And we worship thy Name ever, | world with- | out | end.
Vouch- | safe, O | Lord,
to keep us this | day with- | out | sin;
O Lord, have | mercy . up- | on us,
have | mer- | cy up- | on us.
O Lord, let thy mercy | be up- | on us; As our | trust | is in |
thee.
O Lord, in | thee . have I | trusted; Let me | never | be con- |
founded.
A Song of Praise (Benedictus es, Domine)
BLESSED art thou, O Lord | God of . our | fathers; *
praised and exalted a- | bove | all for | ever. Blessed art thou for
the | Name of . thy | Majesty; * praised and exalted a- | bove | all
for | ever.
Blessed art thou in the | temple . of thy | holiness; * praised and
exalted a- | bove | all for | ever.
Blessed art thou that beholdest the depths, and dwellest be- | tween
the | Cherubim; * praised and exalted a- | bove | all for | ever.
Blessed art thou on the glorious | throne of . thy | kingdom; *
praised and exalted a- | bove | all for | ever.
Blessed art thou in the | firma- ment of | heaven; *
praised and exalted a- | bove | all for | ever.
†Blessed art thou, O Father, Son, and | Holy | Spirit; * praised and
exalted a- | bove | all for | ever.
The Song of Zechariah (Benedictus Dominus Deus)(Luke 1:68-79)
BLESSED be the Lord | God of | Israel, * for he hath visited | and
re- | deemed .his | people; And hath raised up a mighty sal- |
vation | for us * in the | house .of his | servant | David,
As he spake by the mouth of his | holy | prophets, *
which have | been . since the | world began:
That we should be | saved . from our | enemies, * and from the |
hand of | all that | hate us;
To perform the mercy | promised . to our | forefathers, * and to re-
| member . his | holy | covenant;
To perform the oath which he sware to our | fore-father | Abraham,
That | he would | give | us,
That we being delivered out of the | hand .of our | enemies * might
| serve . him with- | out | fear,
In holiness and | righteous-ness be- | fore him, * all the | days of
| our | life.
And thou, child, shalt be called the | prophet. of the | Highest, *
for thou shalt go before the face of the | Lord . to pre- | pare his
| ways;
To give knowledge of salvation | unto .his | people
* for the re- | mission | of their | sins,
Through the tender mercy | of our | God, *
whereby the dayspring from on | high hath | visit-ed | us;
To give light to them that sit in darkness
and in the | shadow . of | death, *
and to guide our | feet in .to the | way of | peace.
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. | A- | men.
The Apostles' Creed
Officiant and People together,
all standing
I BELIEVE 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.
The Prayers
The people stand or kneel
Officiant: The Lord be
with you.
People: And with thy
spirit.
Officiant: Let us pray.
Officiant and People: 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.
O Lord, show thy mercy upon us; ± And grant us thy salvation. Endue
thy ministers with righteousness; ± And make thy chosen people
joyful. Give peace, O Lord, in all the world; ± For only in thee can
we live in safety. Lord, keep this nation under thy care; ± And
guide us in the way of justice and truth. Let thy way be known upon
earth; ± Thy 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 with thy Holy Spirit.
Then shall be said the Collect
for the Day and any other prayers.
Here may be sung a Hymn or
Anthem during which an Offering may be received. A Sermon may be
preached or a Homily read.
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 thine unworthy servants do
give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and
loving kindness to us and to all men. We bless thee for our
creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but
above all fro thine inestimable 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 beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy
mercies, that our hearts may be unceasingly thankful; and that we
show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by
giving up our selves to thy service, and by walking before thee in
holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our
Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honor and glory,
world without end. Amen.
A Prayer of St. John Chrysostom
Officiant and People:
Almighty God, who has given us grace at this time with one accord to
make our common supplication unto thee, and hast promised through
thy well beloved Son that when two or three are gathered together in
his Name thou wilt be in the midst of them: Fulfill now, O Lord, the
desires and petitions of thy servants, as may be best for them;
granting to us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the
world to come life everlasting. Amen.
Then may be said
Officiant:
Let us bless the Lord.
People:
Thanks be to God.
From Easter Day through the Day of Pentecost
Alleluia, alleluia may be added to the preceding versicle and
response.
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 Ghost,
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)
OR
May the souls of all the
faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.
A Hymn may
be sung.
The Order for Compline
The Officiant begins: +
The Lord Almighty grant us a quiet night and a perfect end.
People: Amen.
Officiant: Brethren; Be
sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil, as a roaring
lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: whom resist,
steadfast in the faith. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
People: Thanks be to
God.
Officiant: Our help is
in the Name of the Lord;
People: Who hath made
heaven and earth.
Officiant: Let us
humbly confess our sins unto Almighty God.
Officiant and People:
Almighty God, our heavenly Father: We have sinned against thee,
through our own fault, in thought, word, and deed, and in those
things which we have left undone. (For these offenses we are truly
sorry and we humbly repent.) For the sake of thy Son our Lord Jesus
Christ, forgive us all our offenses; and grant that we may serve
thee in newness of life, to the glory of thy Name. Amen.
Officiant: May the
Almighty God grant us + forgiveness of all our sins, amendment of
life, and the grace and comfort of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
Officiant: + O God,
make speed to save us.
People: O Lord, make
haste to help us.
Officiant: Glory be to
the Father, and to the Son,* and to the Holy Ghost:
People: As it was in
the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,* world without end. Amen.
Officiant: Praise ye
the Lord.
People: The Lord's Name
be praised.
or, except in Lent, all may
say,
Alleluia
One or more of the following
Psalms are sung or said.
Psalm 4 (Cum invocarem)
Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness:*
thou hast set me at liberty when I was in trouble; have mercy upon
me, and hearken unto my prayer.
O ye sons of men, how long will ye blaspheme mine honor,* and have
such pleasure in vanity, and seek after falsehood?
Know this also, that the Lord has chosen unto himself
the man that is godly;* when I call upon the Lord he will hear me.
Stand in awe, and sin not;* commune with your own heart, and in your
chamber, and be still.
Offer the sacrifice of righteousness,* and put your trust in the
Lord.
There be many that say,* Who will show us any good?
Lord, lift thou up* the light of thy countenance upon us.
Thou hast put gladness in my heart;* yea, more than when their corn
and wine and oil increase.
I will lay me down in peace, and take my rest;* for it is thou,
Lord, only, that makest me dwell in safety.
Psalm 31 (In te, Domine, speravi)
In thee, O Lord, have I put my trust; let me never
be put to confusion; * deliver me in thy righteousness.
Bow down thine ear to me;* make haste to deliver me.
And be thou my strong rock, and house of defense,* that thou mayest
save me.
For thou art my strong rock, and my castle:* be thou also my guide,
and lead me for thy Name's sake.
Draw me out of the net that they have laid privily for me;* for thou
art my strength.
Into thy hands I commend my spirit;* for thou hast redeemed me, O
Lord, thou God of truth.
Psalm 91 (Qui habitat)
Whoso dwelleth under the defense of the Most High,*
shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say unto the Lord, Thou art my hope, and my stronghold; * my
God, in him will I trust.
For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunter,* and from
the noisome pestilence.
He shall defend thee under his wings, and thou shalt be safe under
his feathers; * his faithfulness and truth shall be thy shield and
buckler.
Thou shalt not be afraid for any terror by night, * nor for the
arrow that flieth by day;
For the pestilence that walketh in darkness,* nor for the sickness
that destroyeth in the noon-day.
A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten-thousand at thy right
hand;* but it shall not come nigh thee.
Yea, with thine eyes shalt thou behold,* and see the reward of the
ungodly.
For thou, Lord, art my hope;* thou hast set thine house of defense
very high.
There shall no evil happen unto thee,* neither shall any plague come
nigh thy dwelling.
For he shall give his angels charge over thee,* to keep thee in all
thy ways.
They shall bear thee in their hands, * that thou hurt not thy foot
against a stone.
Thou shalt go upon the lion and adder:* the young lion and the
dragon shalt thou tread under thy feet.
Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him;*
I will set him up, because he hath known my Name.
He shall call upon me, and I will hear him;* yea, I am with him in
trouble; I will deliver him, and bring him to honor.
With long life will I satisfy him,* and show him my salvation.
Psalm 134 (Ecce nunc)
Behold now, praise the Lord,* all ye servants of the
Lord;
Ye that by night stand in the house of the Lord,* even in the courts
of the house of our God.
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary,* and praise the Lord.
The Lord that made heaven and earth* give thee blessing out of Zion.
At the end of the Psalms is sung or said
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.
The following, or some other suitable passage
of scripture, is read
Officiant: Thou, Lord,
art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy Name; leave us not,
O Lord, our God. Jeremiah 14:9
People: Thanks be to
God.
The following, or another hymn
suitable for the evening may be sung.
Te lucis ante terminum
To thee before the close of day,
Creator of the world, we pray
That, with thy wonted favor, thou
Would'st be our guard and keeper now.
From all ill dreams defend our sight,
From fears and terrors of the night;
Withhold from us our ghostly foe,
That spot of sin we may not know.
O Father, that we ask be done,
Through Jesus Christ, thine only Son.
Who, with the Holy Ghost and thee,
Doth live and reign eternally. Amen.
Then follows
V. Into thy hands I commend my spirit.
R. For thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, thou God of truth.
V. Keep me as an apple of an eye;
R. Hide me under the shadow of thy wings.
V. Lord, have mercy upon us.
R. Christ have mercy upon us.
V. Lord, have mercy upon us.
Officiant and People:
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.
Officiant: O Lord, hear
my prayer;
People: And let my cry
come unto thee.
Officiant: Let us pray.
The Officiant then says the
following, or some other suitable collect:
Visit, we beseech thee, O Lord, this habitation:
Drive far from it all snares of the enemy; let thy holy angels dwell
herein to preserve us in peace, and let thy blessing be ever upon
us. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Silence may be kept.
Intercessions and thanksgivings may be offered.
The service concludes with the
following Antiphon and Nunc dimittis, which is sung or said by all.
Guide us waking, O Lord, and guard us sleeping;*
that awake we may watch with Christ, and asleep we may rest in
peace.
In Easter Season, add Alleluia, alleluia,
alleluia.
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace,
according to thy word;
For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou hast prepared
before the face of all people,
To be a light to lighten the Gentiles, and to be the glory of thy
people Israel.
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.
Guide us waking, O Lord, and guard us sleeping; that
awake we may watch with Christ, and asleep we may rest in peace.
In Easter Season, add
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Officiant: The Lord be
with you.
People: And with thy
spirit.
Officiant: Let us bless
the Lord.
People: Thanks be to
God.
The Officiant concludes:
The Almighty and merciful Lord, + Father, Son, and
Holy Ghost bless us and keep us. Amen.
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