Daily Anglican Prayer - Thursday Evening – 25th July 2024

Daily Prayer from the Anglican Prayer Book for Australia

Daily Anglican Prayer - Thursday Evening – 25th July 2024

Readings:

Psalm 64, 67;

Ezekiel 34. 17-31;

John 7. 32-53.

Led by Felicity Scott, Liturgical Assistant with the Anglican Church, QLD, Australia.

Welcome to Thursday Evening prayer from the Anglican ‘A prayer book for Australia’.

We proclaim the Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ:

GOD in his infinite mercy, forgives all sins, and through our baptism in the name of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, we are given a rebirth into new life, free from the burden of all sin. ALLELUIA

With faithfulness we respond to the good news:

We acknowledge Christ as our saviour and accept with gratitude, that we are forgiven for all wrong doings, past and present. To honour the gift of forgiveness, we release our burden of guilt and rise up to live in the glory of God forever more.

Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Blessed be God forever.

Let us Pray.

1

The Lord our God the Almighty reigns.

Let us rejoice and exult and give God the glory.

Revelation 19.6–7

Glory to God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit:

as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen

2 The Opening Canticle, A Song of Joy

Be joyful in the Lord, all the earth:
serve the Lord with gladness
and come before his presence with singing.
Know that the Lord is God:
it is he who has made us, and we are his;
for we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving;
go into his courts with praise:
give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the Lord is good;
his loving-kindness is everlasting:
and his faithfulness endures from age to age.

Psalm 100

3 The Opening Prayer

The day is now past and the night is at hand.

Let us pray with one heart and mind.

Silence may be kept.

Father of lights, receive the prayer and praise we offer you as our evening sacrifice; make us a light for all the world,
delivered by your goodness from all the works of darkness; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord.

Amen.

4 The Psalms as appointed. A pause is observed after each.

Psalm

5 At the end of the (last) pause there may follow

God our saviour, you sent Jesus into the world of sin, and delivered him up to death for us: kindle in our hearts the same love with which he loved his own to the end; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Amen.

6 One or two Readings from the Bible as appointed.

1st Reading

2nd Reading

The readings may be followed by a period of silence for reflection, a hymn or

Hear the message of Christ.

Thanks be to God.

7 The Canticle,

Christ Jesus was in the form of God:

But he did not cling to equality with God.

He emptied himself, taking the form of a servant:

And was born in our human likeness.

Being found in human form, he humbled himself:

And became obedient unto death,

Even death on a cross.

Therefore, God has highly exalted him:

And bestowed on him the name above every name,

That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow:

In heaven and on earth and under the earth;

And every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord:

to the glory of God the father.

Philippians 2.5b–11

8 The belief and principle is said

I believe in God,
creator of heaven and earth,

whose love and merciful forgiveness

endures everlasting.

I believe in Christ the saviour,

whose example of love and compassion,

taught us a restored way to live, in collaborative unity with all people.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,

whose divine guidance brings

us together to be one with the Holy Trinity.

Amen.

9 The Prayers

Lord have mercy.

Christ have mercy.

God have mercy.

9 The Lord’s Prayer and the Collect of the Day

Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours

now and for ever. Amen.

Prayer of the Week

Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

Oh God,

You alone can order our unruly wills and the affections:

teach us to love what you command and to desire what you promise

that, among the changes and chances of this world our hearts

may surely there be fixed where true joys are to be found;

Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

Prayer to remember James, Apostle and Martyr

Thursday 25 July – James, Apostle and Martyr

10 Intercessions and Thanksgivings may be made according to local custom and need.

Let us pray
Loving God, We Pray thanks to you for all your blessings to us, for the earth which provides our needs, the natural resources, and its beauty. In our prosperity help us to be generous and compassionate to those who are in need.

God of grace; Hear our prayer.

Living God, we pray thanks for our mothers; for those who loved and cared for us and who taught us our faith and how to live a faithful life. We thank you for our mother church which teaches us and surrounds us with the examples of other faithful people to follow.

God of grace; Hear our prayer.

Merciful God, we ask for your mercy to be given to the country of Ukraine. We ask for your intervention, to impart peace as an initiative in the minds of all those at war across the world. We ask through Jesus Christ our Lord.

God of grace; Hear our prayer.

Loving God, we ask your blessing for those listed on the Anglican cycle of prayer:

• The Diocese of Georgia – The Episcopal Church
• The Diocese of The Murray: †Keith Dalby; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Gympie: Shaji Joseph, Clifford Penniceard
• Anglicare SQ Out of Home Care, Central Region – Sunshine Coast Residential
• All Anglican Schools Business Managers/Bursars and Senior Leaders
• All Parishes seeking clergy.
• All Anglican schools seeking chaplains.
• All Prison Chaplaincy Ministry Teams
• All people joining in this prayer offering.

God of Grace; Hear our prayer

11 The Evening Collect

Be present merciful God, protect us through the hours of this night: that we, who are wearied by the changes and chances of this fleeting world, may rest on your eternal changelessness; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

12

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Let us praise the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore.

Amen.

2 Thessalonians 2.16–17

Music by John Keys – Anglican Chant Canticle organ accompaniments.

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