Opening
God, come to my assistance. Lord, make haste to help me.
Hymn
As light fades, gather what this day has been — And bless it, Lord, even the unfinished part. Thank you for every unnoticed grace That found its way into the heart. Stay with us; it is nearly evening. The day is almost spent. Forgive what was harsh, heal what was hurried, And keep what was true to the end.
Original – Prayer on Fire
Psalm I
Antiphon
Stay with us, Lord, for it is nearly evening.
Psalm 67 (66):2–4
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Psalm
May God have mercy on us and bless us. May he shine his countenance upon us, and may he have mercy on us. So may we know your way upon the earth, your salvation among all nations. Let the peoples confess to you, O God. Let all the peoples confess to you.
Glory Be
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Antiphon
Stay with us, Lord, for it is nearly evening.
Psalm II
Antiphon
This is the day the Lord has made — we will rejoice and be glad.
Psalm 72 (71):1–2, 12–13
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Psalm
Give your judgment, O God, to the king, and your justice to the king’s son, to judge your people with justice and your poor with judgment. For he will free the poor from the powerful, and the poor one who has no helper. He will spare the poor and the indigent, and he will bring salvation to the souls of the poor.
Glory Be
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Antiphon
This is the day the Lord has made — we will rejoice and be glad.
Silence
Let the last verse rest in you.
Reading
Hebrews 12:22–24
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But you have drawn near to mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, to the heavenly Jerusalem, and to the company of many thousands of Angels, and to the Church of the first-born, those who have been inscribed in the heavens, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the just made perfect, and to Jesus, the Mediator of the New Testament, and to a sprinkling of blood, which speaks better than the blood of Abel.
Responsory
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His mercy endures forever. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Magnificat
Antiphon
My soul is quiet enough now to magnify the Lord.
Luke 1:46–55
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Canticle
And Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord. And my spirit leaps for joy in God my Savior. For he has looked with favor on the humility of his handmaid. For behold, from this time, all generations shall call me blessed. For he who is great has done great things for me, and holy is his name. And his mercy is from generation to generations for those who fear him. He has accomplished powerful deeds with his arm. He has scattered the arrogant in the intentions of their heart. He has deposed the powerful from their seat, and he has exalted the humble. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty. He has taken up his servant Israel, mindful of his mercy, just as he spoke to our fathers: to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”
Glory Be
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Antiphon
My soul is quiet enough now to magnify the Lord.
Intercessions
For the earth cooling toward night.
R. Lord, hear our prayer.
For those who tend land, animals, and water.
R. Lord, hear our prayer.
For restraint in our consuming.
R. Lord, hear our prayer.
For wonder that does not need a screen.
R. Lord, hear our prayer.
For Sabbath rest approaching.
R. Lord, hear our 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. Amen.
Closing prayer
Stay with us, Lord, for evening is near. Receive this Hour and this day into your peace. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.