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Thursday, February 19 |
| The Vespers Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 5 and 8 p.m |
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Ash Wednesday |
The Call to Prayer |
| Create in me a clean heart, O God,* and renew a right spirit within me. |
| Psalm 51:11 |
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The Request for Presence |
| Exalt yourself above the heavens, O God,* and your glory over all the earth. |
| Psalm 57:11 |
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The Greeting |
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| May God give us his blessing,* and may all the ends of the earth stand in awe of him. |
| Psalm 67:7 |
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Litany of Penance |
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| Most holy and merciful Father: I confess to you and to the whole communion of saints in heaven and on earth, that I have sinned by my own fault in thought, word, and deed; by what I have done, and by what I have left undone. I have not loved you with my whole heart, and mind, and strength. I have not loved my neighbors as myself. I have not forgiven others, as I have been forgiven. Have mercy on me, Lord. I have been deaf to your call to serve, as Christ served us. I have not been true to the mind of Christ. I have grieved your holy spirit. Have mercy on me, Lord. I confess to you, Lord, all my past unfaithfulness: the pride, hypocrisy, and impatience of my life. I confess to you, Lord. My self-indulgent appetites and ways, and my exploitation of other people, I confess to you, Lord. My anger at my own frustration, and my envy of those more fortunate than I, I confess to you, Lord. My intemperate love of worldly goods and comforts, and my dishonesty in daily life and work, I confess to you, Lord. My negligence in prayer and worship, and my failure to commend the faith that is in me, I confess to you, Lord. Accept my repentance, Lord, for the wrongs I have done: for my blindness to human need and suffering, and my indifference to indulgence and cruelty, Accept my repentance, Lord. For all false judgments, for uncharitable thoughts toward my neighbors, and for my prejudice and contempt towards those who differ from me, Accept my repentance, Lord. For my waste and pollution of your creation, and my lack of concern for those who come after us, Accept my repentance, Lord. Restore me, good Lord, and let your anger depart from me, Favorably hear me for your mercy is great. Accomplish in me and all of your church the work of your salvation, That I may show forth all your glory in the world. By the cross and passion of your Son, our Lord, Bring me with all your saints to the joy of his resurrection. † |
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The Refrain for the Vespers Lessons |
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| Let your ways be known upon earth,* your saving health among all nations. |
| Psalm 67:2 |
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The Vespers Psalm |
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Summon Me by Night |
| Weigh my heart, summon me by night,* melt me down; you will find no impurity in me. I give no offense with my mouth as others do;* I have heeded the words of your lips. My footsteps hold fast to the ways of your law;* in your paths my feet shall not stumble. I call upon you, O God, for you will answer me;* incline your ear to me and hear my words. Show me your marvelous loving-kindness,* O Savior of those who take refuge at your right hand from those who rise up against them. Keep me as the apple of your eye;* hide me under the shadow of your wings. |
| Psalm 17:3–8 |
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The Refrain |
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| Let your ways be known upon earth,* your saving health among all nations. |
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The Cry of the Church |
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| Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. |
| Psalm 55:18 |
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The Lord’s Prayer |
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| Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be your Name. May your kingdom come, and 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. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; for yours are the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen. |
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The Prayer Appointed for the Week |
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| Almighty and everlasting God, you hate nothing you have made and forgive the sins of all who are penitent: Create and make in me a new and contrite heart, that I, worthily lamenting my sins and acknowledging my wretchedness, may obtain of you, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. † |
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The Concluding Prayer of the Church |
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| Almighty and eternal God, ruler of all things in heaven and earth: Mercifully accept the prayers of your people everywhere, and strengthen each of us to do your will; through Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen. † |
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