March 03-08 2025
Season: Ordinary/Lent
Festivals this week: Ash Wednesday (Weds 5th)
Monday-Tues 3-4 March
(See below for Wednesday 5 March onwards)
Opening Prayers
Blessed are you, Lord God, creator of day and night:
to you be praise and glory for ever.
As darkness falls you renew your promise
to reveal among us the light of your presence.
By the light of Christ, your living Word,
dispel the darkness of our hearts
that we may walk as children of light
and sing your praise throughout the world.
Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit:
Blessed be God for ever.
That this evening may be holy, good and peaceful,
let us pray with one heart and mind.
Silence is kept
As our evening prayer rises before you, O God,
so may your mercy come down upon us
to cleanse our hearts
and set us free to sing your praise
now and for ever.
Amen.
A period of silence for reflection on the past day follows
Penitence
Most merciful God,
We confess to you,
Before the whole company of heaven and one another,
That we have sinned in thought, word and deed
And in what we have failed to do.
Forgive us our sins,
Heal us by your Spirit
And raise us to new life in Christ.
Amen
O God, make speed to save us,
O Lord, make haste to help us.
The word of God
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Ps. 85 Galatians 1 | Ps. 89:1-18 Galatians 2:1-10 | Ps 51 Luke 15:11-end | Ps 74 Galatians 2:11-end | Ps 3 Galatians 3:!-14 | Ps. 73 Gal 3:15-22 |
The appointed Psalm of the day is read
Glory to the Father and to the Son
And to the Holy Spirit;
As it was in the beginning is now
And shall be for ever. Amen
The appointed New Testament reading for the day
This is the word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
and be not wise in your own sight.
In all your ways acknowledge him
and he will make straight your paths.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
and be not wise in your own sight.
Prayers of intercession
Pray for:
- For peace
- For individuals and their needs.
You may wish to include these concerns in your prayers during the week:
Monday
The media and the arts
Farming and fishing
Commerce and industry
Those whose work is unfulfilling, stressful or fraught with danger
All who are unemployed
Tuesday
All who are sick in body, mind or Spirit
Those in the midst of famine of disaster
Victims of abuse and violence, intolerance and prejudice
Those who are bereaved
All who work in the medical and healing professions
Lord in your mercy
Hear our prayer
Especially at this time, you may wish to use these prayers occasionally.
Click here for a prayer for the people of Ukraine
Click here for a prayer for people of the Holy Land
The Collect of the Week
Almighty Father,
whose Son was revealed in majesty
before he suffered death upon the cross:
give us grace to perceive his glory,
that we may be strengthened to suffer with him
and be change dinto his likeness, from glory to glory;;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen
The Lord’s Prayer
As our Saviour taught us, so we pray:
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.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours
now and for ever.
Amen.
The Conclusion
In peace we will lie down and sleep;
for you alone, Lord, make us dwell in safety.
Abide with us, Lord Jesus,
For the night is at hand the day is now past.
As the night watch looks for the morning,
so do we look for you, O Christ.
May the living waters of Christ cleanse us,
may the Spirit descend upon us,
and the blessing of God be with us
this night and always.
Amen
Wednesday 5 March onwards
Opening Prayers
Hear our voice, O Lord, according to you faithful love,
according to your judgement give us life.
Blessed are you, Lord God of our salvation,
to you be glory and praise for ever.
In the darkness of our sin you have shone in our hearts
to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God
in the face of Jesus Christ.
Open our eyes to acknowledge your presence,
that freed from the misery of sin and shame
we may grow into your likeness from glory to glory.
Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit:
Blessed be God for ever.
That this evening may be holy, good and peaceful,
let us pray with one heart and mind.
Silence is kept
As our evening prayer rises before you, O God,
so may your mercy come down upon us
to cleanse our hearts
and set us free to sing your praise
now and for ever.
Amen.
A period of silence for reflection on the past day follows
Penitence
Most merciful God,
We confess to you,
Before the whole company of heaven and one another,
That we have sinned in thought, word and deed
And in what we have failed to do.
Forgive us our sins,
Heal us by your Spirit
And raise us to new life in Christ.
Amen
O God, make speed to save us,
O Lord, make haste to help us.
The word of God
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Ps. 85 Galatians 1 | Ps. 89:1-18 Galatians 2:1-10 | Ps 51 Luke 15:11-end | Ps 74 Galatians 2:11-end | Ps 3 Galatians 3:!-14 | Ps. 73 Gal 3:15-22 |
The appointed Psalm of the day is read
Glory to the Father and to the Son
And to the Holy Spirit;
As it was in the beginning is now
And shall be for ever. Amen
The appointed New Testament reading for the day
This is the word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
Forsake me not, O Lord;
be not far from me, O my God.
Make haste to help me,
O Lord of my salvation.
Be not far from me, O my God.
Glory to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit.
Forsake me not, O Lord;
be not far from me, O my God.
Prayers of intercession
Pray for:
- For peace
- For individuals and their needs.
You may wish to include these concerns in your prayers during the week:
- Those preparing for baptism and confirmation
- Those serving through leadership
- Those looking for forgiveness
- Those misled by the false gods of this present age
- All who are hungry
Lord in your mercy
Hear our prayer
Especially at this time, you may wish to use these prayers occasionally.
Click here for a prayer for the people of Ukraine
Click here for a prayer for people of the Holy Land
The Collect of the Week
Almighty and everlasting God,
you hate nothing that you have made
and forgive the sins of all those who are penitent:
create and make in us new and contrite hearts
that we, worthily lamenting our sins
and acknowledging our wretchedness,
may receive from you, the God of all mercy,
perfect remission and forgiveness;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen
The Lord’s Prayer
Trusting in the compassion of God
As our Saviour taught us, so we pray:
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.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours
now and for ever.
Amen.
The Conclusion
In peace we will lie down and sleep;
for you alone, Lord, make us dwell in safety.
Abide with us, Lord Jesus,
For the night is at hand the day is now past.
As the night watch looks for the morning,
so do we look for you, O Christ.
May the living waters of Christ cleanse us,
may the Spirit descend upon us,
and the blessing of God be with us
this night and always.
Amen
