Family Prayer in the Early Evening

Eastertide

The leader reads the regular text. The people read the bold text.

Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 15:57

Phos Hilaron — O Gladsome Light

O gladsome 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 your praises, O God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

You are 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.

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.

Family Prayer in the Early Evening

Eastertide

The leader reads the regular text. The people read the bold text.

Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 15:57

Phos Hilaron — O Gladsome Light

You are 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.

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.

Sæpe expugnaverunt

“Many a time have they fought against me from my youth on,” may Israel now say;
“Indeed, many a time have they afflicted me from my youth on, but they have not prevailed against me.

The plowers plowed upon my back, and made long furrows.

But the righteous Lord has hewn the snares of the ungodly in pieces.”

Let them be ashamed and turned backward, as many as hate Zion.

Let them be as the grass growing upon the housetops, which withers before it grows up,

Which does not fill the hand of the reaper, neither the bosom of him who binds up the sheaves,

So that those who go by say not so much as, “The Lord prosper you. We bless you in the Name of the Lord.”

Psalm 129

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.

De profundis

Out of the deep have I called unto you, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice.
O let your ears consider well the voice of my supplications.
If you, Lord, were to mark what is done amiss, O Lord, who could abide it?

For there is mercy with you; therefore you shall be feared.

I wait for the Lord; my soul waits for him; in his word is my trust.

My soul waits for the Lord, more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning.

O Israel, trust in the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption;

And he shall redeem Israel from all their sins.

Psalm 130

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.

Domine, non est

O Lord, I am not haughty; I have no proud looks.
I do not occupy myself with great matters, or with things that are too high for me.
But I have stilled and quieted my soul, like a weaned child upon his mother’s breast; so is my soul quieted within me.

O Israel, trust in the Lord from this time forth for evermore.

Psalm 131

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.

Beati immaculati

Blessed are those who are undefiled in their ways, and walk in the law of the Lord.
Blessed are those who keep his testimonies and seek him with their whole heart,

Even those who do no wickedness and perfectly walk in his ways.

You have ordered your precepts that we should diligently keep them.

O that my ways were made so direct that I might keep your statutes!

Then would I not be put to shame while I give heed unto all your commandments.

I will thank you with an upright heart, when I have learned your righteous judgments.

I will keep your statutes; O do not forsake me utterly.

How shall a young man cleanse his way? By ruling himself according to your word.

With my whole heart I have sought you; O let me not go astray from your commandments.

Your words have I hidden within my heart, that I may not sin against you.

Blessed are you, O Lord; teach me your statutes.

With my lips have I been telling of all the judgments of your mouth.

I have had greater delight in the way of your testimonies than in all manner of riches.

I will meditate on your commandments and have respect for all your ways.

My delight will be in your statutes, and I will not forget your word.

O do well unto your servant, that I may live, and keep your word.

Open my eyes that I may see the wondrous things of your law.

I am a sojourner on earth; O hide not your commandments from me.

My soul is consumed with the fervent desire that it always has for your judgments.

You have rebuked the proud, and cursed are those who stray from your commandments.

O turn from me shame and contempt, for I have kept your testimonies.

Though princes sit and speak against me, yet will your servant meditate on your statutes;

For your testimonies are my delight, and they are my counselors.

My soul cleaves to the dust; O revive me, according to your word

I have acknowledged my ways, and you heard me; O teach me your statutes.

Make me to understand the way of your commandments, and so shall I meditate on your wondrous works.

My soul melts away for heaviness; comfort me according to your word.

Take from me the way of lying, and graciously teach me your law.

I have chosen the way of truth, and your judgments have I set before me.

I hold fast to your testimonies; O Lord, let me not be put to shame.

I will run the way of your commandments when you enlarge my heart with understanding.

Psalm 119

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.

For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 4:5-6

We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the Son of God,
begotten of the Father, only-begotten,
that is, of the substance of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one substance with the Father;
through whom all things were made,
things in heaven and things on earth;
who for us men and for our salvation
came down and was incarnate
and was made man,
suffered, and rose again on the third day,
ascended into the heavens,
and is coming to judge the living and the dead.
And in the Holy Spirit.

Nicaea, 325.First Ecumenical Council, Nicaea (325 AD)

Πιστεύομεν εἰς ἕνα θεὸν πατέρα παντοκράτορα
πάντων ὁρατῶν τε καὶ ἀοράτων ποιητήν.
Καὶ εἰς ἕνα κύριον Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ θεοῦ
γεννηθέντα ἐκ τοῦ πατρὸς μονογενῆ
τουτέστιν ἐκ τῆς οὐσίας τοῦ πατρός,
θεὸν ἐκ θεοῦ, φῶς ἐκ φωτός,
θεὸν ἀληθινὸν ἐκ θεοῦ ἀληθινοῦ,
γεννηθέντα οὐ ποιηθέντα,
ὁμοούσιον τῷ πατρί,
δι’ οὗ τὰ πάντα ἐγένετο
τά τε ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ καὶ τὰ ἐν τῇ γῇ,
τὸν δι’ ἡμᾶς τοὺς ἀνθρώπους
καὶ διὰ τὴν ἡμετέραν σωτηρίαν
κατελθόντα καὶ σαρκωθέντα, ἐνανθρωπήσαντα,
παθόντα, καὶ ἀναστάντα τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ,
ἀνελθόντα εἰς τοὺς οὐρανούς,
ἐρχόμενον κρῖναι ζῶντας καὶ νεκρούς.
Καὶ εἰς τὸ ἅγιον πνεῦμα.

Council of Nicaea, 325Acts of the First Ecumenical Council, Nicaea, 325 AD. Greek text preserved in Eusebius of Caesarea's letter to his diocese and in the acts of subsequent councils.

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We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, visible and invisible.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only-begotten Son of God,
begotten of the Father before all ages,
Light from Light, true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.
He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father,
who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified,
who has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Constantinople, 381.Second Ecumenical Council, Constantinople (381 AD)

Πιστεύομεν εἰς ἕνα θεὸν πατέρα παντοκράτορα,
ποιητὴν οὐρανοῦ καὶ γῆς, ὁρατῶν τε πάντων καὶ ἀοράτων·
Καὶ εἰς ἕνα κύριον Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν
τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ θεοῦ τὸν μονογενῆ,
τὸν ἐκ τοῦ πατρὸς γεννηθέντα πρὸ πάντων τῶν αἰώνων,
φῶς ἐκ φωτός, θεὸν ἀληθινὸν ἐκ θεοῦ ἀληθινοῦ,
γεννηθέντα οὐ ποιηθέντα,
ὁμούσιον τῷ πατρί, δι’ οὗ τὰ πάντα ἐγένετο·
τὸν δι’ ἡμᾶς τοὺς ἀνθρώπους
καὶ διὰ τὴν ἡμετέραν σωτηρίαν
κατελθόντα ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν
καὶ σαρκωθέντα ἐκ πνεύματος ἁγίου καὶ Μαρίας τῆς παρθένου
καὶ ἐνανθρωπήσαντα,
σταυρωθέντα τε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν ἐπὶ Ποντίου Πιλάτου
καὶ παθόντα καὶ ταφέντα,
καὶ ἀναστάντα τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ κατὰ τὰς γραφάς,
καὶ ἀνελθόντα εἰς τοὺς οὐρανοὺς
καὶ καθεζόμενον ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ πατρός,
καὶ πάλιν ἐρχόμενον μετὰ δόξης
κρῖναι ζῶντας καὶ νεκρούς,
οὗ τῆς βασιλείας οὐκ ἔσται τέλος.
Καὶ εἰς τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, τὸ κύριον καὶ ζωοποιόν,
τὸ ἐκ τοῦ πατρὸς ἐκπορευόμενον,
τὸ σὺν πατρὶ καὶ υἱῷ συμπροσκυνούμενον καὶ συνδοξαζόμενον,
τὸ λαλῆσαν διὰ τῶν προφητῶν·
Εἰς μίαν ἁγίαν καθολικὴν καὶ ἀποστολικὴν ἐκκλησίαν·
ὁμολογοῦμεν ἓν βάπτισμα εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν·
προσδοκῶμεν ἀνάστασιν νεκρῶν
καὶ ζωὴν τοῦ μέλλοντος αἰῶνος. Ἀμήν.

Council of Constantinople, 381Acts of the Second Ecumenical Council, Constantinople, 381 AD. The Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed, confirmed by the Council of Chalcedon (451) as the definitive conciliar creed.

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We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, visible and invisible.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only-begotten Son of God,
begotten of the Father before all ages,
Light from Light, true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.
He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified,
who has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Toledo, 589.Third Council of Toledo (589 AD, with Filioque addition)

Credo in unum Deum Patrem omnipotentem;
factorem cœli et terræ, visibilium omnium et invisibilium.
Et in unum Dominum Jesum Christum,
Filium Dei unigenitum,
et ex Patre natum ante omnia sæcula,
Deum de Deo, Lumen de Lumine,
Deum verum de Deo vero,
genitum, non factum,
consubstantialem Patri;
per quem omnia facta sunt;
qui propter nos homines et propter nostram salutem
descendit de cœlis,
et incarnatus est de Spiritu Sancto ex Maria virgine,
et homo factus est;
crucifixus etiam pro nobis sub Pontio Pilato,
passus et sepultus est;
et resurrexit tertia die, secundum Scripturas;
et ascendit in cœlum,
sedet ad dexteram Patris;
et iterum venturus est, cum gloria,
judicare vivos et mortuos;
cujus regni non erit finis.
Et in Spiritum Sanctum,
Dominum et vivificantem,
qui ex Patre Filioque procedit;
qui cum Patre et Filio simul adoratur et conglorificatur;
qui locutus est per Prophetas.
Et unam, sanctam, catholicam et apostolicam ecclesiam.
Confiteor unum baptisma in remissionem peccatorum;
et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum,
et vitam venturi sæculi. Amen.

Council of Toledo, 589Third Council of Toledo, 589 AD. Latin text of the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed with the Filioque clause ("and the Son") added. This Western addition became standard in the Roman and Anglican traditions.

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Preamble

Whosoever will be saved, before all things it is necessary that he hold the Catholic Faith.
Which Faith except every one do keep whole and undefiled, without doubt he shall perish everlastingly.
And the Catholic Faith is this, that we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity, neither confounding the Persons, nor dividing the Substance.

Quicumque vult salvus esse, ante omnia opus est, ut teneat Catholicam fidem:
Quam nisi quisque integram inviolatamque servaverit, absque dubio in æternum peribit.
Fides autem Catholica hæc est:
ut unum Deum in Trinitate, et Trinitatem in unitate veneremur.
Neque confundentes personas, neque substantiam separantes.

Of the Trinity

For there is one Person of the Father, another of the Son, and another of the Holy Ghost.
But the Godhead of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, is all One, the Glory Equal, the Majesty Co-Eternal.
Such as the Father is, such is the Son, and such is the Holy Ghost.
The Father Uncreate, the Son Uncreate, and the Holy Ghost Uncreate.
The Father Incomprehensible, the Son Incomprehensible, and the Holy Ghost Incomprehensible.
The Father Eternal, the Son Eternal, and the Holy Ghost Eternal.
And yet they are not Three Eternals, but One Eternal.
As also there are not Three Uncreated, nor Three Incomprehensibles, but One Uncreated, and One Incomprehensible.
So likewise the Father is Almighty, the Son Almighty, and the Holy Ghost Almighty.
And yet they are not Three Almighties, but One Almighty.
So the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Ghost is God.
And yet they are not Three Gods, but One God.
So likewise the Father is Lord, the Son Lord, and the Holy Ghost Lord.
And yet not Three Lords, but One Lord.
For, like as we are compelled by the Christian Verity to acknowledge every Person by Himself to be God and Lord, so are we forbidden by the Catholic Religion to say, There be Three Gods, or Three Lords.

Alia est enim persona Patris, alia Filii, alia Spiritus Sancti:
Sed Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti una est divinitas,
æqualis gloria, coæterna maiestas.
Qualis Pater, talis Filius, talis et Spiritus Sanctus.
Increatus Pater, increatus Filius, increatus et Spiritus Sanctus.
Immensus Pater, immensus Filius, immensus et Spiritus Sanctus.
Æternus Pater, æternus Filius, æternus et Spiritus Sanctus.
Et tamen non tres æterni, sed unus æternus.
Sicut non tres increati, nec tres immensi,
sed unus increatus, et unus immensus.
Similiter omnipotens Pater, omnipotens Filius, omnipotens et Spiritus Sanctus.
Et tamen non tres omnipotentes, sed unus omnipotens.
Ita Deus Pater, Deus Filius, Deus et Spiritus Sanctus.
Et tamen non tres dii, sed unus est Deus.
Ita Dominus Pater, Dominus Filius, Dominus et Spiritus Sanctus.
Et tamen non tres Domini, sed unus est Dominus.
Quia, sicut singillatim unamquamque personam Deum ac Dominum confiteri
christiana veritate compellimur:
Ita tres Deos aut tres Dominos dicere Catholica religione prohibemur.

Of the Processions

The Father is made of none, neither created, nor begotten.
The Son is of the Father alone; not made, nor created, but begotten.
The Holy Ghost is of the Father and of the Son; neither made, nor created, nor begotten, but proceeding.
So there is One Father, not Three Fathers; one Son, not Three Sons; one Holy Ghost, not Three Holy Ghosts.
And in this Trinity none is afore or after other; none is greater or less than another;
But the whole Three Persons are Co-eternal together, and Co-equal.
So that in all things, as is aforesaid, the Unity in Trinity, and the Trinity in Unity is to be worshipped.
He therefore that will be saved must thus think of the Trinity.

Pater a nullo est factus: nec creatus, nec genitus.
Filius a Patre solo est: non factus, nec creatus, sed genitus.
Spiritus Sanctus a Patre et Filio: non factus, nec creatus, nec genitus, sed procedens.
Unus ergo Pater, non tres Patres: unus Filius, non tres Filii:
unus Spiritus Sanctus, non tres Spiritus Sancti.
Et in hac Trinitate nihil prius aut posterius, nihil maius aut minus:
Sed totæ tres personæ coæternæ sibi sunt et coæquales.
Ita, ut per omnia, sicut iam supra dictum est,
et unitas in Trinitate, et Trinitas in unitate veneranda sit.
Qui vult ergo salvus esse, ita de Trinitate sentiat.

Of the Incarnation

Furthermore, it is necessary to everlasting Salvation, that he also believe rightly the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
For the right Faith is, that we believe and confess, that our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is God and Man;
God, of the Substance of the Father, begotten before the worlds; and Man, of the Substance of his Mother, born in the world;
Perfect God and Perfect Man, of a reasonable Soul and human Flesh subsisting;
Equal to the Father, as touching his Godhead; and inferior to the Father, as touching his Manhood.
Who, although he be God and Man, yet he is not two, but One Christ;
One, not by conversion of the Godhead into Flesh, but by taking of the Manhood into God;
One altogether, not by confusion of Substance, but by Unity of Person.
For as the reasonable soul and flesh is one Man, so God and Man is one Christ.

Sed necessarium est ad æternam salutem,
ut incarnationem quoque Domini nostri Iesu Christi fideliter credat.
Est ergo fides recta ut credamus et confiteamur,
quia Dominus noster Iesus Christus, Dei Filius, Deus pariter et homo est.
Deus est ex substantia Patris ante sæcula genitus:
et homo est ex substantia matris in sæculo natus.
Perfectus Deus, perfectus homo:
ex anima rationali et humana carne subsistens.
Æqualis Patri secundum divinitatem:
minor Patre secundum humanitatem.
Qui licet Deus sit et homo, non duo tamen, sed unus est Christus.
Unus autem non conversione divinitatis in carnem,
sed assumptione humanitatis in Deum.
Unus omnino, non confusione substantiæ, sed unitate personæ.
Nam sicut anima rationalis et caro unus est homo:
ita Deus et homo unus est Christus.

Of the Last Things

Who suffered for our Salvation, descended into Hell, rose again the third day from the Dead.
He ascended into Heaven, He sitteth on the right hand of the Father, God Almighty, from whence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
At whose coming all men shall rise again with their bodies, and shall give account for their own works.
And they that have done good shall go into life everlasting; and they that have done evil, into everlasting fire.
This is the Catholic Faith, which except a man believe faithfully, he cannot be saved. Amen.

Qui passus est pro salute nostra: descendit ad inferos:
tertia die resurrexit a mortuis.
Ascendit ad cælos, sedet ad dexteram Dei Patris omnipotentis.
Inde venturus est judicare vivos et mortuos.
Ad cujus adventum omnes homines resurgere habent cum corporibus suis;
Et reddituri sunt de factis propriis rationem.
Et qui bona egerunt, ibunt in vitam æternam:
qui vero mala, in ignem æternum.
Hæc est fides Catholica, quam nisi quisque fideliter firmiterque crediderit,
salvus esse non poterit. Amen.

Gaul, c. 5th–6th c.Quicunque Vult (c. 5th–6th century, Southern Gaul)

Gaul, c. 5th–6th c.Quicunque Vult, attributed pseudonymously to Athanasius of Alexandria but composed in Southern Gaul, c. 5th–6th century. The earliest manuscripts date to the 9th century. A systematic exposition of Trinitarian and Christological orthodoxy in creedal form.

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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.

BCP 2019Book of Common Prayer, Anglican Church in North America, 2019. Traditional-language rendering following the Matthean text.

cf. Matthew 6:9-13

Πάτερ ἡμῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς,
ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνομά σου·
ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου·
γενηθήτω τὸ θέλημά σου,
ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς·
τὸν ἄρτον ἡμῶν τὸν ἐπιούσιον δὸς ἡμῖν σήμερον·
καὶ ἄφες ἡμῖν τὰ ὀφειλήματα ἡμῶν,
ὡς καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀφήκαμεν τοῖς ὀφειλέταις ἡμῶν·
καὶ μὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς πειρασμόν,
ἀλλὰ ῥῦσαι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ.
Ὄτι σοῦ ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία καὶ ἡ δύναμις
καὶ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας. Ἀμήν.

NA28Nestle-Aland, Novum Testamentum Graece, 28th revised edition (Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart, 2012). The standard critical edition of the Greek New Testament, based on the earliest and most reliable manuscript witnesses.

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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 you as you are revealed in Scripture and the breaking of bread. Grant this for the sake of your love. Amen.

Lord Jesus Christ, by your death you took away the sting of death: Grant to us your servants so to follow in faith where you have led the way, that we may at length fall asleep peacefully in you and wake up in your likeness; for your tender mercies' sake. Amen.

Let us bless the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

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

2 Corinthians 13:14