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Virtual Abbey @virtualabbey.bsky.social · 19h

That this evening
may be holy, good, and peaceful,
We entreat you, O Lord.

That your holy angels
may lead us
in paths of peace & goodwill,
We entreat you, O Lord.

That we may be pardoned & forgiven
for our sins & offenses,
We entreat you, O Lord.

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Virtual Abbey @virtualabbey.bsky.social · 2d

Call and send us, o God,
to seek and serve you today.

Give us
the wisdom & courage
to choose (again & agains)
truth & love over fear & hate.

Free us
from all deception
and every temptation away from you.

Help us
to perceive you
in the faces of our neighbors.

Amen.

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Virtual Abbey @virtualabbey.bsky.social · 2d

Into your hands, O Lord,
I commend my spirit;
For you have redeemed me, O Lord,
O God of truth.
Keep us, O Lord,
as the apple of your eye;
Hide us
under the shadow of your wings.

Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

Amen.

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Virtual Abbey @virtualabbey.bsky.social · 3d

This day
be within and without me,
lowly and meek,
yet all-powerful.

Christ as a light;
Christ as a shield;
Christ beside me
on my left and my right.

#MorningPrayer
from Celtic Daily Prayer,
Northumbria Community

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Virtual Abbey @virtualabbey.bsky.social · 4d

With thanks,
with praise,
and with God’s help,
we welcome
this new day.

Reclaim
& renew
& restore us,
good God,
today
& every tomorrow.

Amen.

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Virtual Abbey @virtualabbey.bsky.social · 5d

O may my soul on thee repose,
and with sweet sleep mine eyelids close;
sleep that shall me more vigorous make
to serve my God when I awake.

“All praise to thee my God this night,”
Thomas Ken

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Virtual Abbey @virtualabbey.bsky.social · 6d

Come to me,
all who labor
and are heavy-laden,
and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you,
and learn from me;
for I am gentle and lowly in heart,
and you will find rest for your souls.
For my yoke is easy,
and my burden is light.

—Matthew 11:28-30

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Virtual Abbey @virtualabbey.bsky.social · 7d

Save us from troubled,
restless sleep,
from all ill dreams
your children keep;
so calm our minds
that fears may cease
and rested bodies
wake in peace.

Latin, 6th cent.

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Virtual Abbey @virtualabbey.bsky.social · 8d

#NightPrayer

God be in my head,
and in my understanding;
God be in my eyes,
and in my looking;
God be in my mouth,
and in my speaking;
God be in my heart,
and in my thinking;
God be at my end,
and at my departing.

Amen.

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Virtual Abbey @virtualabbey.bsky.social · 10d

Glory to God
in the highest!
On earth,
peace—goodwill!

Do justice,
live kindness,
walk humbly with God;
love neighbor as self.

This is the day
grace has given,
let us lift thanks and praise!

Go in peace to
claim hope
serve justice
practice compassion.

Amen.

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Virtual Abbey @virtualabbey.bsky.social · 10d

The night heralds the dawn.
Let us look expectantly to a new day,
new joys,
new possibilities.

In your name we pray.
Amen.

ANZPB/HKMOA

#PBWY

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Virtual Abbey @virtualabbey.bsky.social · 10d

The night is dark.
Let our fears of the darkness of the world and of our own lives
rest in you.
The night is quiet.
Let the quietness of your peace enfold us,
all dear to us,
and all who have no peace.

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Virtual Abbey @virtualabbey.bsky.social · 10d

#NightPrayer
Lord,
it is night.

The night is for stillness.
Let us be still in the presence of God.

It is night after a long day.
What has been done has been done;
what has not been done has not been done;
let it be.

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Virtual Abbey @virtualabbey.bsky.social · 11d

O God, make speed to save us.
O Lord, make haste to help us.

Gloria in excelsis. Alleluia.

Your word is a lantern to my feet
and a light upon my path.

The love of God has been
poured into our hearts
through the Holy Spirit
that has been given to us.
-Rom 5:5

#Noonday

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Virtual Abbey @virtualabbey.bsky.social · 12d

Ambrose of Milan (4th century)

tr. John Mason Neale

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Virtual Abbey @virtualabbey.bsky.social · 12d

O God, creation’s secret force
yourself unmoved all motion’s source
you from the morn till evening’s ray
through all its changes guide the day:
Grant us, when this short life is past,
the glorious evening that shall last;
that by a holy death attained
eternal glory may be gained.

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Virtual Abbey @virtualabbey.bsky.social · 13d

That this evening
may be holy, good, and peaceful,
We entreat you, O Lord.

That your holy angels
may lead us
in paths of peace & goodwill,
We entreat you, O Lord.

That we may be pardoned & forgiven
for our sins & offenses,
We entreat you, O Lord.

+eveningprayer

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Virtual Abbey @virtualabbey.bsky.social · 14d

I will bless you,
O God who gives me counsel;
my heart teaches me,
night after night…

My heart, therefore is glad
and my spirit rejoices;
my body also shall rest in hope.

Psalm 16, verses 7, 9
The Saint Helena Psalter

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Virtual Abbey @virtualabbey.bsky.social · 14d

Look kindly, all-seeing God,
on all who spend this night
in anxiety or pain.
Be with those who will die tonight.
Look kindly on those
who are without food or shelter,
on those who have no love.
Your will is that we
should have life, and share it.
Amen.

ANZPB/HKMOA

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Virtual Abbey @virtualabbey.bsky.social · 15d

All and every glory
to the One
whose
Name is holy
Heart is merciful
Love is everlasting
whose
Word is truth
Will is justice
Way is liberation
whose
Blessing is healing, renewal & Peace.

Amen.

#pbwy

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Virtual Abbey @virtualabbey.bsky.social · 16d

Help us, o God,
to welcome each day
with thanksgiving.
Open our lips
and our hearts
to sing thy praise,
and
fill us anew
with thy loving Spirit
that we may go forth
to make peace,
strive for justice,
and bear compassion
everywhere we are called & sent.
Amen.

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Virtual Abbey @virtualabbey.bsky.social · 16d

Be present,
O merciful God,
and protect us
through the hours of this night,
so that we
who are wearied
by the changes & chances
of this life
may rest
in your eternal changelessness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

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Virtual Abbey @virtualabbey.bsky.social · 17d

O ruler of the universe,
eternal God,
great deeds are they that you have done,
surpassing human understanding.
Your ways are ways
of righteousness & truth...

We worship you,
we give you thanks,
we praise you for your glory.

Give peace;
in all the world.

#pbwy

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Virtual Abbey @virtualabbey.bsky.social · 18d

Help us, o God,
to welcome each day
with thanksgiving.
Open our lips
and our hearts
to sing thy praise,
and
fill us anew
with thy loving Spirit
that we may go forth
to make peace,
strive for justice,
and bear compassion
everywhere we are called & sent.
Amen.

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Virtual Abbey @virtualabbey.bsky.social · 19d

Be present,
O merciful God,
and protect us
through the hours of this night,
so that we
who are wearied
by the changes & chances
of this life
may rest
in your eternal changelessness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

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