16 Prayers of Great Traditions
The Evening Office
Preparation
In prayer I draw near to your door, in poverty I come to your
treasury; give, my Lord, without measure as eternal God to a created
being. You are full of good gifts as Son of the Blessed and as Son of
the King; and though I may be thankless as are all creatures of dust, I
praise you who are like your generous Father.^59
The Psalm, or...
You have made us only a little less than God;
you have crowned us with glory and honour.^60The Word of God
Set reading
Glory to him who saw how we chose to live in rage and greediness;
and came down and was one of us, that we might become heavenly.
Glory to Him who never felt the need of our praising him; yet felt
the need to be kind to us, and thirsted with love for us; who asks me
still to give to Him and longs to give to me.^61
Prayer
Free prayer
Conclusion
Through your mercy, Lord, I will worship you when I have risen: at
your last trumpet I will praise your Son when I am finally made clean.
Glory to him in whose victory we have gained strength: and in
whose resurrection we defy even death itself. Amen.^62