Prayers of Great Traditions

20 Prayers of Great Traditions

The Evening Office

Preparation

I lift my hands to the Holy Place and bless the Lord.^74

Remember, Lord, my unworthiness and pardon my transgressions,
the deliberate and the unintentional.^75

Lord, have mercy.

Christ have mercy.

Lord have mercy.

The Psalm, or...

As for me, I will trust in your covenant love,

my heart will be glad in your salvation.^76

Glory to the Father, through the Son and in the Holy Spirit, Amen.

The Word of God

Your hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding
and I shall learn Your commandments.^77

Set reading

Christ my God, you fulfilled the law and the prophets and the Father’s
will. Fill my heart with joy and gladness, always, now and for ever,
and to the ages to come. Amen.^78