Cantica Gaudia

Season of Epiphany: Tuesday Compline

Confession and absolution:
Almighty God, Heavenly One, we have sinned against you
Through our own fault, in thought, word and deed,
And in what we have left undone.
For the sake of your son our Lord Jesus Christ,
Forgive us all our offenses
And grant that we may serve you in newness of life,
To the glory of your name. Amen.

May the Almighty God grant us forgiveness of all our sins, and the grace and comfort of the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

Canticle:
My soul rejoices in the Lord,
My spirit leaps before my God and savior,
Who favors his waiting servant.
Listen!
From now on, everyone will call me happy!
For the heavens did great things unto me,
Holy is his name
From this time and forever,
Mercy flows to those who fear him.
His strong arm spread,
He scatters the thoughts of arrogant hearts,
He snatches the powerful from high places
And lifts up the empty.
The hungry are fed delicious food
And the rich sent away with nothing.
His child Israel is clothed in forgiveness,
Just as he spoke to our fathers,
Abraham and his seed forever.

Reading: Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.  And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit.

The Lord’s Prayer

Prayer: Support us, O Lord, all the day long of this troublous life, until the shadows lengthen and the evening comes, the busy world is hushed, the fever of life is over, and our work is done.
Then, Lord, in your mercy, grant us a safe lodging, a holy rest, and peace at the last, through Christ our Lord.  Amen.

Blessing: Christ stands before us, and peace is in his mind.
Sleep in the calm of all calm.
Sleep in the guidance of all guidance.
Sleep in the love of all loves.
Sleep, beloved, in the God of life.  Amen.