Today’s posting is the Third Prayer for Vespers, which I adapted from two Russian and Greek Orthodox evening prayers. The full text of the office is found on pp. 114-120 in the AIC Bookstore Publication, Hear Us, O Lord: Daily Prayers for the Laity. The traditional time for Vespers is 5 PM. This text is the most spiritual-minded of the prayers in the several daily offices.
O LORD my God, thou art a good God, Lover of mankind and Guardian of my soul and body; Forgive me the sins I have committed this day in thought, word or deed; Send thy Guardian angel to protect and keep me from all evil this night; Grant me peaceful and undisturbed sleep and keep me from all ill dreams and dark pleasures; Bless me, O Lord, and have mercy upon me; Grant me to rise in the morning to live chastely in deed and word; Implant in my heart a desire to fulfill Thy commandments, and to forsake evil deeds, and to obtain Thy blessings; for in Thee, O Lord, have I hoped; blessed art thou for ever and ever. Amen.
The final post for this series from the traditional hourly offices will be a Compline prayer, from the last office for the day, usually said before bedtime.
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