Evening Prayer is one of the principal Daily Offices.  Evening Prayer has been the title for the Evening Office in Anglican worship since the 1552 revision of the Prayer Book.  The Book of Common Prayer provides forms for Daily Evening Prayer in traditional and contemporary language (pp. 61, 115).

Typically, Evening Prayer at St. Paul’s begins with an opening sentence of scripture followed by the confession of sin.  The Invitatory includes the canticle Phos Hilaron, an ancient hymn praising Christ at the lighting of the lamps at sunset.  The office continues with a selection from the Psalter, readings from scripture followed by canticles (typically the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis), the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, a set of suffrages, one or more collects, and the dismissal.  Evening Prayer is read on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in the church.  This office is open to the public and you are welcome to join us.