Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria, Teacher of the Faith, 373

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White / white

Exciting Holiness
Ecclesiasticus 4.20-28
Psalm 2.1, 2, 7, 8, 10-end
Colossians 1.11-20
Matthew 10.24-27

Holy Communion
Acts 7.51-8.1a
Psalm 31.1-5, 16
John 6.30-35

Morning Prayer
Psalms 98, 99, 100 (or) 32, 36
Deuteronomy 5.22-end
Ephesians 1.15-end

Evening Prayer
Psalm 71 (or) 33
Exodus 20.1-21
Luke 1.26-38

Collect

Ever-living God,
whose servant Athanasius testified
to the mystery of the Word made flesh for our salvation:
help us, with all your saints,
to contend for the truth
and to grow into the likeness of your Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God of truth,
whose Wisdom set her table
and invited us to eat the bread and drink the wine
of the kingdom:
help us to lay aside all foolishness
and to live and walk in the way of insight,
that we may come with Athanasius to the eternal feast of heaven;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.