Hilda, Abbess of Whitby, 680
Mechtild, Béguine of Magdeburg, Mystic, 1280

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Exciting Holiness
Isaiah 61.10 - 62.5
Psalm 131
Ephesians 4.1-6
Luke 14.7-14

Holy Communion
2 Maccabees 7.1, 20-31 or
Revelation 4
Psalm 116.10-end or
150
Luke 19.11-28

Morning Prayer
Psalms 56, 57 (or) 34
Isaiah 10.20-32
Matthew 8.1-13

Evening Prayer
Psalm 73 (or) 119.33-56
Daniel 9.1-19
Revelation 11.15-end

Collect

Eternal God,
who made the abbess Hilda to shine like a jewel in our land
and through her holiness and leadership
blessed your Church with new life and unity:
help us, like her, to yearn for the gospel of Christ
and to reconcile those who are divided;
through him who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Merciful God,
who gave such grace to your servant Hilda
that she served you with singleness of heart
and loved you above all things:
help us, whose communion with you
has been renewed in this sacrament,
to forsake all that holds us back from following Christ
and to grow into his likeness from glory to glory;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.