Aelred of Hexham, Abbot of Rievaulx, 1167
Benedict Biscop, Abbot of Wearmouth, Scholar, 689

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Exciting Holiness
Ecclesiasticus 15.1-6
Psalm 131
Philippians 3.7-14
Luke 12.32-37

Holy Communion
Hebrews 2.5-12
Psalm 8
Mark 1.21-28

Morning Prayer
Psalms 8, 9 (or) 87, 89.1-18
Amos 2
1 Corinthians 1.18-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 45, 46 (or) 89.19-end
Genesis 1.20-2.3
Matthew 21.18-32

Additional Weekday Lectionary
Exodus 17.1-7
Acts 8.26-end

Collect

Almighty God,
who endowed Aelred the abbot
with the gift of Christian friendship
and the wisdom to lead others in the way of holiness:
grant to your people that same spirit of mutual affection,
so that, in loving one another,
we may know the love of Christ
and rejoice in the eternal possession
of your supreme goodness;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
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 Aelred
that he 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.