Antony of Egypt, Hermit, Abbot, 356
Charles Gore, Bishop, Founder of the Community of the Resurrection, 1932

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Exciting Holiness
1 Kings 17.2-6
Psalm 91.9-end
Philippians 3.7-14
Matthew 19.16-26

Holy Communion
Hebrews 4.1-5, 11
Psalm 78.3-8
Mark 2.1-12

Morning Prayer
Psalms 67, 72 (or) 88, (95)
Amos 5.1-17
1 Corinthians 4

Evening Prayer
Psalm 68 (or) 102
Genesis 4.1-16, 25-26
Matthew 22.15-33

Collect

Most gracious God,
who called your servant Antony to sell all that he had
and to serve you in the solitude of the desert:
by his example may we learn to deny ourselves
and to love you before all things;
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 Antony
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.