CW Alfred the Great, 899; Cedd, 664

Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons, Scholar, 899
Cedd, Abbot of Lastingham, Bishop of the East Saxons, 664

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Exciting Holiness
2 Samuel 23.1-5
Psalm 21.1-7, 13
1 John 2.15-17
John 18.33-37

Holy Communion
DEL week 30
Ephesians 4.32 – 5.8
Psalm 1
Luke 13.10-17

Morning Prayer
Psalms <b>1</b>, 2, 3
Judith 4 or
Exodus 22.21-27, 23.1-17
1 Timothy 6.1-10

Evening Prayer
Psalms <b>4</b>, 7
Ecclesiasticus 39.1-11 or
Ecclesiastes 1
John 17.1-5

Additional Weekday Lectionary
Isaiah 42.14-21
Luke 1.5-25

Collect

God, our maker and redeemer,
we pray you of your great mercy
and by the power of your holy cross
to guide us by your will and to shield us from our foes:
that, after the example of your servant Alfred,
we may inwardly love you above 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

God our redeemer,
who inspired Alfred to witness to your love
and to work for the coming of your kingdom:
may we, who in this sacrament share the bread of heaven,
be fired by your Spirit to proclaim the gospel in our daily living
and never to rest content until your kingdom come,
on earth as it is in heaven;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

or another Post Communion for ‘Any Saint’ is used.