Alcuin, Deacon, Abbot of Tours, 804

Almighty God, who in a rude and barbarous age raised up your Deacon Alcuin to rekindle the light of learning: Illumine our minds, we pray, that amid the uncertainties and confusions of our own time we may show forth your eternal truth, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
(From Lesser Feasts and Fasts)

3Trust in the Lord, and do good;
so you will live in the land, and enjoy security.
4Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in him, and he will act.
6He will make your vindication shine like the light,
and the justice of your cause like the noonday.
32The wicked watch for the righteous,
and seek to kill them.
33The Lord will not abandon them to their power,
or let them be condemned when they are brought to trial.
Psalm 37 New Revised Standard Version

Readings for today from the Daily Lectionary
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Zechariah 4:1-14 - Ephesians 4:17-32 - Matthew 9:1-8