the pastoral prayer Saint Aelred of Rievaulx Translated by A Religious of C.S.M.V. Edited by Matthew Dallman © Akenside Press and Matthew C. Dallman, 2016. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher, Akenside Press. First British edition, by Dacre Press, Westminster in 1955. Cover image “Fragment of the medieval manuscript De Speculo Caritatis” is licensed under CC BY 2.0 / Cropped from original. CONTENTS Publisher’s Foreword Translator’s Introduction THE PASTORAL PRAYER I. Address II. Act of Contrition III. His Office Faced IV. Introduction to the Prayers that Follow V. Prayer for His Own Needs VI. Special Prayer for Wisdom VII. Prayer for the Good of All VIII. Prayer for Subordinates IX. Prayer for the Supply of Temporal Needs X. Conclusion Forward to PUBLISHER'S FOREWORD © Akenside Press and Matthew C. Dallman, 2016. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher, Akenside Press.