Compline is used in the Northumbria Community as an optional extra to the Daily Office, but brings a perfect end to the day.
It is recommended that a time of quietness should precede Compline, emptying out all the tensions and concerns of the past day and shifting the focus of our attention back to God. Then the sign of the cross can be made silently before starting the spoken prayers.
There is a different form of Compline for each day of the week. Each is named after an individual from the era of the Celtic Saints, serving as another reminder of the example set by ‘good ones of old’ who inspire us to seek God as they did.