Day: April 9, 2010

The collect for today, the Feast of Saint Leo the Great (c. 400-461), Bishop of Rome, Teacher of the Faith (source):

O God our Father,
who madest thy servant Leo strong in the defence of the faith:
we humbly beseech thee
so to fill thy Church with the spirit of truth
that, being guided by humility and governed by love,
she may prevail against the powers of evil;
through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

The Epistle: 2 Timothy 1:6-14
The Gospel: St Matthew 5:13-19

Artwork: Raphael, The Meeting between Leo the Great and Attila, 1514. Fresco, Stanze di Raffaello (Raphael’s Rooms), Vatican Museums.

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