Saint Thomas Aquinas

The collect for today, the Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225-1274), Priest, Friar, Poet, Doctor of the Church (source):

Almighty God, who hast enriched thy Church with the singular learning and holiness of thy servant Thomas Aquinas: Enlighten us more and more, we pray thee, by the disciplined thinking and teaching of Christian scholars, and deepen our devotion by the example of saintly lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

The Lesson: Wisdom 7:7-14
The Gospel: St Matthew 13:47-52

Artwork: Sassetta, The Vision of St. Thomas Aquinas, c. 1426-27. Tempera on wood panel, Pinacoteca Vaticana, Vatican City

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