Saint Gregory the Great
by CCW | 12 March 2011 05:00
The collect for today, the Feast of Saint Gregory the Great (540-604), Bishop of Rome, Doctor of the Church (source[1]):
[2]Almighty and merciful God, who didst raise up Gregory of Rome to be a servant of the servants of God, and didst inspire him to send missionaries to preach the Gospel to the English people: Preserve in thy Church the catholic and apostolic faith they taught, that thy people, being fruitful in every good work, may receive the crown of glory that fadeth not away; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
The Lesson: 1 Chronicles 25: 1a, 6-8[3]
The Gospel: St Mark 10:42-45[4]
Artwork: Sebastiano Ricci, Pope Gregory the Great before the Virgin Mary, c. 1700. Oil on canvas, Basilica di Santa Giustina[5] (Basilica of Saint Justine[6]), Padua. Photograph taken by admin, 7 May 2010.
- source: http://elvis.rowan.edu/~kilroy/JEK/03/12.html
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Ricci_PopeGregoryTheGreat.jpg
- 1 Chronicles 25: 1a, 6-8: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20chronicles%2025:1,6-8&version=ESV
- St Mark 10:42-45: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark%2010:42-45&version=ESV
- Basilica di Santa Giustina: http://www.abbaziasantagiustina.org/
- Saint Justine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justina_of_Padua
Source URL: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/2011/03/12/saint-gregory-the-great-2/