Thomas Aquinas, Doctor
by CCW | 7 March 2012 01:00
The collect for today, the Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225-1274), Priest, Friar, Poet, Doctor of the Church (source[1]):
[2]Everlasting God,
who didst enrich thy Church with the learning and holiness
of thy servant Thomas Aquinas:
grant to all who seek thee
a humble mind and a pure heart
that they may know thy Son Jesus Christ
to be the way, the truth and the life;
who liveth and reigneth with thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
The Lesson: Wisdom 7:7-14[3]
The Gospel: St Matthew 13:47-52[4]
Artwork: Francesco Traini, The Triumph of St. Thomas Aquinas, c. 1349. Tempera on wood, Santa Caterina[5], Pisa.
- source: http://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-worship/worship/texts/collects-and-post-communions/traditional-language/tradjanuary.aspx
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Traini_TriumphOfStThomasAquinas.jpg
- Wisdom 7:7-14: http://bible.oremus.org/?passage=Wisdom+7:7-14
- St Matthew 13:47-52: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2013:47-52&version=47
- Santa Caterina: http://www.scaterina-pisa.it/
Source URL: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/2012/03/07/thomas-aquinas-doctor/