Benedict, Abbot
by CCW | 21 March 2012 01:00
The collect for today, the Feast of St Benedict of Nursia (c. 480-550), Abbot of Monte Cassino, Father of Western Monasticism (source[1]):
O eternal God,
who made Benedict a wise master
in the school of thy service,
and a guide to many called into the common life
to follow the rule of Christ:
grant that we may put thy love above all things,
and seek with joy the way of thy commandments;
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 Lesson: Proverbs 2:1-9[2]
The Gospel: St Luke 14:27-33[3]
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Artwork: Serafino Barozzi, Ubaldo Gandolfi & Giacomo Guarana, Glory of St Benedict & St Vitalis, 1780. Fresco, Vault, Basilica of San Vitale[5], Ravenna. Photograph taken by admin, 20 May 2010.
- source: http://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-worship/worship/texts/collects-and-post-communions/traditional-language/tradjuly.aspx
- Proverbs 2:1-9: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=proverbs%202:1-9&version=ESV
- St Luke 14:27-33: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2014:27-33&version=ESV
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/GloryOfStBenedictStVitalis_SanVitaleRavenna.jpg
- Basilica of San Vitale: http://www.turismo.ravenna.it/eng/Discover-the-area/Monuments/Churches_-Basilicas_-Baptisteries/Basilica-of-San-Vitale
Source URL: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/2012/03/21/benedict-abbott/