Benedict, Abbot

The collect for today, the Feast of St Benedict of Nursia (c. 480-550), Abbot of Monte Cassino, Father of Western Monasticism (source):

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
The Gospel: St. Luke 14:27-33

Artwork: Giovanni Bellini, Saint Benedict (detail of Frari Triptych), 1488. Oil on canvas, Sacristy Altarpiece, Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice.

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