Benedict, Abbot
by CCW | 21 March 2014 01:01
The collect for today, the Feast of Saint Benedict of Nursia (c. 480-550), Abbot of Monte Cassino, Father of Western Monasticism (source[1]):
[2]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[3]
The Gospel: St. Luke 14:27-33[4]
Artwork: Fra Angelico, Saint Benedict (detail from Crucifixion and Saints[5]), 1441-42.. Fresco, Convento di San Marco, Florence.
- source: http://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-worship/worship/texts/collects-and-post-communions/traditional-language/tradjuly.aspx
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/FraAngelico_StBenedict.jpg
- Proverbs 2:1-9: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=proverbs%202:1-9&version=ESVUK
- St. Luke 14:27-33: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2014:27-33&version=ESVUK
- Crucifixion and Saints: http://www.wikipaintings.org/en/fra-angelico/crucifixion-and-saints-1442
Source URL: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/2014/03/21/benedict-abbott-3/