Robert Grosseteste, Bishop and Scholar

by CCW | 9 October 2014 01:00

The collect for today, the commemoration of Robert Grosseteste (c. 1175-1253), Bishop of Lincoln, Scholar (source[1]):

Robert Grosseteste[2]O God our heavenly Father, who didst raise up thy faithful servant Robert Grosseteste to be a bishop and pastor in thy Church and to feed thy flock: Give to all pastors abundant gifts of thy Holy Spirit, that they may minister in thy household as true servants of Christ and stewards of thy divine mysteries; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

The Lesson: Acts 20:28-32[3]
The Gospel: St. Luke 16:10-15[4]

Endnotes:
  1. source: http://elvis.rowan.edu/~kilroy/JEK/10/09.html
  2. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Robert_Grosseteste.jpg
  3. Acts 20:28-32: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=acts%2020:28-32&version=ESVUK
  4. St. Luke 16:10-15: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2016:10-15&version=ESVUK

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