Benedict, Abbott

by CCW | 21 March 2015 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]):

St. Giles' Church, St. Benedict[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: Saint Benedict, stained glass, St. Giles’ Church, Bruges[5]. Photograph taken by admin, 10 October 2014.

Endnotes:
  1. source: http://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-worship/worship/texts/collects-and-post-communions/traditional-language/tradjuly.aspx
  2. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/StGilesChurch_StBenedict.jpg
  3. Proverbs 2:1-9: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=proverbs%202:1-9&version=ESVUK
  4. St. Luke 14:27-33: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2014:27-33&version=ESVUK
  5. St. Giles’ Church, Bruges: https://bezoekers.brugge.be/en/sint-gilliskerk-st-giles-church

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