Benedict, Abbott

by CCW | 21 March 2018 01:01

Piero della Francesca, St. Benedict[1]The collect for today, the Feast of Saint Benedict of Nursia (c. 480-550), Abbot of Monte Cassino, Father of Western Monasticism (source[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: Piero della Francesca, St. Benedict (detail, Polyptych of the Misericordia[5]), 1444-64. Oil and tempera on panel, Museo Civico di Sansepolcro, Sansepolcro, Italy

Endnotes:
  1. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Piero_StBenedict.jpg
  2. source: http://justus.anglican.org/~ss/commonworship/collects/trad/tradjuly.html
  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. Polyptych of the Misericordia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyptych_of_the_Misericordia_(Piero_della_Francesca)

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