Benedict, Abbott

by CCW | 21 March 2019 01:01

Nardo di Cione, Saint BenedictThe collect for today, the Feast of Saint Benedict of Nursia (c. 480-550), Abbot of Monte Cassino, Father of Western Monasticism (source[1]):

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[2]
The Gospel: St. Luke 14:27-33[3]

Artwork: Nardo di Cione, Saint Benedict, 1355-60. Fresco, Santa Maria Novella[4], Florence.

Endnotes:
  1. source: http://justus.anglican.org/~ss/commonworship/collects/trad/tradjuly.html
  2. Proverbs 2:1-9: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=proverbs%202:1-9&version=ESVUK
  3. St. Luke 14:27-33: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2014:27-33&version=ESVUK
  4. Santa Maria Novella: https://www.smn.it/en/

Source URL: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/2019/03/21/benedict-abbott-7/