Benedict, Abbott
by CCW | 21 March 2020 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]):
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]
[4]Artwork: Il Sodoma[5] (Giovanni Antonio Bazzi), Stories of St. Benedict: Scene 13: Benedict Frees a Monk, 1505-08. Fresco, Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Tuscany.
- source: http://justus.anglican.org/~ss/commonworship/collects/trad/tradjuly.html
- 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
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Sodoma_BenedictFreesAMonk.jpg
- Il Sodoma: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Il_Sodoma
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