Anselm, Archbishop and Doctor

by CCW | 21 April 2023 01:00

The collect for today, the Feast of Saint Anselm (1033-1109), Abbott, Archbishop of Canterbury, Theologian (source[1]):

Norwich Cathedral, St. Anselm[2]O everlasting God,
who gavest to thy servant Anselm
singular gifts as a pastor and teacher:
grant that we, like him,
may desire thee with our whole heart
and, so desiring, may seek thee
and, seeking, may find thee;
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 Epistle: Romans 1:16-20[3]
The Gospel: St John 7:16-18; 8:12[4]

Artwork: Saint Anselm, stained glass, Norwich Cathedral[5]. Photograph taken by admin, 3 October 2014.

Endnotes:
  1. source: http://justus.anglican.org/~ss/commonworship/collects/trad/tradapril.html
  2. [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/NorwichCath_StAnselm.jpg
  3. Romans 1:16-20: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=romans%201:16-20&version=ESVUK
  4. St John 7:16-18; 8:12: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%207:16-18;%208:12&version=ESVUK
  5. Norwich Cathedral: http://www.cathedral.org.uk/

Source URL: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/2023/04/21/anselm-archbishop-and-doctor-7/