Robert Grosseteste, Bishop and Scholar
by CCW | 9 October 2024 01:00
The collect for today, the commemoration of Robert Grosseteste (c. 1175-1253), Bishop of Lincoln, Scholar (source[1]):
[2]O God our heavenly Father, who didst raise up thy faithful servant Robert Grosseteste to be a bishop and pastor in thy Church and to feed thy flock: Give to all pastors abundant gifts of thy Holy Spirit, that they may minister in thy household as true servants of Christ and stewards of thy divine mysteries; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
The Lesson: Acts 20:28-32[3]
The Gospel: St. Luke 16:10-15[4]
Artwork: William Morris from a design by Edward Burne-Jones, Bishop Robert Grosseteste, 1896. Stained glass, St. Paul’s Church, Morton[5], England.
- source: http://elvis.rowan.edu/~kilroy/JEK/10/09.html
- [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/StPaulsMorton_RobertGrossteste.jpg
- Acts 20:28-32: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=acts%2020:28-32&version=ESVUK
- St. Luke 16:10-15: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2016:10-15&version=ESVUK
- St. Paul’s Church, Morton: https://www.nationalchurchestrust.org/church/st-paul-morton
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