Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Bede the Venerable, Priest and Scholar

Today the Church remembers Bede the Venerable, a priest and scholar, who was born in England. He entered the monastery at the age of seven, and Bede spent his entire life in that same monastery. He was ordained a deacon at the age of 19 and a priest at the age of 30.

Bede was the greatest scholar of his time. He wrote: “I have devoted my energies to a study of the Scriptures, observing monastic discipline, and singing the daily services in church; study, teaching, and writing have always been my delight.”

Bede was the first person to write scholarly works in English. He translated the Gospel of John into English. Bede is most famous for his book The History of the English Church and People which gives the history of Britain up to 729.

Bede died on 25 May 735.

Collect for the day:

Heavenly Father, who called your servant Bede, while still a child, to devote his life to your service in the disciplines of religion and scholarship: Grant that as he labored in the Spirit to bring the riches of your truth to his generation, so we, in our various vocations, may strive to make you known in all the world; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR EVERYONE ON OUR PRAYER LIST, and this week especially for those who were baptized, for Betty Head and her family, Cotele Singleton who is in the hospital, and Tammie Taylor.

CALENDAR REMINDERS:

12 June: Gospel by the Sea.

11:00 a.m. every Sunday in the nave, Adult Christian Formation:
Heaven and Hell: Angels With Harps, Demons With Pitchforks? Or Maybe Something Else?

Your servant in Christ,

Fr. Chester J. Makowski+
St. Augustine of Hippo Episcopal Church
Galveston, Texas 77550

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