Today the Church remembers and honors St. Alcuin who was born in England around the year 730. He was educated by Bede who wrote a history of the Church in England.
Alcuin was ordained a deacon and became head of the cathedral school at York around 770. Later in 781, Emperor Charlemagne asked Alcuin to be his minister of education. Alcuin accepted the challenge and he established schools at many cathedrals and monasteries.
Alcuin established “scriptoria”, dedicated to the copying and preservation of ancient manuscripts. The fact that we today have the works of many of the classic Roman writers is due to Alcuin’s efforts at their preservation.
Alcuin was also involved with the revision and organization of the liturgy, and the development of plainchant.
In 796 Alcuin was in his 60s, and he hoped to retire, but Abbot Itherius of Saint Martin died and Charlemagne put Alcuin in charge of the abbey with the understanding that Alcuin should be available if the king ever needed his counsel.
Alcuin died on 19 May 804, some ten years before the emperor. He was buried at St. Martin’s Church under an epitaph that partly read:
Dust, worms, and ashes now...
Alcuin my name, wisdom I always loved,
Pray, reader, for my soul.
Collect of the day:
Almighty God, who in a rude and barbarous age raised up your deacon Alcuin to rekindle the light of learning: Illumine our minds, we pray, that amid the uncertainties and confusions of our own time we may show forth your eternal truth, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
CALENDAR REMINDERS:
Pentecost, this Sunday, wear red.
Today, 20 May at 6:00 p.m. we will feed about 10 volunteers at William Temple.
Sundays at 11:00 a.m. in the nave Adult Christian Formation. In our next series, which will start Sunday, 23 May (Pentecost), we will explore Heaven and Hell.
12 June: Gospel by the Sea.
PLEASE REMEMBER EVERYONE ON OUR PRAYER LIST, especially all of those who will be baptized on Pentecost, all of those with health concerns, especially Pat Tate and Tammie Taylor, and for all who are traveling, especially Bill Taylor and Lee Runion.
Your servant in Christ,
Fr. Chester J. Makowski+
St. Augustine of Hippo Episcopal Church
Galveston, Texas 77550
Alcuin was ordained a deacon and became head of the cathedral school at York around 770. Later in 781, Emperor Charlemagne asked Alcuin to be his minister of education. Alcuin accepted the challenge and he established schools at many cathedrals and monasteries.
Alcuin established “scriptoria”, dedicated to the copying and preservation of ancient manuscripts. The fact that we today have the works of many of the classic Roman writers is due to Alcuin’s efforts at their preservation.
Alcuin was also involved with the revision and organization of the liturgy, and the development of plainchant.
In 796 Alcuin was in his 60s, and he hoped to retire, but Abbot Itherius of Saint Martin died and Charlemagne put Alcuin in charge of the abbey with the understanding that Alcuin should be available if the king ever needed his counsel.
Alcuin died on 19 May 804, some ten years before the emperor. He was buried at St. Martin’s Church under an epitaph that partly read:
Dust, worms, and ashes now...
Alcuin my name, wisdom I always loved,
Pray, reader, for my soul.
Collect of the day:
Almighty God, who in a rude and barbarous age raised up your deacon Alcuin to rekindle the light of learning: Illumine our minds, we pray, that amid the uncertainties and confusions of our own time we may show forth your eternal truth, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
CALENDAR REMINDERS:
Pentecost, this Sunday, wear red.
Today, 20 May at 6:00 p.m. we will feed about 10 volunteers at William Temple.
Sundays at 11:00 a.m. in the nave Adult Christian Formation. In our next series, which will start Sunday, 23 May (Pentecost), we will explore Heaven and Hell.
12 June: Gospel by the Sea.
PLEASE REMEMBER EVERYONE ON OUR PRAYER LIST, especially all of those who will be baptized on Pentecost, all of those with health concerns, especially Pat Tate and Tammie Taylor, and for all who are traveling, especially Bill Taylor and Lee Runion.
Your servant in Christ,
Fr. Chester J. Makowski+
St. Augustine of Hippo Episcopal Church
Galveston, Texas 77550
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