{"id":27531,"date":"2013-03-21T06:16:48","date_gmt":"2013-03-21T10:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/2013\/03\/prayer-to-saint-benedict\/"},"modified":"2013-03-21T06:16:48","modified_gmt":"2013-03-21T10:16:48","slug":"prayer-to-saint-benedict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/2013\/03\/prayer-to-saint-benedict\/","title":{"rendered":"Prayer to Saint Benedict"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-size: 13px; \">\n<div class=\"zemanta-img mt-image-right\" style=\"margin: 1em; display: block; float: right; width: 250px; \"><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Glory_of_the_New_born_Christ_-_Annakirche_Vienna.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/61\/Glory_of_the_New_born_Christ_-_Annakirche_Vienna.jpg\/300px-Glory_of_the_New_born_Christ_-_Annakirche_Vienna.jpg\" alt=\"Detail - Glory of the New Born Christ in prese...\" width=\"250\" class=\"zemanta-img-configured\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"zemanta-img-attribution\" style=\"font-size:0.8em\">Detail &#8211; Glory of the New Born Christ in presence of God Father and the Holy Spirit (Annakirche, Vienna). Adam and Eve are represented below Jesus Christ Ceiling painting made by Daniel Gran (1694-1757).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"3\"><em>Father, you revealed in Benedict your desire to live and die in grace that transcends all earthly cares; listen to our supplications as we strive toward salvation.<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-size: 13px; \"><o:p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-size: 13px; \"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"3\">Benedict, blessed in name and grace, lived a holy life; may we follow worthily in his footsteps by praying and working to glorify you.<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-size: 13px; \"><o:p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-size: 13px; \"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"3\"><i>Holy father Benedict, pray for us.<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-size: 13px; \"><o:p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-size: 13px; \"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"3\">Benedict, desiring to please you alone, left home and patrimony to found his religious family; may we live in peace in his family to add luster to your monastic way of life.<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-size: 13px; \"><o:p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-size: 13px; \"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"3\"><i>Holy father Benedict, pray for us.<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-size: 13px; \"><o:p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-size: 13px; \"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"3\">Benedict withdrew from the world, knowingly unacquainted with its ways, and wisely unlearned in its wisdom; may we learn your wisdom, and guide our actions by it.<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-size: 13px; \"><o:p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-size: 13px; \"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"3\"><i>Holy father Benedict, pray for us.<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-size: 13px; \"><o:p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-size: 13px; \"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"3\">Benedict, filled with the spirit of all the just, left us a rule of life in Christ; may we remain faithful to his teaching and come to prefer nothing whatsoever to Christ.<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-size: 13px; \"><o:p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-size: 13px; \"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"3\"><i>Holy father Benedict, pray for us.<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-size: 13px; \"><o:p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-size: 13px; \"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"3\">Benedict, the patron of a happy death, showed us how to live in order to die in you; may he obtain this reward from you for each of us.<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-size: 13px; \"><o:p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-size: 13px; \"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"3\"><i>Holy father Benedict, pray for us.<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-size: 13px; \"><o:p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-size: 13px; \"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"3\">Through Christ our Lord.<\/font><\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top:10px;height:15px\"><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" src=\"http:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/zemified_e.png?x-id=bdaf5dc2-ec2e-4b85-acfa-32768b538440\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" style=\"border:none;float:right\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Detail &#8211; Glory of the New Born Christ in presence of God Father and the Holy Spirit (Annakirche, Vienna). 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