Solemnity July 11
St Benedict, Patron
of Cenobites
Vespers
II, Cant 2, v. T. Apoc. 4&5 |
| Nunraw Abbey Office |
“God
had bestowed on him such gifts of grace
that he saw all the world,
and all it
held; flash of the light,
showed him all creation”.
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| Benedict Vision |
Gregory presents Benedict as the model of a saint who flees
temptation to pursue a life of attention to God. Through a balanced pattern of
living and praying Benedict reached the point where he glimpsed the glory of
God. Gregory recounts a vision that Benedict received toward the end of his
life: In the dead of night he suddenly beheld a flood of light shining down
from above more brilliant than the sun, and with it every trace of darkness
cleared away. According to his own description, the whole world was gathered up
before his eyes "in what appeared to be a single ray of light" (ch.
34). St. Benedict, the monk par excellence, led a monastic life that reached
the vision of God.
From The Modern Catholic Encyclopedia (A Michael Glazier Book), Liturgical Press (1995) 78-79.
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