Image from Wiki.
The Advent calendar from the Diocese of Washington, DC, includes in it's meditation for the day a prayer-poem by St. Clement. The link to the calendar is posted at the top left of this page. Click on day 5. Here's an excerpt:
Bridle of colts untamed,
Over our will presiding;
Wing of unwandering birds,
Our flight securely guiding.
Rudder of youth unbending,
Firm against adverse shock;
Shepherd, with wisdom tending
Lambs of the royal flock;
Thy simple children bring
In one, that they may sing
In solemn lays
Their hymns of praise
With guileless lips to Christ the King.
Read the rest. It's quite beautiful.
Padre Mickey, as usual, has a wonderful post on St. Clement. I may have to begin charging El Padre ad fees for the publicity I give him about his posts on the early saints.
READINGS:
Psalm 34:9-14 or 103:1-4,13-18
Colossians 1:11-20
John 6:57-63
PRAYER
O Lord, who called your servant Clement of Alexandria from the errors of ancient philosophy that he might learn and teach the saving Gospel of Christ: Turn your Church from the conceits of worldly wisdom and, by the Spirit of truth, guide it into all truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Please, Mimi, a little warning: full-fleshed praise of Jesus!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the plug, and just put it on my tab.
ReplyDeleteJohnieb, isn't it a lovely post? And none of it is mine. Some days this blogging thing is easy.
ReplyDeleteEl Padre, you get a 10% clergy discount.