Patristic Quote of the Day

Father, we praise Thee, now the night is over,
Active and watchful, stand we all before Thee;
Singing, we offer prayer and meditation:
Thus we adore Thee.

Monarch of all things, fit us for Thy mansions;
Banish our weakness, health and wholeness sending;
Bring us to heaven, where Thy saints united
Joy without ending.

All-holy Father, Son, and equal Spirit,
Trinity blessed, send us Thy salvation;
Thine is the glory, gleaming and resounding
Through all creation.

(Attributed to St. Gregory the Great - LSB #875, Public Domain)

[Note that we will commemorate St. Gregory the Great during the afternoon Divine Service at Trinity Lutheran Church at 3 p.m. tomorrow, where President Mueller will install Pastor GeRue as Associate Pastor of both Trinity and St. Paul parishes. The color for the installation is therefore white - for St. Gregory the Great was not a martyr.]