{"id":107995,"date":"2023-08-03T07:33:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T14:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/?p=107995"},"modified":"2023-08-02T11:37:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T18:37:47","slug":"novena-to-the-holy-deacons-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/novena-to-the-holy-deacons-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Novena to the Holy Deacons, Day 2: Blessed Alcuin of York"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">O<\/span> glorious and blessed Alcuin, great teacher of the Faith, filled with compassion for those who invoke you, I kneel at your feet and humbly beg you to take my present need under your special protection and to make your prayer mine:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">G<\/span>ive me O Lord, I pray Thee<br \/>firm faith, unwavering hope,<br \/>perfect charity.<br \/>Pour into my heart<br \/>the Spirit of wisdom and understanding<br \/>the Spirit of counsel and spiritual strength<br \/>the Spirit of knowledge and true godliness<br \/>and the Spirit of Thy holy fear<br \/>Light eternal, shine in my heart<br \/>Power eternal, deliver me from evil<br \/>Wisdom eternal, scatter the darkness of my ignorance<br \/>Might eternal, pity me<br \/>Grant that I may ever seek Thy face<br \/>with all my heart and soul and strength;<br \/>and, in thine infinite mercy,<br \/>bring me at last to Thy holy presence<br \/>where I shall behold Thy glory<br \/>and possess Thy promised joys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #af0000;\"><strong>V<\/strong><\/span> Most holy and blessed Alcuin, pray for us<br \/><span style=\"color: #af0000;\"><strong>R<\/strong><\/span> That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/novena-to-the-holy-deacons-day-2-saint-alcuin\/ialcuin001p1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-86154\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"228\" data-attachment-id=\"86154\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/novena-to-the-holy-deacons-day-2-saint-alcuin\/ialcuin001p1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/St-alcuin-york.jpg?fit=316%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"316,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;ialcuin001p1&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;ialcuin001p1&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Blessed Alcuin of York\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Blessed Alcuin of York&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/St-alcuin-york.jpg?fit=316%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/St-alcuin-york.jpg?resize=240%2C228\" alt=\"Saint Alcuin of York\" class=\"wp-image-86154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/St-alcuin-york.jpg?resize=240%2C228&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/St-alcuin-york.jpg?resize=150%2C142&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/St-alcuin-york.jpg?w=316&amp;ssl=1 316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blessed Alcuin of York<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Blessed Alcuin of York<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spiritual student of Saint Colgan. Deacon. Head of the York cathedral school c.770. Minister of education under Blessed Charlemagne in 781.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Established schools at cathedrals and monasteries. Established scriptoria dedicated to copying and preserving ancient manuscripts, both pagan and Christian; that we have as much as we do of the writings of classical Roman authors is largely due to Alcuin and his scribes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Credited with the invention of cursive script. Revised and organized the Latin liturgy, preserved ancient prayers, and helped develop plain chant. Died 19 May 804 at Tours.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>O glorious and blessed Alcuin, great teacher of the Faith, filled with compassion for those who invoke you, I kneel at your feet and humbly beg you to take my present need under your special protection and to make your prayer mine: Give me O Lord, I pray Theefirm faith, unwavering hope,perfect charity.Pour into my heartthe Spirit of wisdom and [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":86154,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":false,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[64,19,16,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-novena-to-the-holy-deacons","category-pray","category-saint","category-vocation"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/St-alcuin-york.jpg?fit=316%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1aGBK-s5R","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":86153,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/novena-to-the-holy-deacons-day-2-saint-alcuin\/","url_meta":{"origin":107995,"position":0},"title":"Novena to the Holy Deacons, Day 2: Blessed Alcuin of York","author":"Thom","date":"30 November 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"O glorious and blessed Alcuin, great teacher of the Faith, filled with compassion for those who invoke you, I kneel at your feet and humbly beg you to take my present need under your special protection and to make your prayer mine: Give me O Lord, I pray Thee firm\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Novena to the Holy Deacons&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Novena to the Holy Deacons","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/category\/pray\/novena-to-the-holy-deacons\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Saint Alcuin of York","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/St-alcuin-york-240x228.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":108008,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/novena-to-the-holy-deacons-day-5\/","url_meta":{"origin":107995,"position":1},"title":"Novena to the Holy Deacons, Day 5: Saint Ephrem the Syrian","author":"Thom","date":"06 August 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"glorious Saint Ephrem, harp of the Spirit, filled with compassion for those who invoke you, I kneel at your feet and humbly beg you to take my present need under your special protection and to make your prayer mine: Lord, Master of my life, grant that I may not be\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Novena to the Holy Deacons&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Novena to the Holy Deacons","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/category\/pray\/novena-to-the-holy-deacons\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Saint Ephrem the Syrian","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/St.-Ephrem-the-Syrian-240x334.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":108045,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/novena-to-the-holy-deacons-day-9\/","url_meta":{"origin":107995,"position":2},"title":"Novena to the Holy Deacons, Day 9: Saint Lawrence of Rome","author":"Thom","date":"10 August 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"glorious Saint Lawrence, Martyr for the Faith, filled with compassion for those who invoke you, with love for those who suffer, heavily laden with the weight of my troubles, I kneel at your feet and humbly beg you to take my present need under your special protection. 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