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Evening Prayer, Wednesday, March 1, 7 p.m.
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EVENING PRAYER
for Wednesday in 1 Lent
Vespers
Commemoration of George Herbert, Priest, 1633
(Lutheran Book of Worship, page 142)
George Herbert, a model of the saintly parish priest, in his short life made a lasting contribution to the Christian church and to English literature... He served as a member of Parliament for Montgomery from 1624-25, but the death of his patron, James I, together with the influence of his friend Nicholas Ferrar, whose religious community called Little Gidding he frequently visited, led him to decide upon the study of divinity... In April 1630, he was ordained and served a tiny rural parish for three years... His English poems were published shortly after his death in a collection called The Temple. He also wrote A Priest in the Temple; or the Country Parson, a simple and moving description of the parish pastor as well-read, temperate, given to prayer, devoted to his people: 'Now love is his business and aim.'
- Philip Pfatteicher, New Festivals and Commemorations
