St Anthony, Abbot in Egypt, 356, the founder of monasticism. And my sister-in-law Betty Buck's birthday!

                                                                               Psalm 16:5-6

O 

God, 
you 
are 
my 
por-
tion 
and 
my 
cup; it is you who uphold my lot. My boundaries enclose a pleasant land; indeed, I have 
a goodly heritage. 

The Lutheran New Book... suggests prayers for 

     *All whom God is calling to the Religious Life.  

     *All monks and nuns and for all communities of men and women who seek a deeper faith and a fuller life.  

     *An appreciation of the virtues of poverty, chastity 

and obedience [as they express themselves in our individual lives.] 

     *Deliverance from acquisitiveness 

and from attachment to the things of this world.