Lord God of hosts, who didst clothe thy servant Martin the soldier with the spirit of sacrifice, and didst set him as a bishop in thy Church to be a defender of the catholic faith: Give us grace to follow in his holy steps, that at the last we may be found clothed with righteousness in the dwellings of peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Today is the feast of St Martin of Tours who is best remembered for dividing his cloak to share it with a beggar. Here's the event in 13c glass in @museecluny, Paris. He's one of the patron saints of France, with a shrine in Tours Cathedral.
1/2@stainedglassmus pic.twitter.com/96xzUlceBx— Simon Knott (@last_of_england) November 11, 2021