Here is a meditation on The Complete Mystical Works of Meister Eckhart, a book made available by The Crossroad Publishing Company, which to my knowledge is the best English-language sourcebook on the great medieval Christian mystic.
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St. Thomas Aquinas Prayer
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Historiated initial K.
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Omnia quae facis in amore. “Let all that you do be in love."
Caritas means love in Latin. Etymology-- Ancient Greek kara=head, endearment in ancient Greek to express love (sweetheart.)
Image adapted from a leaf in a Spanish Gradual (1430s.)

Historiated Initial I.
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Original: Antiphonary painted by Lorenzo Monaco.
Ca. 1400

Historiated Initial H:
Saint Stephen
dressed as a church deacon, holding and contemplating the stones with which he was martyred.
H introduces a chant sung on the feast day of Saint Stephen on December 26, the day after Christmas.
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Original Bohemian ca. 1400

Historiated Initial G:
The Trinity
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This initial introduces the antiphon that follows the reading of the nine psalms in the office of prime: Gloria tibi Trinitas... (Glory be to the Trinity).
Original from Bohemia, Prague, early 15th Century

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Historiated Initial L:
This initial begins the first response of the first nocturn of Matins for the fourth Sunday in Lent, "Locutus est dominus ad moysen ..." (The Lord spoke to Moses).
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After an illuminated initial in the Salzburg Missal. Ca. 1500

Historiated Initial O:
Introduces the Introit to the Mass for the third Sunday of Lent.
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After a miniature by Domenico Morone ( 1442-1518.)
“My eyes are ever toward the Lord, for he shall pluck my feet out of the snare.”

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Gregorian Chant “Ave Maris Stella,” or “Hail, Star of the Sea.” Sung at Vespers. Text dates to 9th C.
The Blessed Virgin Mary, Star of the Sea guides travelers and seafarers.
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Historiated Initial C: The Creation of the World.
God creates the elements of the world with a touch of his finger.
Mixed media on watercolour paper.
After a cutting from an Italian antiphonal (a liturgical choir book.) Ca. 1420.