Hippolytus, Doctor and Bishop

by CCW | 13 August 2014 01:01

Master of the Altar of St. Bartholomew, St. Hippolytus[1]The collect for today, the commemoration of Hippolytus (d. c. 235), Doctor, Bishop in Rome, Martyr (source[2]):

O God, who hast enlightened thy Church by the teaching of thy servant Hippolytus: Enrich us evermore, we beseech thee, with thy heavenly grace, and raise up faithful witnesses who by their life and doctrine will set forth the truth of thy salvation; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

With the Epistle and Gospel for a Martyr, from The Book of Common Prayer[3] (Canadian, 1962):
The Epistle: 1 St. Peter 4:12-19[4]
The Gospel: St. Matthew 16:24-27[5]

Artwork: Master of the Altar of Saint Bartholomew, St. Hippolytus (detail from St. Thomas Altarpiece), 1490-1500. Wallraf-Richartz Museum[6], Cologne.

Endnotes:
  1. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/MasterAltarStBartholomew_StHippolytus.jpg
  2. source: http://elvis.rowan.edu/~kilroy/JEK/08/12.html
  3. The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/#martyr
  4. 1 St. Peter 4:12-19: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20peter%204:12-19&version=ESVUK
  5. St. Matthew 16:24-27: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2016:24-27&version=ESVUK
  6. Wallraf-Richartz Museum: http://www.wallraf.museum/en/now/

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