Anskar, Missionary and Bishop
by CCW | 3 February 2015 01:00
The collect for today, the Feast of St. Anskar (801-865), Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen, Missionary to Sweden and Denmark (source[1]):
[2]Almighty and everlasting God, who didst send thy servant Anskar as an apostle to the people of Scandinavia, and didst enable him to lay a firm foundation for their conversion, though he did not see the results of his labors: Keep thy Church from discouragement in the day of small things, knowing that when thou hast begun a good work thou wilt bring it to a faithful conclusion; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
The Lesson: Acts 1:1-9[3]
The Gospel: St. Mark 6:7-13[4]
- source: http://elvis.rowan.edu/~kilroy/JEK/02/03.html
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/StAnskar.jpg
- Acts 1:1-9: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=acts%201:1-9&version=ESVUK
- St. Mark 6:7-13: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark%206:7-13&version=ESVUK
Source URL: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/2015/02/03/anskar-missionary-and-bishop-3/