Ambrose, Doctor and Bishop
by CCW | 4 April 2016 01:00
The collect for today, the Feast Day of St. Ambrose (339-397), Bishop of Milan, Doctor of the Church, Poet (source[1]):
Lord God of hosts,
who didst call Ambrose from the governor’s throne
to be a bishop in thy Church
and a courageous champion of thy faithful people:
mercifully grant that, as he fearlessly rebuked rulers,
so we may with like courage
contend for the faith which we have received;
through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
The Lesson: Ecclesiasticus 2:7-11, 16-18[2]
The Gospel: St. Luke 12:35-37, 42-44[3]
[4]Artwork: Giovanni Ambrogio Figino, Saint Ambrose Expelling the Arians, 1590. Castello Sforzesco[5], Milan.
- source: https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-worship/worship/texts/collects-and-post-communions/traditional-language/traddecember.aspx
- Ecclesiasticus 2:7-11, 16-18: http://bible.oremus.org/?passage=Ecclesiasticus+2:7-11,16-18
- St. Luke 12:35-37, 42-44: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2012:35-37,42-44&version=ESVUK
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Figino_StAmbroseExpellingArians.jpg
- Castello Sforzesco: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sforza_Castle
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