Hippolytus, Doctor and Bishop
by CCW | 13 August 2016 01:01
The collect for today, the commemoration of Hippolytus (d. c. 235), Doctor, Bishop in Rome, Martyr (source[1]):
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[2] (Canadian, 1962):
The Epistle: 1 St. Peter 4:12-19[3]
The Gospel: St. Matthew 16:24-27[4]
[5]Artwork: François Joseph Heim, The Martyrdom of Saint Hippolytus, 19th century. Oil paint, over black chalk on fine canvas, varnished, Metropolitan Museum of Art,[6] New York.
- source: http://elvis.rowan.edu/~kilroy/JEK/08/12.html
- The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/#martyr
- 1 St. Peter 4:12-19: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20peter%204:12-19&version=ESV
- St. Matthew 16:24-27: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2016:24-27&version=ESV
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Heim_MartyrdomOfStHippolytus.jpg
- Metropolitan Museum of Art,: http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/337314
Source URL: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/2016/08/13/hippolytus-doctor-and-bishop-5/