Ambrose, Doctor and Bishop
by CCW | 4 April 2019 01:00
The collect for today, the Feast Day of St. Ambrose (339-397), Doctor of the Church, Poet, Bishop of Milan (source[1]):
[2]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[3]
The Gospel: St. Luke 12:35-37, 42-44[4]
Artwork: Francisco de Zurbarán, Saint Ambrose of Milan, c. 1626-27. Oil on canvas, Museum of Fine Arts of Seville[5].
- source: http://justus.anglican.org/~ss/commonworship/collects/trad/traddecember.html
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Zurbaran_StAmbrose.jpg
- 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
- Museum of Fine Arts of Seville: https://www.spain.info/en/que-quieres/arte/museos/sevilla/museo_de_bellas_artes_de_sevilla.html
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