Hippolytus, Doctor and Bishop
by CCW | 13 August 2019 01:00
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]
Artwork: St. Hippolytus, 6th-century mosaic, Basilica of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo[5], Ravenna.
- 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=ESVUK
- St. Matthew 16:24-27: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2016:24-27&version=ESVUK
- Basilica of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo: http://www.turismo.ra.it/eng/Discover-the-area/Art-and-culture/Unesco-world-heritage/Basilica-of-Sant%27Apollinare-Nuovo
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