by CCW | 13 August 2021 01:00
The collect for today, the commemoration of Hippolytus (d. c. 235), Doctor, Bishop in Rome, Martyr (source[1]):
[2]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[3] (Canadian, 1962):
The Epistle: 1 St. Peter 4:12-19[4]
The Gospel: St. Matthew 16:24-27[5]
Artwork: Jacques Callot, St. Hippolytus, Martyr, 1636. Etching, Metropolitan Museum of Art[6], New York City.
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