Hippolytus, Doctor and Bishop

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]):

Jacques Callot, St. Hippolytus, Martyr[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.

Endnotes:
  1. source: http://elvis.rowan.edu/~kilroy/JEK/08/12.html
  2. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Callot_StHippolytus.jpg
  3. The Book of Common Prayer: https://prayerbook.ca/bcp-online/propers/#martyr
  4. 1 St. Peter 4:12-19: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20peter%204:12-19&version=ESVUK
  5. St. Matthew 16:24-27: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2016:24-27&version=ESVUK
  6. Metropolitan Museum of Art: https://www.metmuseum.org

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