Irenaeus, Bishop and Doctor

by CCW | 28 June 2022 01:00

The collect for today, the Feast of Saint Irenaeus (d. 202), Bishop of Lyon, Doctor of the Church (source[1]):

Lucien Bégule, Saint Irenaeus[2]O God of peace,
who through the ministry of thy servant Irenæus
didst strengthen the true faith and bring harmony to thy Church:
keep us steadfast in thy true religion
and renew us in faith and love,
that we may ever walk in the way
that leadeth to everlasting life;
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 Epistle: 2 Timothy 2:22b-26[3]
The Gospel: St. Luke 11:33-36[4]

Artwork: Lucien Bégule, Saint Irenaeus, 1901. Stained glass, St. Irenaeus Church, Lyon.

Endnotes:
  1. source: http://justus.anglican.org/~ss/commonworship/collects/trad/tradjune.html
  2. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Begule_StIrenaeus.jpg
  3. 2 Timothy 2:22b-26: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20timothy%202:22-26&version=ESVUK
  4. St. Luke 11:33-36: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2011:33-36;&version=ESVUK;

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