Clement of Alexandria, Doctor

by CCW | 4 December 2023 01:00

The collect for today, the Feast of Saint Clement of Alexandria (c. 155-c. 215), Priest, Apologist, Doctor (source[1]):

St. Clement of Alexandria[2]O Lord, who didst call thy servant Clement of Alexandria from the errors of ancient philosophy that he might learn and teach the saving Gospel of Christ: Turn thy Church from the conceits of worldly wisdom and, by the Spirit of truth, guide it into all truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

The Epistle: Colossians 1:11-20[3]
The Gospel: St. John 6:57-63[4]

Endnotes:
  1. source: http://elvis.rowan.edu/~kilroy/JEK/12/05.html
  2. [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/StClementOfAlexandria.jpg
  3. Colossians 1:11-20: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=colossians%201:11-20&version=ESVUK
  4. St. John 6:57-63: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%206:57-63&version=ESVUK

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