St. Denys, Bishop and Martyr

by CCW | 9 October 2024 01:01

The collect for today, the Feast of Saint Denys (d. c. 258), Bishop of Paris, Patron Saint of France, Martyr (source[1]):

O GOD, who as on this day didst endow thy blessed Martyr and Bishop Saint Denys with strength to suffer stedfastly for thy sake, and didst join unto him Rusticus and Eleutherius for the preaching of thy glory to the Gentiles: grant us, we beseech thee, so to follow their good example; that for the love of thee we may despise all worldly prosperity, and be afraid of no manner of worldly adversity. Through Jesus Christ our Lord.

The Lesson: Acts 17:22-34[2]
The Gospel: St Luke 12:1-9[3]

Nicolas Guy Brenet, Martyrdom of Saint Denys[4]Artwork: Nicolas Guy Brenet, Martyrdom of Saint Denys, 1767. Oil on canvas, Basilica of Saint Denys, Argenteuil[5].

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Endnotes:
  1. source: http://www.episcopalnet.org/1928bcp/propers/Missal/Oct9.html
  2. Acts 17:22-34: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=acts%2017:22-34&version=ESV
  3. St Luke 12:1-9: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2012:1-9&version=ESV
  4. [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Brenet_MartyrdomOfStDenis.jpg
  5. Basilica of Saint Denys, Argenteuil: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilique_Saint-Denys_d%27Argenteuil

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