Ambrose, Doctor and Bishop

The collect for today, the Feast Day of St Ambrose (339-397), Doctor of the Church, Poet, Bishop of Milan (source):

Lord God of hosts,
who didst call Ambrose from the governor’s throne
to be a bishop in thy Church
and a courageous champion of thy faithful people:
mercifully grant that, as he fearlessly rebuked rulers,
so we may with like courage
contend for the faith which we have received;
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 4:1-8
The Gospel: St. Matthew 5:13-20

Artwork: Jules-Eugène Lenepveu, Saint Ambrose bars entry of the church of Milan to the Emperor Theodosius, c. 1850-60. Oil on canvas, Église Saint-Ambroise, Paris.

Print this entry