Ambrose, Doctor and Bishop
by CCW | 4 April 2025 01:00
The collect for today, the Feast Day of St Ambrose (339-397), Doctor of the Church, Poet, Bishop of Milan (source[1]):
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[2]
The Gospel: St. Matthew 5:13-20[3]
[4]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.
- source: http://justus.anglican.org/~ss/commonworship/collects/trad/traddecember.html
- 2 Timothy 4:1-8: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+timothy+4%3A1-8&version=ESVUK
- St. Matthew 5:13-20: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew+5%3A13-20&version=ESVUK
- [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Lenepvue_AmbroseBarsChurchEntry.jpg
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