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The collect for today, the Feast Day of Richard Hooker (1554-1600), Doctor of the Church of England (source):
O God of truth and peace, who didst raise up thy servant Richard Hooker in a day of bitter controversy to defend with sound reasoning and great charity the catholic and reformed religion: Grant that we may maintain that middle way, not as a compromise for the sake of peace, but as a comprehension for the sake of truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Epistle: 1 Corinthians 2:6-10, 13-16
The Gospel: St John 17:18-23
It would certainly help Diocesan & National Synods when ever they are clump together, to have an icon of Hooker prominently displayed as to unclutter their thinking.
I’d like to see that, but I don’t think it would give pause to the innovators. They are already well-known for putting words in Hooker’s mouth. The three- (or even four) legged stool, and all that.