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The collect for today, the Feast Day of St Ambrose (339-397), Bishop of Milan, Doctor of the Church, Poet (source):
O God, who didst give to thy servant Ambrose grace eloquently to declare thy righteousness in the great congregation, and fearlessly to bear reproach for the honor of thy Name: Mercifully grant to all bishops and pastors such excellency in preaching, and fidelity in ministering thy Word, that thy people may be partakers with them of the glory that shall be revealed; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
For the Epistle: Ecclesiasticus 2:7-11, 16-18
The Gospel: St Luke 12:35-37, 42-44
Artwork: Pierre Subleyras, The Emperor Theodosius Being Pardoned by St Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, 1745. Oil on canvas, Galleria Nazionale, Perugia.
