Holy God, who didst endow thy servant Hugh of Lincoln with wise and cheerful boldness, and taught him to commend the discipline of holy life to kings and princes: Grant that we also, rejoicing in the Good News of thy mercy, and fearing nothing but the loss of thee, may be bold to speak the truth in love, in the name of Jesus Christ our Redeemer; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Today's the feast of St Hugh of Lincoln, a 12th Century bishop usually depicted with his pet swan, as here in the reredos by Ninian Comper, 1912 at Great Ryburgh, Norfolk. St George on the left treats his dragon with rather less tenderness.
Great Ryburgh: https://t.co/sJ7a5pajeE pic.twitter.com/Atra1xVXX9
— Simon Knott (@SimoninSuffolk) November 16, 2023