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.
St Hugh of #Lincoln (feast day today, d. 1200), with his tame swan of Stow. Richard I said: If all bishops were like this one, no king would dare to lift up his head against them. pic.twitter.com/LOKd7ggii4
— Louise J. Wilkinson (@MedievalFemina) November 17, 2017