LSF Meeting Tonight
At 6:30 P.M. in the University Student Center at Luther Memorial Chapel we will meet to discuss our activities for the next few months. Please join us! A few things on the agenda include * "Hooray for Camping! (TM): Winter Edition" * the movie "The Nativity Story" * ice skating * Christmas caroling.
St. Ambrose
Today the church commemorates St. Ambrose, bishop of Milan. Usually the church commemorates saints on the day of their earthly death, their "heavenly birthday." But St. Ambrose died on April 4, 397. He's remembered today (Dec 7) because this is the anniversary of his consecration to be bishop. He was the author of many hymns for the liturgy, and many homilies and treatises. He is regarded as one of the greatest and best-beloved bishops of all time, and is honored as one of the first four western Doctors of the church.
It's especially interesting that we commemorate St. Ambrose at this time because his well-known hymn, (through the German version by Dr. Martin Luther), "Savior of the Nations, Come" (TLH 95 / LW 13 / LSB 332) is the Chief Hymn for Ad Te Levavi, the First Sunday in Advent.
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