December 11, Saint Damasus I, Pope and Confessor

Life and Papacy of Pope Saint Damasus I

Pope Damasus presided over the synod that gave us the Cannon ( outside of Ethiopia and those who follow Martin Luther's deconstruction of the Cannon). Pope Damasus, pray for us. 

Collect Prayer for the Feast of Pope Saint Damasus I

Eternal Shepard, generously guard Thy flock,

and through blessed Damasus, Thy Supreme

 Pontiff, whom Thou didst appoint pastor of the 

universal church, keep itunder Thy continual protection. 

Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and 

reigns

Audio for Lauds, Memorial to Pope Saint Damasus I is above. 

Video image: Carreño de Miranda, Juan. San Dámaso. 1685. Oil on canvas. Ayuntamiento (Casa de la Villa), Madrid, Spain. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Juan_Carreno_de_Miranda_028.jpg.