Today, May 2nd, is the feast of St. Athanasius, the strong-willed bishop who stood against Arius and Arianism at all costs. Only, he, St. Hilary of Poitiers, and a few others remained Nicene when the whole world, according to St. Jerome, “groaned to find itself Arian.” However, Athanasius prevailed. He is remembered today as an ardent defender of the Trinity, and a doctor of the Church. His tombstone reads, Athanasius contra mundum, Athanasius against the world!
Uphold thy Church, O God of truth, as thou didst uphold thy Servant Athanasius, to maintain and proclaim boldly the catholic faith against all opposition, trusting solely in the grace of thine eternal Word, who took upon himself our humanity that we might share his divinity; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
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