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Saturday of the First Week of Advent Memorial of St. Ambrose, 337-397; Ambrose cut a furrow through the lives of his contemporaries; even royal personages suffered divine punishment for standing in his way; but another side of Ambrose was one which influenced Augustine of Hippo, whom Ambrose converted; Ambrose was a passionate little man with a high forehead, a long melancholy face, and great eyes Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/7/24 Gospel: Matthew 9:35-10:1, 5-8