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When the Reformers sold off the treasures of Durham Cathedral, they sold a priceless piece of Scottish history into oblivion.
Join each group of ideas together to make a single sentence, in as many ways as you can.
David fought in the Battle of Neville’s Cross. He wore the Black Rood on his breast. He hoped God would help him win. [If. Neck. Victory.]
The English defeated the Scots at Neville’s Cross. Their jewels were given to St Cuthbert’s shrine. These included the Black Rood. [Among. Trophy. Victory.]
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A short prayer for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross on September 14th/27th each year, from the Sarum Missal.
Holy Cross Day is the name given in the Book of Common Prayer to the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, which is kept on September 14th. In The Rites of Durham (1593) it is still called Holy Rood Day, after the Anglo-Saxon manner.
The feast goes back to the fourth century, when Helen, dowager Empress of Constantinople, declared that the true Cross of Christ had been found. The relic was treasured up in a silver casket in the newly consecrated Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem (AD 335), and brought out for display and veneration every year on this date. See St Helen Finds the True Cross in The Copy Book.
The prayer below is the Collect for this day according to the Sarum Use, the liturgy of the English Church prior to the Reformation in the sixteenth century.
Collect
O GOD, Who wast pleased to redeem mankind with the precious Blood of Thy Only Begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, mercifully grant that they who draw nigh to adore the life-giving Cross may be set free from the bonds of their sins. Amen.
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A hymn for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, from the Sarum Missal.
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After the murder of King Duncan, Lady Macbeth is alarmed to see her husband losing his grip on reality.
Join each group of ideas together to make a single sentence, in as many ways as you can.
Macbeth murdered Duncan. He felt bad about it. [Guilt. Prey. Terms.]
Macbeth murdered Duncan. Lady Macbeth incriminated Duncan’s servants. [Commit. Evidence. Guilt.]
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Make as many words as you can using the letters of one nine-letter word. Can you beat our score?
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Fill the empty boxes with letters, using the clues to help you find the right ones.
A new crossword for the collection.
Fill the empty boxes with letters to make words running across and down. Use the numbered clues to help you find the right words. Click any box to get started.
1 across Spotted. 5 letters
5 across Common name for nepeta cataria, a plant of the mint family. 6 letters
6 across Spire. 7 letters
7 across A golden era, a time of past success. 6 letters
2 down Just a little hungry. 7 letters
3 down Wide, tidal mouth of a river. 7 letters
4 down ‘A spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a gallon of ____.’ (Proverb) 7 letters
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