Subjects

Bible and Saints

Passages of history, wonder and spiritual counsel, drawn from the Bible and from the lives of the saints and martyrs, with a special attention to those of the British isles.

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Hailstones and Coals of Fire

Moses asks Pharaoh to let the Israelites go, but every wonder God performs only makes Pharaoh more obstructive.

104

‘I Will See Thy Face Again No More’

Pharaoh dismisses Moses’s embassy for the last time, and Moses prepares the Israelites for a hasty departure.

105

Moses at the Red Sea

Pharaoh has the Israelites trapped on the shore of the Red Sea, but God has yet another surprise for him.

106

The Story of Moses

Jochebed hides her baby son from Pharaoh’s soldiers, only for him to be discovered by Pharaoh’s daughter.

107

Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh

Abbot Elfric unpacks the meaning of the gifts of the Three Wise Men.

108

The Christmas Egg

Anglo-Saxon abbot Elfric tentatively likened the new-born Jesus to an egg.