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Candlemas

By Clay Lane

A February celebration for which the faithful have brought candles to church since Anglo-Saxon times.

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Undoubting Thomas

By Elfric of Eynsham

Abbot Elfric praised St Thomas for demanding hard evidence for the resurrection.

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The First Easter

From The Authorized Version

In a translation from the Authorized Version of the Bible, published in 1611, St Mark recounts the discovery of Christ’s empty tomb.

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Redeemed for Five Shillings

By Elfric of Eynsham

Elfric, the tenth-century English abbot, suggests a practical way of thinking about the Presentation of Christ in the Temple.

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The Story of Pentecost

By Clay Lane

Jesus’s apostles receive the gift of God’s Holy Spirit, and the startling effects quickly draw a crowd.

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The Parable of the Ten Virgins

From The Authorized Version

Five young women cared enough about a man’s wedding-day to make the smallest of sacrifices, and received the best of rewards.