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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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St Wilfrid and the Fishers of Men
Based on an account by St Bede of Jarrow
Driven out of Northumbria, Bishop Wilfrid goes to the south coast and saves a kingdom from starvation.
116
Filioque
By Clay Lane
It started as an honest mistake, became a diplomatic standoff, and brought down an Empire.
117
The Voice of an Angel
Based on a Byzantine Tradition
A tenth-century Greek monk is joined by a total stranger for Mattins.
118
Twelve Poor Men and True
By Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens explains the thinking behind Jesus Christ’s choice of friends.
119
Birds of Paradise
By Cynewulf
Anglo-Saxon poet Cynewulf paints a word-picture of heaven and the seraph-band that swoops and soars before the throne.
120
Taste and See
Wonder spread through a Tyneside monastery after Bishop Cuthbert asked for a drink of water.
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