While Joseph is away trying to find light for the darksome stable,
Mary brings into the world the Light of everlasting Day.
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The Ox and the Ass
FromThe York Corpus Christi Pageants
The chill of the night is relieved by the warmth of the beasts
in their stalls, prompting Mary and Joseph reflect on the promises of Scripture.
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‘Your Child Shall Be Healed’
BySt Bede of Jarrow
When the plague once again visited Northumbria, Bishop Cuthbert of Lindisfarne
left his island retreat and brought comfort and healing to the suffering.
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A Quick Study
BySt Bede of Jarrow
After the monastery of St Paul in Jarrow was devasted by an epidemic,
the Abbot had only a boy in his early teens to rely on.
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The Firebird’s Nest
Attributed toCynewulf
Like the legendary phoenix, the Christian must spend his life making
a nest fit for his rebirth in fire.
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St Nicholas and the Deadly Gift
Based on a story byMichael the Archimandrite
The Bishop of Myra’s ceaseless toil to put an end to the worship
of Artemis made him some dangerous enemies.
