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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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‘What Shall I Do?’
By John Bunyan
John Bunyan’s ‘Pilgrim’s Progress’ opens with Christian wondering how to convince his wife that their town and their family are in immediate danger.
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The Conversion of Guthlac
By Felix of Crowland
Inspired by an avid interest in English warrior heroes, the fifteen-year-old Guthlac recruited a band of freebooting militiamen.
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Guthlac, Pega and the Blind Boatman
St Pega welcomed a royal servant with a serious eye condition to the monastery founded by her brother, St Guthlac.
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When Godric Sang with Angels
Paraphrased from an account by Reginald of Durham
On Easter night, monk Reginald woke from a doze to find the aged hermit Godric singing lustily.
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Homeward Bound
By St Adamnán
The monks of the monastery on Iona are all keeping the same secret from one another.
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St George and the Dragon
By Sabine Baring-Gould
In one of the world’s most popular legends, bold hero St George rides to the rescue of a maiden in distress.
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