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- – the busy evangelist Anskar (801-865) should be the patron saint of any Christian who loves doing mission… and who discovers that evangelists meet the most amazing people, and that their lives are full of surprises…. It was the 9th century, and Anskar had grown up in a noble family in Amiens. He decided to...3rd February – Anskar
- – brave bishop and martyr of Egypt When did you first encounter Christianity? If it was as an adult, then Phileas is a saint for you. His life shows that Truth matters, whenever you encounter it, but is also a warning that you need to count the cost of becoming a Christian. Phileas was a...4th February – Phileas
- – courage in persecution Persecution of Christians in various countries is making the headlines these days. Believers facing such opposition might well find inspiration from the courage of the Japanese Christians of the late 16th and early 17th centuries. The Jesuit Francis Xavier had first brought Christianity to Japan in 1549, when he persuaded Shimazu...6th February – The Martyrs of Japan
- – and the wild boar St Kew has nothing to do with gardens or the ‘Q’ of James Bond fame. This Kew was a girl who lived in Cornwall in the 5th century, and who should be the patron saint of girls with difficult older brothers. Kew’s older brother was a hermit who felt his...8th February – Kew
- – the persuasive sister Scholastica (d.c. 543) should be the patron saint of any woman who can bend her brother to do her will – no matter how ‘powerful’ that brother might seem to other people. For Scholastica’s brother was no less than the great monk Benedict, who founded the famous Benedictine order and lived...10th February – Scholastica
- – the poetic shepherd Caedmon (d 680) should be the patron saint of all farmers who enjoy humming to themselves as they do the lambing this Spring. For Caedmon of Whitby was a bit like David in the Bible; he grew up as a simple herdsman out on the hills who enjoyed composing songs and...11th February – Caedmon
- Love in Action! From the Vicar What’s the Big Idea? An Introduction to the Books of the Old Testament: Job Reflecting Faith: Church Buildings Prayers of the Bible: Praying in your Discouragements What you have in common with a woodcarving How do you keep your life going in the right direction? ** Editor: Canon Paul...Looking at God (all articles) for February 2025
- Legend tells us that it was St Modomnoc who first brought bees to Ireland, in the early 540s AD. Although it’s more likely that the bees had drifted over from Britain after the last Ice Age all by themselves, certainly Modomnoc did his bit to help them. Modomnoc was a 6th century abbot, probably one...*New – 13th February – Modomnoc and the bees of Ireland
- – a poem St Valentine’s Day, many believe, was named after one or more Christian martyrs and was established by Pope Gelasius 1 in 496 AD. Valentine of Rome was martyred about 269, and this day usually ‘belongs’ to him. The first recorded association of Valentine Day with romantic love (1382) is from Geoffrey Chaucer....14th February – St Valentine’s Day
- How did you first meet each other? Write your own Valentine this year Love is all around us Do you share romantic films and songs? Looking for romance? No parking The crime that runs in families Middle aged? Don’t skip breakfast! How many minutes of walking might help you avoid a heart attack? In praise...Looking at You (all articles) for February 2025
- – a legend The Roman Emperor Claudius II needed soldiers. He suspected that marriage made men want to stay at home with their wives, instead of fighting wars, so he outlawed marriage. A kind-hearted young priest named Valentine felt sorry for all the couples who wanted to marry, but who couldn’t. So secretly he married...14th February – The very first Valentine card
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