Collect:
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who on this day dost gladden us with the feast of blessed Erkenwald thy confessor and Bishop: we humbly beseech thy mercy; that, like as we do honour him with our devout observance, so by his loving intercession we may obtain thy healing unto life eternal. Through...
For the Legend:
ERKENWALD was an East Anglian prince who went amonst the East Saxons, and used his patrimony to found the Abbey of Chertsey for monks, and Barking Abbey for nuns, and over the latter he set his sister, Saint Ethelburga. In 675 he was consecrated Bishop of London by Saint Archbishop Theodore, which See he governed in holiness and apostolic might until his death on April 30th in 686.
His feast is kept in some places on November 14th, which was the day of the translation of his body to a great shrine over the high altar of Old Saint Paul's in London. There is relicks were reputed to have been the means of working great wonders for God's people up until their destruction in the sixteenth century.
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As to the last note, I would like to add that I am happy to hear that the English Catholics have not lost their sense of humour. Fr. Finigan tells us that someone named Leo Walsh
has started a 10 Downing Street petition which reads:
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to make a statement of regret concerning the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
...
With the object of publicising the serious historical injustice done to a
major British faith group, thereby strengthening the foundations for dialogue
between faith communities.
[Hee hee! "...a major faith group" Heh. ]
Fr. Tim writes, "There are 37 signatures at the time of posting so if you
signup quickly you can get your name near the top. (You must be a British
Citizen or resident to sign the petition.)"
I can't remember if there are any British citizens [BTW, when did we stop referring to them as "British Subjects"?] on the list here, but if there are, you can click here.
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