Saint Hilda, Abbess of Whitby

Posted by petrus, on November 17th, 2015
St Hilda memorial with ammonites

St Hilda with ammonites. Detail from the monument in Whitby.

O God, the author of all virtues, by whose gift thy blessed Saint Hilda chose the heavenly vision before the fleeting glories of the world: Grant that we may learn by her example to despise the passing things of earth, and seek after . . . → Read More: Saint Hilda, Abbess of Whitby

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Saint Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln

Posted by petrus, on November 17th, 2015
Hugh of Lincoln

Altarpiece from the Carthusian monastery of Saint-Honoré, Thuison-les-Abbeville, France, depicting Saint Hugh of Lincoln with his swan.

O merciful Father, who didst endow thy servant Hugh of Lincoln with a wise and cheerful boldness, and didst teach him how to commend the discipline of holy life to kings and princes: Grant that we, . . . → Read More: Saint Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln

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