Recourse to Mary through the centuries began in the post-apostolic age. The most ancient prayer which we know – the Sub Tuum Praesidium – seeks refuge under Mary’s protection. Over time, as devotion to God’s Mother – the Church confirmed her as Theotokos, God Bearer, Mother of God, at the Council of Ephesus in 431Continue reading “Invoking Mary – The Litany of Loreto”
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25th May – The Venerable Bede, Historiographer
Today is the feast of that great historian and historiographer, The Venerable Bede. He was the outstanding ecclesiastical author of his time. He wrote commentaries on Scripture; an ecclesiastical history of the English people, which is a unique and irreplaceable resource for much of early English history; and the first martyrology (collection of saints’ lives) to be compiled on historical principles.
Mark 4:35-41 – The Calming of the Storm
After the interlude of parables concerning the kingdom of God, Mark pitches us back into the action as suddenly as the storm which he now narrates.
It’s evening, a busy day of preaching and teaching has come to an end for the Master and his disciples and the crowds who have hung on his every word and deed. But the evening of the day is not yet a time for rest. On the contrary, Mark shows us that a different sort of encounter, and revelation, and realisation, all unlooked for, is about to unfold.
Our Lady of Bethlehem Abbey, Portglenone 