Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne
Was
an Irish missionary monk
Who
was credited in the 6th Century
Of
converting the Anglo-Saxons
To
Christianity in Northumbria.
He
founded a ministry cathedral
On
the island of Lindisfarne,
Known
as Lindisfarne Priory,
He
is credited with restoring
Christianity
to Northumbria
Finding
allies in his cause by
King
Oswald of Northumbria,
And
King Oswine of Deira
So
the Apostle of Northumbria
He
died in Bamburgh in 651
After
which he was canonized
According to Christian legend
The Clog-rinny,
or Bell of St Ninian
At
the moment of St. Ninian’s repose,
A
bell began to ring by itself,
Announcing
the righteous man’s death,
And
calling everybody to his deathbed,
He
was buried in a stone sarcophagus
Near
the altar of his church in Whithorn
Pilgrims
flocked to his see his relics
Up
to the sixteenth century Reformation
St Ninian's Cave is in Physgill Glen,
Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway,
Because
of its association with Saint Ninian
It is a place of Roman Catholic pilgrimage
The
cave also features in the climax
Of the 1973 horror film The Wicker Man
Ninian is a Christian 8th century saint,
Who
was an early missionary among
The Pictish peoples,
in Scotland.
Where
he was also known as Ringan
In
Northern England he was Trynnian
Ninian's
shrine was at Whithorn in Galloway
And
he was associated with the Candida Casa
As
the Apostle to the Southern Picts,
Ninian
converted them to Christianity
Numerous
dedications were made to him
In
those parts of Scotland with a Pictish heritage,
From
the Scottish Lowlands to Northumbria
Dedications
to him are expressions of respect
For
the good works that are attributed to him,
There
few in the Scottish Highlands and Isles,
Apart
from the Kilninian and the Holy Spring
Of
St Ninian of the Monastery on the Isle of Mull
The
exact year of his death is unknown
But
he was buried in a stone sarcophagus
Near
the altar of his church in Whithorn
St
Ninian's Feast Day is September 16th
Saint Mungo was a Scottish missionary
In
the Brittonic Kingdom of Strathclyde
Spreading
Christianity in 6th Century Scotland
And
the founded the city of Glasgow
While
there he performed four miracles
The
Bird, The Tree, The Bell, The Fish,
Mungo's
four religious miracles in Glasgow
Are
represented in the city's coat of arms.
The
City motto is based on Mungo teachings
“Let
Glasgow flourish by the preaching of the word”
Mungo
died in 614 and was buried in Glasgow
Saint
Mungo’s Feast Day is January 13th
Saint Bede also known as
The
Venerable Bede,
Or Bede
the Venerable
Was
a 7th Century English monk
Scholar
and Author known later as
"The
Father of English History"
He
served the twin monastery
Of Monkwearmouth–Jarrow
After
a lifetime of serving God
Saint
Bede died in 715 in Jarrow
Bede's
tomb in the Galilee Chapel
At
the west end of Durham Cathedral
Saint
Bede’s Feast Day is May 26th
It is believed that Ninian was a Briton
Possibly
the son of a Christian King
Who
had been educated in Rome,
Who
founded a Church in Whithorn
Niall Noígíallach which
Translates
to "having nine hostages",
Was
a legendary Irish King
His
reign lasted from the late 4th
To
the early 5th centuries,
He
is placed in the traditional
List
of High Kings of Ireland
Legend
has it that he secured his line
By
kissing the “loathly lady”
King
Niall died in 405AD
Christ the saviour
Is here to watch over us
To support us all
Guiding us with kindness
I believe in Christmas Angels
And I believe they are always near
Just
like they were at Bethlehem
Appearing
upon a midnight clear
Christmas is for friends and family,
But by no means exclusively
After all the Three Wise Men
Were strangers in Bethlehem
Sent from the heavens above
An unseen arbiter of love
To help the lovers choose
And with introductions done
The angel ascends
Glad Saturday
Better known as
Holy Saturday
Is not a Mass
But a time of
Prayer and fasting
And meditating on Christ’s
Passion and Death
His Descent into Hell
And his Resurrection
We celebrate Good Friday
And thank God
reverently
For our saviour’s
sacrifice
Thank God It's Good
Friday
The Long Friday
Or Good Friday
Marks the day
The Temple Guards
Aided by the Judas kiss
Arrested Jesus
At Gethsemane
Also his interrogation
By High Priest Caiaphas
And the Sanhedrin
Who condemned him to death
Before conveying him before
The Roman governor
Pontius Pilate
Who with reluctance
Ordered his crucifixion
At the place of the Skull
Sad Thursday
Maundy Thursday
The sixth day of Holy week
Which remembers the Maundy
The day when Jesus
Washed the feet of his disciples
As well as the last supper
On the feast of Passover
And marks the start
Of the Easter Triduum,
That commemorates
The passion, death,
And resurrection of Christ
Joyful Thursday
Is better known as
Maundy Thursday
The sixth day of Holy week
Which remembers the Maundy
The day when Jesus
Washed the feet of his disciples
As well as the last supper
On the feast of Passover
And marks the start
Of the Easter Triduum,
That commemorates
The passion, death,
And resurrection of Christ
Bloody Thursday
Is better known as
Maundy Thursday
The sixth day of Holy week
Which remembers the Maundy
The day when Jesus
Washed the feet of his disciples
As well as the last supper
On the feast of Passover
And marks the start
Of the Easter Triduum,
That commemorates
The passion, death,
And resurrection of Christ
Ashes are placed on the heads
Of worshipers on Ash Wednesday,
Either by being sprinkled or
More often the traditional way
By being marked as a visible cross
On their foreheads on the day
Saint David was born in the 5th century
A scion of the royal
house of Ceredigion,
And founded a Celtic
Monastic order,
At Glyn Rhosyn, the
Vale of Roses,
Which became an
important Christian shrine
Where St David's
Cathedral stands today
