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He was a Welsh bishop of the sixth century. Extant biographies are late and unreliable. It is likely that he died, an old man, in or before 560; but the date of his death might be as late as 604. See also the articles in
Wikipedia and the
Catholic Encyclopaedia.
| Mid-morning reading (Terce) | Jeremiah 17:7-8 © |
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A blessing on the man who puts his trust in the Lord, with the Lord for his hope. He is like a tree by the waterside that thrusts its roots to the stream: when the heat comes it feels no alarm, its foliage stays green; it has no worries in a year of drought, and never ceases to bear fruit.
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| Noon reading (Sext) | Proverbs 3:13-15 © |
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Happy the man who discovers wisdom, the man who gains discernment: gaining her is more rewarding than silver, more profitable than gold. She is beyond the price of pearls, nothing you could covet is her equal.
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| Afternoon reading (None) | Job 5:17-18 © |
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Happy indeed the man whom God corrects! So do not refuse this lesson from the Omnipotent: for he who wounds is he who soothes the sore, and the hand that hurts is the hand that heals.
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