ST. CUTHBERT (MARCH 20TH)
“King Egfrid and Bishop Trumwine Persuade Cuthbert to Be Made Bishop”, 1856, by William Bell Scott By Bp. Joseph ( Ancient Church of the West ) Today we remember the mighty witness of St. Cuthbert, Wonderworker of Lindisfarne - St. Cuthbert was a Bishop in the Celtic North Country of Northumbria from 684-687AD, renowned for his fasting, effectual prayer, and miracle-working on behalf of the people in the Name of Jesus Christ. He is also known through his Gospel Book, which was buried with him and preserved with his incorrupt relics, bringing down the earliest edition of a Celtic Bible into the Modern age, showing many Syriac and Coptic influences that are still not fully understood. While disinterred during the reign of Henry VIII and buried, in an attempt to eradicate the veneration of relics, he was uncovered again in the Victorian era and returned to a place of honor in Durham Cathedral, where he now rests with many famous Celtic saints. Th...
