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his Lent, the of is focusing on .

In that spirit, we have created this virtual pilgrimage which T takes us on a journey from the to the Cross, from to the bitter passion of Golgotha. It is not a straight path, as life is not straightforward, but twists and turns through the countries, and across the centuries.

Accompanied by with links to places along the way, we will journey through Lent as we travel across Britain, , , and on into the Middle East.

As we reach , the pilgrimage retraces the journey of St Paul, in reverse, taking us from Rome, through Sicily, Malta, Rhodes, and beyond, until we arrive in Jerusalem, at the foot of the Cross.

In addition to this devotional pilgrimage, from the back page of this booklet you will find details of services on Easter Day and in Holy Week, along with additional events and services such as the Lent Lunches, reading Mark right through, and Stations of the Cross.

We pray that you will choose to travel with us for part or all of this journey.

Booklet compiled and created by Tim Popple, 2019

FORTY DAYS AND FORTY NIGHTS Day 1 Jordan Bristol Day 2 Malmesbury Day 3 Osmund Salisbury Day 4 Day 5 Frideswide Oxford Day 6 Alban Day 7 John Donne Day 8 William Rochester Day 9 Æthelberht Kent Day 10 Canterbury Day 11 Richard of Chichester Dover Day 12 William de St- Calais Day 13 Remigius Day 14 Day 15 Thérèse Day 16 Fulbert Day 17 Julian Day 18 Donatian and Rogatian Nantes Day 19 Hilary Day 20 Martin Tours Day 21 Adela of Day 22 Bernard Clairvaux Day 23 Montrevel en Bresse Day 24 Day 25 Milan Day 26 Mark Venice Day 27 Catherine Bologna Day 28 Florence Day 29 Catherine Siena Day 30 Francis Assisi Day 31 Rome Day 32 Paul’s Journey Puteoli Day 33 Syracuse Day 34 Paul’s Journey Malta Day 35 Paul’s Journey Rhodes Day 36 Basil the Great Caesarea Day 37 Paul’s Journey Jerusalem Day 38 Maundy Thursday Day 39 Good Friday Day 40 Holy Saturday

JORDAN BRISTOL Day

Little is known of Jordan, though a hymn (below) describes him as 1 a companion of Saint Augustine, who helped preach the gospel to the English, and 6/3/19 whose were later entombed in Bristol.

Hymn to Jordan, anon, found in a Bristol Book of Hours O Jordan, blessed confessor of Christ and citizen of Heaven, intercede for us by virtue of the faith we of the English church profess, whom Augustine baptised and you perfected in that holy trust, whose colleague you were in his preaching to the English. Be our Patron in this place where you lie entombed. ALDHELM MALMESBURY Day

Aldhelm (c.639-709), of Malmesbury Abbey, of , poet 2 and scholar of Anglo-Saxon literature, was born before the middle of the 7th century. 7/3/19 He is said to have been the son of Kenten, who was of the royal house of Wessex.

A Prayer for St Aldhelm O God, who hast made our lips to extol thee, and acceptest the art of his hand and voice: We praise thee for the example of thy servant Aldhelm as a leader of the minds of thy people and a sweet singer of the divine praises: beseeching thee to continue to the Church in this land a full supply of the saints, skilled as in Christian learning, so also in works of beauty and sacred song; to the glory of thy holy name in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. OSMUND SALISBURY Day

Osmund (d.1099), Count of Sées, was a Norman noble and clergyman. Following the 3 Norman conquest of England, he served as Lord Chancellor (c.1070-78) and as the second , or Old Sarum. 8/3/19

A Prayer for St Osmund O God, our heavenly Father, who raised up your faithful servant Osmund to be a bishop and pastor in your Church and to feed your flock: Give abundantly to all pastors the gifts of your Holy Spirit, that they may minister in your household as true servants of Christ and stewards of your divine mysteries; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

SWITHUN WINCHESTER Day Swithun (d.863) was an Anglo-Saxon and subsequently of . His historical importance as bishop is overshadowed by 4 his reputation for posthumous -working. According to tradition, if it rains on Saint Swithin's bridge (Winchester) on his feast day (15 July) it will continue for forty 9/3/19 days.

The Collect for St Swithun Almighty God, by whose grace we celebrate the feast of your servant Swithun: grant that, as he governed with gentleness the people committed to his care, so we, rejoicing in our Christian inheritance, may always seek to build up your Church in unity and love; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

FRITHUSWITH OXFORD Day

5 Saint Frithuswith (c.650-727) was an English princess and abbess. She is credited with establishing a religious site later incorporated into Christ Church in Oxford – Frithuswith 11/3/19 was the first abbess of this Oxford double monastery.

Shrine of St Frideswide, Christ Church Cathedral Oxford

A Prayer for Frithuswith Heavenly Father, who inspired thy servant Frithuswith to give up earthly desires for a life of prayerful dedication to the work of your son, Jesus Christ; inspire us also to cast off earthly distraction and clothe ourselves in a life in the footsteps of our Saviour, through the same thy Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen ALBAN ST ALBANS Day is venerated as the first-recorded British . Along with fellow Saints 6 , Alban is one of three named recorded at an early date from (“” was the name given much later to the priest he was said 12/3/19 to have been protecting).

The Alban Prayer Among the roses of the martyrs brightly shines Saint Alban. Almighty God, we thank you for this place built to your glory and in memory of Alban, our first martyr. Following his example in the fellowship of the saints, may we worship and adore the true and living God, and be faithful witnesses to the Christ, who is alive and reigns, now and for ever. Pray for us Alban, pray for us, all Saints of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Amen. JOHN DONNE LONDON Day

7 John Donne (1572-1631) was an English poet and cleric. He is considered the pre- eminent representative of the metaphysical poets. In 1621, he was appointed as Dean 13/3/19 of St Paul's Cathedral.

A Prayer of John Donne Bring us, O Lord God, at our last awakening into the house and gate of heaven, to enter into that gate and dwell in that house, where there shall be no darkness nor dazzling, but one equal light; no noise nor silence, but one equal music; no fears nor hopes, but one equal possession; no ends nor beginnings, but one equal eternity: in the habitations of thy majesty and glory, world without end. Amen. WILLIAM ROCHESTER Day 8 14/3/19 Saint William of Rochester (d.1201) was a Scottish saint who was martyred in England.

A Prayer of William of Rochester God of the broken, God of the wanderer, Christ who is without shelter, surround those in deep need among us. Surround them and help us hear their cries for help. We are a people who long for the broken to be mended, we long for justice in the face of much corruption, we want to practice hospitality but have legitimate fears, surround us in our trying times and help us to reach beyond ourselves. We confess we are bogged down by so much need in the world, may we have the courage to stand for what is right even when it offends, may we have the imaginations to help create a better world, and the strength of your Spirit to carry on. Let us be as you are in this world. Amen. ÆTHELBERHT KENT Day Æthelberht (c. 550-616) was King of Kent from about 589 until his death. , in his Ecclesiastical History of the , lists him as the third king to hold imperium 9 over other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. In the late ninth century Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, he is referred to as a bretwalda, or “Britain-ruler”. He was the first English king to convert 15/3/19 to .

A Prayer for Æthelbert O God, who called your servant Æthelbert of Kent to an earthly Throne that he might advance your heavenly kingdom, and gave him zeal for your Church and love for your people: Mercifully grant that we who commemorate him this day may be fruitful in good works, and attain to the glorious crown of your saints; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. THOMAS BECKET CANTERBURY Day Thomas Becket (1119/20-70), was from 1162 until his murder in 1170. He is venerated as a saint and martyr by both the and 10 the . He engaged in conflict with Henry II, King of England, over the rights and privileges of the Church and was murdered by followers of the king in 16/3/19 . Soon after his death, he was canonised by Alexander III.

A Prayer for Thomas Becket O God, our strength and our salvation, you called your servant Thomas Becket to be a shepherd of your people and a defender of your Church; Keep your household from all evil and raise up among us faithful pastors and leaders who are wise in the ways of the Gospel; through Jesus Christ the shepherd of our souls, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. RICHARD OF CHICHESTER DOVER Day Richard of Chichester (1197-1253), is the patron saint of Sussex; since 2007, his 11 translated saint's day of 16 June has been celebrated as Sussex Day. He died aged 56 at the Maison Dieu, Dover at midnight on 3 April 1253, where the Pope had ordered 18/3/19 him to preach a crusade.

A Prayer of Richard of Chichester Thanks be to thee, my Lord Jesus Christ, for all the benefits thou hast given me, for all the pains and insults thou hast borne for me. O most merciful redeemer, friend and brother, may I know thee more clearly, love thee more dearly, and follow thee more nearly, day by day. Amen. WILLIAM DE ST-CALAIS CALAIS Day Though he did not live to see its completion, William de St-Calais was instrumental in building , having been made Bishop of Durham in 1080 by King 12 William I. In a sermon (see below) in 2014 the Ven. Ian Jagger preached on the foundation of Durham Cathedral, though the words apply to all , including 19/3/19 our own.

“Today we commemorate the foundation of this beloved Cathedral and we take the opportunity once again to thank God for it. Its massive bulk does not overpower us; its rounded strength holds us serenely, and so it helps us to rest in God. I imagine we can all agree with that statement. But would you also agree with this: even more wonderful and godly than this building are the persons sitting around you this morning? Take a look around. Smile even. ‘They are more wonderful even than the building’. Perhaps you’re not sure about that statement? But today’s readings for the Foundation of the Cathedral encourage us to relate this commemoration to the moment when Jesus cleansed that other great building, the Jerusalem temple, and also to St Paul’s teaching about the church as God’s people in whom he dwells by his Holy Spirit. Though these few moments of reflection begin in stone they must end in Spirit.” REMIGIUS PICARDY Day was Bishop of and Apostle of the , (c.437-533). 13 On 25 December 496 he baptised , King of the Franks. This , leading to the conversion of the entire Frankish people to Christianity, was a momentous success 20/3/19 for the Church and a seminal event in European history.

A Prayer for St Remigius O God, who by the teaching of your faithful servant and bishop Remigius turned the nation of the Franks from vain idolatry to the worship of you, the true and living God, in the fullness of the catholic faith; Grant that we who glory in the name of Christian may show forth our faith in worthy deeds; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. JOAN OF ARC ROUEN Day Joan of Arc (c.1412-31) nicknamed “The Maid of Orléans” is considered a heroine of France for her role during the Lancastrian phase of the Hundred Years' War, and was 14 canonized as a Roman Catholic saint. In 1456, an inquisitorial court authorized by Pope Callixtus III examined the trial, debunked the charges against her, pronounced her 21/3/19 innocent, and declared her a martyr.

A Prayer for Joan of Arc Holy God, whose power is made perfect in weakness: we honour you for the calling of Jeanne d’Arc, who, though young, rose up in valour to bear your standard for her country, and endured with grace and fortitude both victory and defeat; and we pray that we, like Jeanne, may bear witness to the truth that is in us to friends and enemies alike, and, encouraged by the companionship of your saints, give ourselves bravely to the struggle for justice in our time; through Christ our Saviour, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and for ever. Amen. THÉRÈSE LISIEUX Day Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, born Marie Françoise-Thérèse Martin (1873-1897), also known 15 as Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, O.C.D., was a French Catholic Discalced Carmelite nun who is widely venerated in modern times. She is popularly 22/3/19 known as “The Little Flower of Jesus”, or simply “The Little Flower”.

A Prayer for St Thérèse of Lisieux O God, who open your Kingdom to those who are humble and to little ones, lead us to follow trustingly in the little way of Saint Thérèse, so that through her intercession we may see your eternal glory revealed. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. FULBERT CHARTRES Day Fulbert of Chartres (952/970-1028) was Bishop of Chartres from 1006 to 1028 and a 16 teacher at the Cathedral school there. He was responsible for the advancement of the Nativity of the 's feast day on 8 September and for one of the many 23/3/19 reconstructions of .

Ye choirs of new Jerusalem your sweetest notes employ, the paschal victory to hymn in strains of holy joy. How Judah’s Lion burst his chains, and crushed the serpent’s head; and brought with him, from death’s domains, the long-imprisoned dead. From hell’s devouring jaws the prey alone our Leader bore; his ransomed hosts pursue their way where he hath gone before. Triumphant in his glory now his sceptre ruleth all; earth, heaven, and hell before him bow, and at his footstool fall. While joyful thus his praise we sing, his mercy we implore, into his palace bright to bring and keep us evermore. All glory to the Father be, all glory to the Son, all glory, Holy Ghost, to thee, while endless ages run. Amen. Words: Fulbert of Chartres d.1028, tr. Robert Campbell 1814-68 JULIAN LE MANS Day Saint Julian, Bishop of Cenomanis, was elevated to bishop by the Apostle Peter. Some believe that he is the same person as Simon the Leper (Mark 14:3), receiving the name Julian in 17 Baptism. The Apostle Peter sent Saint Julian to preach the Gospel in Gaul. He arrived in Cenomanis (the region of the River Po in the north of present day Italy) and settled into a 25/3/19 small hut out beyond a city (probably Cremona), and he began to preach among the pagans.

Stained glass depicting Julian of Le Mans and 16 episodes of his life (12th century, restored in 1897) - West facade of Le Mans Cathedral - Le Mans (Sarthe, France)

The idol-worshippers at first listened to him with distrust, but the preaching of the saint was accompanied by great wonders. By prayer Saint Julian healed many of the sick. Gradually, a great multitude of people began to flock to him, asking for help. In healing bodily infirmities, Saint Julian healed also the souls, enlightening those coming to him by the light of faith in Christ. In order to quench the thirst of his numerous visitors, Saint Julian, having prayed to the Lord, struck his staff on the ground, and from that dry place there came forth a spring of water. This wonder converted many pagans to Christianity. One time the holy bishop wanted to see the local prince. At the gate of the prince’s dwelling there sat a blind man whom Saint Julian pitied, and having prayed, gave him his sight. The prince came out towards the holy bishop, and having only just learned that he had worked this miracle, he fell down at the feet of the bishop, requesting Baptism. Having catechized the prince and his family, Saint Julian imposed on them a three-day fast, and then he baptized them. DONATIAN AND ROGATIAN NANTES Day Donatian and Rogatian (martyred c.290) were brothers of a notable Roman-Gallo family living in Nantes. Donatian had become a convert to Christianity and led such an 18 edifying life that his brother Rogatian was eventually moved to desire the sacrament of baptism. The story is told that, because the persecution of Emperor Maximian was 26/3/19 raging, the bishop had been forced into hiding, so Rogatian was unable to be baptized.

So many of us are willing to follow Christ, “as long as it doesn’t require too much of us”. But as Jesus reminded the rich young man, we have to go beyond merely keeping the commandments: God wants everything we have to give. Donatian and Rogatian would have been fully aware of the kind of tortures that awaited those who professed belief in Christ, yet they bravely continued to preach the Faith, both by word and deed. St. Donatian should give hope to those who are praying for the conversion of a family member or close friend. As his exemplary Christian life finally brought about the conversion of his brother, let us pray that we too may live lives that proclaim Christ’s love to all the world. HILARY POITIERS Day

19 (c.310-c.367) was Bishop of Poitiers and is a . He was sometimes referred to as the “Hammer of the Arians” and the “Athanasius of 27/3/19 the West.” His name comes from the Latin word for happy or cheerful.

This prayer is an excerpt from a sermon On the Trinity by Saint Hilary of Poitiers, a bishop and early Church Father of the fourth century who struggled valiantly against the Arian , defending the divinity of Christ and the doctrine of the Trinity.

I am well aware, almighty God and Father, that in my life I owe you a most particular duty. It is to make my every thought and word speak of you. In fact, you have conferred on me this gift of speech, and it can yield no greater return than to be at your service. It is for making you known as Father, the Father of the only-begotten God, and preaching this to the world that knows you not and to the heretics who refuse to believe in you. In this matter the declaration of my intention is only of limited value. For the rest, I need to pray for the gift of your help and your mercy. As we spread our sails of trusting faith and public avowal before you, fill them with the breath of your Spirit, to drive us on as we begin this course of proclaiming your truth. We have been promised, and he who made the promise is trustworthy: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. Yes, in our poverty we will pray for our needs. We will study the sayings of your prophets and apostles with unflagging attention, and knock for admittance wherever the gift of understanding is safely kept. But yours it is, Lord, to grant our petitions, to be present when we seek you and to open when we knock. Impart to us, then, the meaning of the words of Scripture and the light to understand it, with reverence for the doctrine and confidence in its truth. Grant that we may express what we believe. Through the prophets and apostles we know about you, the one God the Father, and the one Lord Jesus Christ. May we have the grace, in the face of heretics who deny you, to honour you as God, who is not alone, and to proclaim this as truth. MARTIN TOURS Day Saint (316 or 336-397) was the third bishop of Tours. He has become 20 one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints in Western tradition. He is best known for having used his military sword to cut his cloak in two, giving half to a 28/3/19 beggar clad only in rags in the depth of winter.

A Prayer of St Martin of Tours Lord, if your people still have need of my services, I will not avoid the toil. Your will be done. I have fought the good fight long enough. Yet if you bid me continue to hold the battle line in defence of your camp, I will never beg to be excused from failing strength. I will do the work you entrust to me. While you command, I will fight beneath your banner. Amen. ADELA NORMANDY Day St. Adela was born sometime around the year 1067 and was the youngest daughter of William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy and King of England, and his wife Mathilde 21 of Flanders. Adela was very well educated, spoke several languages, and was deeply religious. Around the year 1080, she married Stephen III, Count of Blois, who was one 29/3/19 of the richest men in .

Adela is an excellent example of how people with money and power can use these to advance the Kingdom of God. We may not have as much money and power as she did, but what we have we can use to help others learn about and follow Jesus. BERNARD CLAIRVAUX Day

22 , O.Cist (1090-1153) was a French abbot and a major leader in the reform of Benedictine monasticism that caused the formation of the Cistercian 30/3/19 order.

It is related in the annals of Clairvaux that St Bernard asked our Lord which was His greatest unrecorded suffering, and Our Lord answered: “I had on My Shoulder, while I bore My Cross on the Way of Sorrows, a grievous Wound, which was more painful than the others, and which is not recorded by men. Honour this wound with thy devotion, and I will grant thee whatsoever thou dost ask through its virtue and merit. And in regard to all those who shall venerate this Wound, I will remit to them all their venial sins, and will no longer remember their mortal sins.” O Loving Jesus, Meek Lamb of God, I, a miserable sinner, salute and worship the most Sacred Wound of Thy Shoulder on which Thou didst bear Thy heavy Cross, which so tore Thy flesh and laid bare Thy Bones as to inflict on Thee an anguish greater than any other wound of Thy Most Blessed Body. I adore Thee, O Jesus most sorrowful; I praise and glorify Thee, and give Thee thanks for this most sacred and painful Wound, beseeching Thee by that exceeding pain, and by the crushing burden of Thy heavy Cross to be merciful to me, a sinner, to forgive me all my mortal and venial sins, and to lead me on towards Heaven along the Way of Thy Cross. Amen. PETER CHANEL MONTREVEL Day EN BRESSE Chanel (1803-41) was a Catholic priest, , and martyr. While on 23 mission in Futuna a tiny island in the heart of the Pacific Ocean, the rise of Christianity was seen as a threat to the king’s power, and so the king sent a warrior to resolve the 1/4/19 problem. Chanel was martyred on 28 April 1841.

A Prayer for St Peter Chanel St Peter Chanel you left your homeland to proclaim Jesus, Saviour of the world, to the peoples of Oceania. Guided by the spirit of God, who is the strength of the gentle, you bore witness to love, even laying down your life. Grant that like you we may live our daily life in peace, joy, and in love. May your prayer and example call forth from our midst many workers for the Gospel so that

God's kingdom may reach to the ends of the earth. Amen. IRENAEUS LYON Day Irenaeus (c.130-c.202) was a Greek cleric noted for his role in guiding and expanding Christian communities in what is now the south of France and, more widely, for the 24 development of Christian theology by combatting heresy and defining . Originating from Smyrna, now Izmir in Turkey, he had heard the preaching of , 2/4/19 who in turn was said to have heard . b

A Prayer of St Irenaeus I appeal to you, Lord, God of , God of , God of and Israel, You the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Infinitely merciful as you are, it is your will that we should learn to know you. You made heaven and earth, you rule supreme over all that is. You are the true, the only God; there is no other god above you. Through our Lord Jesus Christ…and the gifts of the Holy Spirit, grant that all who read what I have written here may know you, because you alone are God; let them draw strength from you; keep them from all the teaching that is heretical, irreligious or godless.

Amen. AMBROSE MILAN Day Aurelius Ambrosius (c.340-97), better known in English as Ambrose, was a bishop of Milan who became one of the most influential ecclesiastical figures of the fourth century. 25 He was the Roman governor of Liguria and Emilia, headquartered in Milan, before being made bishop of Milan by popular acclamation in 374. Ambrose was a staunch opponent 3/4/19 of , the heresy whereby Christ’s divinity was denied. 339-397

A Prayer of St Ambrose O Lord, who hast mercy upon all, take away from me my sins, and mercifully kindle in me the fire of thy Holy Spirit. Take away from me the heart of stone, and give me a heart of flesh, a heart to love and adore thee, a heart to delight in thee, to follow and enjoy thee, for Christ's sake. Amen. MARK VENICE Day The first St Mark's in Venice was a building next to the Doge's Palace, ordered by the 26 doge in 828, when Venetian merchants stole the supposed relics of from Alexandria, and completed by 832. In 1094 the supposed body of Saint Mark was 4/4/19 rediscovered in a pillar by Vitale Faliero, doge at the time.

The Collect for St Mark Almighty God, who enlightened your holy Church through the inspired witness of your evangelist Saint Mark: grant that we, being firmly grounded in the truth of the gospel, may be faithful to its teaching both in word and deed; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

Amen. CATHERINE BOLOGNA Day Saint Catherine of Bologna (1413-63) was an Italian Poor Clare nun, writer, teacher, 27 mystic, artist and saint. The patron saint of artists, Catherine was venerated for nearly three centuries in her native Bologna before being formally canonized in 1712. Her feast 5/4/19 day is 9 March.

Catherine’s Treatise on the Seven Spiritual Weapons Necessary for Spiritual Warfare (1438) “Whoever wishes to carry the cross for His sake must take up the proper weapons for the contest, especially those mentioned here: (1) to be careful always to do good; (2) to believe that we can never achieve anything truly good by ourselves; (3) to trust in God and, for His love, never to fear the battle against evil, either in the world or in ourselves; (4) to meditate frequently on the events and words of Jesus’ life, especially His passion and death; (5) to remember that we must die; (6) to keep the benefits of heaven firmly in our minds, (7) to be familiar with Holy

Scripture, keeping it in our hearts to guide all our thoughts and actions.” JOHN THE BAPTIST FLORENCE Day John is the Patron Saint of Florence. So great was the Florentine admiration of John the 28 Baptist that, from 1252 onwards, the holy man’s image was engraved on one side of the golden florin, as if to suggest a warranty that the coins contained the 3.5 grams of 6/4/19 gold they were supposed to.

The Collect of John the Baptist Almighty God, by whose providence your servant John the Baptist was wonderfully born, and sent to prepare the way of your Son our Saviour by the preaching of repentance: lead us to repent according to his preaching and, after his example, constantly to speak the truth, boldly to rebuke vice, and patiently to suffer for the truth’s sake; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. CATHERINE SIENA Day

29 Saint (1347-80) was a tertiary of the Dominican Order, a Scholastic philosopher, and theologian who had a great influence on the Catholic Church. She was 8/4/19 declared a saint and a doctor of the Church.

A Prayer of Catherine of Siena O Supreme and Ineffable God, I have sinned! Therefore, I am unworthy to pray to thee. But thou canst make me less unworthy. Punish my sins, O Lord, but turn not away from my misery. From Thee I have received a body which I offer to thee. Behold my body and my blood! Strike, destroy, reduce my bones to dust, but grant me what I ask for the Sovereign Pontiff, the one Bridegroom of Thy Spouse. May he always know thy will, may he love it and follow it, so that we may not perish. O my God, create a new heart in him! May he ever receive an increase of thy grace; may he never tire of bearing the standard of thy holy cross; and may he bestow the treasures of thy mercy upon unbelievers as he bestows them upon us who enjoy the benefits of the passion and blood of thy most beloved Son, the Lamb without a spot. O Lord, eternal God, have mercy on me for I have sinned. FRANCIS ASSISI Day Saint , born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, informally named as Francesco (1181/1182-1226), was an Italian Catholic friar, and preacher. He 30 founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women's Order of Saint Clare, the Third Order of Saint Francis and the Custody of the Holy Land. Francis is one of the most 9/4/19 venerated religious figures in history.

A Prayer of St Francis of Assisi Lord make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope. Where there is darkness, light. And where there is sadness, joy. O divine master grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console, to be understood as to understand. To be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen. AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY ROME Day Augustine of Canterbury (born first third of the 6th century – d.604) was a Benedictine monk who became the first Archbishop of Canterbury in the year 597. He is considered 31 the "Apostle to the English" and a founder of the English Church. Augustine was the prior of a monastery in Rome when Pope Gregory the Great chose him in 595 to lead 10/4/19 a mission to Britain to Christianise King Æthelberht and his Kingdom of Kent.

A Prayer of St Augustine Watch, O Lord, with those who wake, or watch, or weep tonight, and give your angels and saints charge over those who sleep. Tend your sick ones, O Lord Christ. Rest your weary ones. Bless your dying ones. Soothe your suffering ones. Pity your afflicted ones. Shield your joyous ones, and all for your love's sake. Amen. PAUL’S JOURNEY PUTEOLI Day St Paul was born around the year 1 AD in Tarsus. Known as Saul until his dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus, Paul’s early reputation was as a zealous 32 persecutor of Christians. He died a martyr’s death in Rome in AD 64. Paul’s legacy lives on in the accounts of the journeys he made, the letters he wrote to early Christian 11/4/19 communities and his unwavering commitment to the Christian faith.

We can see from Paul’s letters that prayer was an important part of his life. He prayed because God was clearly at the centre of his life and as he wrote in his letter to the Romans: “For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory for ever. Amen.”

Romans 11.36 THOMAS AQUINAS SYRACUSE Day Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-74) was an Italian Dominican friar, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church. He was an immensely influential philosopher, theologian, and 33 jurist in the tradition of scholasticism, within which he is also known as the Doctor Angelicus and the Doctor Communis. The name Aquinas identifies his ancestral origins 12/4/19 in the county of Aquino in present-day Lazio, Italy.

A Student’s Prayer, by Thomas Aquinas Creator of all things, true source of light and wisdom, origin of all being, graciously let a ray of your light penetrate the darkness of my understanding. Take from me the double darkness in which I have been born, an obscurity of sin and ignorance. Give me a keen understanding, a retentive memory, and the ability to grasp things correctly and fundamentally. Grant me the talent of being exact in my explanations and the ability to express myself with thoroughness and charm. Point out the beginning, direct the progress, and help in the completion. I ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

PAUL’S JOURNEY MALTA Day Paul embarked on his missionary journeys in AD 48. No doubt encouraged by the fledgling communities he helped found, he nevertheless encountered great danger, 34 setbacks and disappointments. On our spiritual journey through Lent, Paul’s travels encourage us to persevere. “Pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for 13/4/19 this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians 5: 17, 18.

We were being pounded by the storm so violently that on the next day they began to throw the cargo overboard, and on the third day with their own hands they threw the ship’s tackle overboard. When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest raged, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned. Paul then stood up among them and said, “…last night there stood by me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship, and he said, “Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before the emperor; and indeed, God has granted safety to all those who are sailing with you.” So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have been told. But we will have to run aground on some island.’ Striking a reef, they ran the ship aground; the bow stuck and remained immovable, but the stern was being broken up by the force of the waves. The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, so that none might swim away and escape; but the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and make for the land, and the rest to follow, some on planks and others on pieces of the ship. And so it was that all were brought safely to land. Extracts from Acts PAUL’S JOURNEY RHODES Day Our Lenten journey is drawing ever closer to the Passion of Christ, the time when he must suffer and die in Jerusalem. Knowing what lies ahead for the innocent Lamb of 35 God challenges us to focus our prayers, to attempt to deepen our understanding of what it is that we are praying for. Paul, on his travels around the Mediterranean, teaches 15/4/19 us that we are not alone in finding this difficult.

“ … the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words. And God, who searches the heart, knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.” Romans 8: 26, 27 BASIL THE GREAT CAESAREA Day , also called Saint Basil the Great (329/ 330-379), was the bishop of Caesarea in modern-day Turkey. He was an influential theologian who supported the 36 Nicene Creed and opposed the '' of the early Christian church. His ability to balance his theological convictions with his political connections made Basil a powerful 16/4/19 advocate for the Nicene position.

When it was decided that we were to sail for Italy, they transferred Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort, named Julius. Embarking on a ship of Adramyttium that was about to set sail to the ports along the coast of Asia, we put to sea, accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica. The next day we put in at Sidon; and Julius treated Paul kindly, and allowed him to go to his friends to be cared for. Putting out to sea from there, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us. After we had sailed across the sea that is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia. Extracts from Acts PAUL’S JOURNEY JERUSALEM Day Paul left the occupied, troubled city of Jerusalem to proclaim the Gospel to all who had ears to hear. He taught that in Christ “there is no longer Jew or Greek, there is 37 no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.” 17/4/19 Galatians 3.28

As we know, 2000 years after Christ’s crucifixion the beautiful city of Jerusalem, which is holy ground for Jews, Christians and Muslims, continues to be divided by hatred and bitterness. “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: ‘May they prosper who love you. Peace be within your walls, and security within your towers.’ For the sake of my relatives and friends I will say, ‘Peace be within you.’ For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your good.” Psalm 122.6-9 MAUNDY THURSDAY Day On the night before he died, Jesus met with his disciples in the Upper Room to celebrate the Passover meal. While they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread, and 38 after blessing it he broke it, gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.’ 13/4/19 Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you; for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.”

This prayer – used after Holy Communion – thanks God for calling us home, for stilling us in our journeying towards him, and reminds us of the promises of the eternal banquet. Father of all, we give you thanks and praise that when we were still far off, you met us in your Son and brought us home. Dying and living, he declared your love, gave us grace and opened the gate of glory. May we who share Christ’s body live his risen life; we who drink his cup bring life to others; we whom the Spirit lights give light to the world. Keep us firm in the hope you have set before us so we and all your children shall be free and the whole earth live to praise your name, through Christ our Lord. Amen. GOOD FRIDAY Day

Although Paul didn’t witness the crucifixion, he preached Christ crucified. His profound 39 understanding of the one event which was to change the world forever is reflected in his prayers. Paul rarely prays for worldly concerns such as health, prosperity, or healing. 19/4/19 These things don’t last. Instead he says, “…we look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen; for what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4.18

My days are few, O fail not, with thine immortal power, to hold me that I quail not in death’s most fearful hour: That I may fight befriended, and see in my last strife to me thine arms extended

upon the cross of life. HOLY SATURDAY Day We don’t know why, but this stone depicting the Harrowing of Hell was found buried 40 beneath the Chapter House floor here in the Cathedral. On this day when we wait in limbo for the Resurrection and the dawning of a new age, we cling to the hope that as 20/4/19 Christ crucified saved , so he will save each one of us.

This carving, with its theologically fascinating subject, is reputedly the oldest stone in Bristol. It shows Adam, representing the whole of humanity, clinging to the Cross as he is hauled out of hell by Christ our Saviour. We are reassured that nothing can separate us from the love of God: “For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8.38, 39 In The Stations of the Cross we walk with Christ on his way to the crucifixion. The Stations of the Cross precedes the Eucharist every Friday. A choral version of this service is sung on Palm Sunday at 3.30pm.

Sunday 10 March Sunday 17 March Guest Speaker Guest Speaker Neville Boundy Joachim Reich, ordinand

Sunday 24 March Sunday 7 April Guest Speaker Guest Speaker The Revd Stephen Purvis The Revd James

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Members of the Cathedral Community gather in the to read the entirety of Mark’s Gospel. Come and hear the gospel as it was originally intended.

HOLY WEEK AND EASTER DAY Palm Sunday 14 April 10.00am EUCHARIST WITH OF PALMS STARTING ON COLLEGE GREEN led by a donkey 3.30pm STATIONS OF THE CROSS CATHEDRAL with music from the Cathedral Choir, and 'The Sword Will Pierce Your Soul’ Monday in Holy Week 15 April 5.15pm CHORAL EVENSONG, sung by the Lay Clerks and Choral Scholars QUIRE Tuesday in Holy Week 16 April 5.15pm MEMBRA JESU NOSTRI, - BUXTEHUDE, sung by the Fitzhardinge Consort QUIRE Wednesday in Holy Week 17 April 7.30pm COMPLINE, sung by the Lay Clerks and Choral Scholars EASTERN LADY CHAPEL WITH THE LAMENTATIONS OF , TALLIS Maundy Thursday 18 April 10.30am DIOCESAN MASS with the Blessing of the Holy Oils NAVE President & Preacher: The Bishop of Bristol  T HE T RIDUU M I 7.30pm THE LITURGY OF THE LAST SUPPER with the washing of feet NAVE and watch until midnight at the Altar of Repose President: Canon Roden Preacher: The Dean of Bristol Good Friday 19 April 10.00am CHILDREN’S SERVICE NAVE 12noon MEDITATIONS ON THE CROSS NAVE with the Revd Dr Stephen Hampton, Dean of Peterhouse, Cambridge  T HE T R I D U U M II 1.30pm THE LITURGY OF THE LORD’S DEATH NAVE President: Canon Nicola Stanley Holy Saturday 20 April  T HE T R I D U U M III 9.00pm THE LITURGY OF THE RESURRECTION with the lighting of the new fire, and Confirmations President: The Bishop of Bristol NAVE Easter Day 21 April 7.40am Morning Prayer BERKELEY CHAPEL 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) QUIRE 10.00am FESTIVAL EUCHARIST President & Preacher: The Dean of Bristol NAVE 3.00pm FESTAL EVENSONG with Procession Preacher: The Revd Sarah Evans, Minor Canon NAVE