Monthly Archives: July 2020

2+ Day 11 of morning prayer, and chapter 11 of Bede’s Life of Cuthbert. Somewhat optimistically Cuthbert and companions set off on a winter’s sailing trip without provisions, [..]

0 Morning Prayer and chapter 10 of Bede’s Life of Cuthbert. Cuthbert sneaks out of a convent at night, but what happens next remained a secret until after [..]

0 Day 9 and chapter 9 of Bede’s Life of Cuthbert as part of morning prayer. Boisil has died in the plague and Cuthbert becomes prior but is [..]

0 Day 8 of morning prayer with St Cuthbert. Cuthbert and his brother monks are kicked out of Ripon, and he contracts the plague.

0 Morning prayer with St Cuthbert on day 7. Cuthbert moves to Ripon and, as guestmaster of the monastery, encounters a strange youth.

0 Day 6 morning prayer and chapter 6 of Bede’s life of Cuthbert. Cuthbert trades in his spear for a pruning hook and his horse for a family…

0 Day 5 of morning prayer with St Cuthbert. Fasting on a Friday, but his horse still needs feeding…