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It's the Ember Wed in Octave of Pentecost, 1st Class, with the color of Red. In this episode: the meditation: "Nourished By the Church On the Bread Of Life", today's news from the Church: “The General House Announces the Names of the Bishops” and "Archbishop Lefebvre's Apostolic Journey - Part 3", and today's thought from the Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Have feedback or questions about the DD or our other shows? podcast@sspx.org

Sources Used Today:

• "Nourished By the Church On the Bread Of Life" — Eastertide Day by Day
  • https://angeluspress.org/products/eastertide-day-by-day
  
  
• "Archbishop Lefebvre's Apostolic Journey - Part 3" (FSSPX.news)
  • https://sspx.org/en/news/archbishop-lefebvres-apostolic-journey-part-3-59077
  
  

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• The General House Announces the Names of the Future Bishops
  • https://sspx.org/en/news/general-house-announces-names-future-bishops-59319
  
  
• The Spiritual Life — Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press)
  • https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-life-archbishop
  
  

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Saint Augustine of Canterbury was the missionary bishop sent by the Church to bring the Gospel to the Anglo-Saxons of England, laying the foundations for English Christianity after centuries of paganism. He lived in the sixth century and was originally a monk of the monastery of Saint Andrew in Rome, where Pope Gregory the Great served as abbot before becoming pope.

According to tradition, Gregory was deeply moved by the sight of Anglo-Saxon slaves being sold in the Roman marketplace and resolved to send missionaries to England. Augustine was chosen to lead this mission. Though hesitant at first because of the dangers and uncertainty involved, he obeyed and set out with a group of monks for the distant island.

When Augustine arrived in Kent in 597, he encountered King Æthelberht, whose Christian wife, Queen Bertha, had already prepared the way for the missionaries. Augustine approached not with force, but with prayer, preaching, and example. Gradually, the king accepted the faith, and many others followed. Augustine established his seat at Canterbury, which would become the center of English Catholic life for centuries.

As bishop, Augustine worked patiently to build the Church in a land where Christianity had nearly disappeared after earlier invasions. He founded churches, ordained clergy, and established patterns of worship and discipline. He also sought unity with older Celtic Christian communities already present in parts of Britain, though not all differences were easily resolved.

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