. The saints and missionaries of the Anglo-Saxon era : First [and second] series. y who had the justest cause of grief, the Clergy or laity, the old or the young, the rich or the poor. His body was consigned to the grave, but his memory lives fresh in the hearts of his people. Youcould scarce find a city or a religious house in which the memory of the departed Bishop was not lovinglypreserved. Not content with a yearly festival, a weekly one is usually observed—by the Clergy with prayers and Masses, by the Laity with largesses andmost abundant alms. In about a hundred yearsfrom the date of his
. The saints and missionaries of the Anglo-Saxon era : First [and second] series. y who had the justest cause of grief, the Clergy or laity, the old or the young, the rich or the poor. His body was consigned to the grave, but his memory lives fresh in the hearts of his people. Youcould scarce find a city or a religious house in which the memory of the departed Bishop was not lovinglypreserved. Not content with a yearly festival, a weekly one is usually observed—by the Clergy with prayers and Masses, by the Laity with largesses andmost abundant alms. In about a hundred yearsfrom the date of his death he was Canonized, after anofficial enquiry made by certain Commissioners,among whom were the Archbishop of Canterbury,the Bishop of Ely, and other Prelates. We need notinvestigate the grounds of his canonization. Fewwill doubt the justice of the decision—for would it beeasy to find a man more full of the love of GoD andof his fellow-men ? We see in S. Wulstan a notableexample of one who, from his earliest days, en-deavoured to live a life of daily self-denial and of. S. Wulstan. 411 severe self-discipline. There is a prejudice in ourown days against asceticism—not perhaps altogetherwithout some excuse—for must it not be admittedthat it has sometimes beeen practised under forbiddingaspects ? Doubtless examples of asceticism may be metwith too nearly allied to that of the fakirs inIndia, which counts pain and suffering in itself avirtue ; and again it has been seen at times com-bined with harshness of temper and a sour severityfrom which we all naturally shrink. Certainly alsoit is true that some pious Christians in their zeal havepractised it indiscreetly to the injury of their ence, perhaps, the wide-spread prejudice in our ownday against a discipline which CHRIST Himself andall his Saints practised, and which may truly be saidto be of the very essence of Christianity. Those whostudy the lives of the Saints will see that this spiritualexercise is not nec
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