Saint Augustine of Canterbury

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on May 27, 2010 9:12 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Father, by the preaching of Saint Augustine of Canterbury, You led the people of England to the gospel. May the fruits of his work continue in Your Church.

One of the benefits of being in Rome these days is to be where things began. In this case, seeing where we believe Pope Saint Gregory the Great sent Augustine from to Canterbury, England as a monk, bishop and missionary. Augustine died in 604.

It was also fitting that the Mass I attended today was celebrated by the English monk and professor of Liturgy at Sant'Anselmo, Father Paul Gunter. The Mass prayers came alive with the English accent!

See last year's post here.

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