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April 20th =E2=80=93 St. Caedwalla of Wales, King (AC)
=C2 (Also known as Cadwallader or Cadwallador)
Died in Rome on April 20, 689. Saint Caedwalla, descendant of King
Ceawlin of Wessex, became the King of the West Saxons in 685 or 686 by conquest. He subjugated Sussex, made Surrey and Kent dependencies, and conquered the Isle of Wight, whose pagan inhabitants he annihilated. Nevertheless, while still a pagan, he showed himself to be less cruel
than many other conquerors of his time, especially after he came under
the influence of Saint Wilfrid to whom he gave 300 hides of the
conquered Isle of Wight.
Under Caedwalla, Wessex became a powerful kingdom, but in 688, he was
converted by Saint Wilfrid, resigned his throne, and went to Rome for
baptism. He was baptized there on Easter Eve, April 10, 689, by Pope
Saint Sergius I and took the name Peter. Caedwalla, aged about 30,
died a few days later still wearing the white robe of the neophyte,
and was buried in Saint Peter's on April 20. Still to be seen on his
tomb in Saint Peter's is his metrical epitaph, ordered by Sergius and
written by Archbishop Crispus of Milan, preserved on the original
stone. There is no clear evidence of any ancient liturgical cultus for
Saint Caedwalla; however, Saint Bede writes of his reputed
sanctity--perhaps because of the belief that Baptism remits all sin
and, therefore, the individual immediately enters heaven if no further
sin is committed. Saint Caedwalla is the first of four Anglo-Saxon
kings to die in Rome. Do not confuse with Cadwallador, King,
celebrated on November 12 (Benedictines, Delaney, Farmer).
Saint Quote:
The missionaries will have to understand that they are stones hid
under the earth, which will perhaps never come to light, but which
will become part of the foundations of a vast, new building.
--Saint Daniel Comboni
Bible Quote:
And Jesus said: Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.
But they, dividing his garments, cast lots.=C2 (Luke 23:34) DRV
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The desire of Paradise:
O my God, when shall I behold Thine infinite beauty; when
shall I behold Thee face to face?=C2 In paradise I shall love
Thee, and Thou wilt love me in all eternity, my God and my All!
My Jesus, when shall I behold Thee and kiss thine wounds
which were inflicted on Thee for my sake?
O Mary, when shall I find myself at the feet of the Mother who
has loved and aided me so tenderly?
My sweet Protectress, turn thou on me thine eyes of mercy.
Take me from this land of exile, and show me the blessed
fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Amen
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