Sainte AUDREY (ETHELDRED, ETHELDREDA, EDELTRUDE), reine de Northumberland, puis abbesse d'Ely (Angleterre 679).
Now Etheldreda shines upon our days,
Shedding the light of grace on all our ways.
Born of a noble and a royal line,
She brings to Christ her King a life more fine.
--The Venerable Bede
The 23rd Day of the Month of June
Commemoration of our Holy Mother Audrey, Abbess of Ely
Commemoration of our Holy Mother Audrey, Abbess of Ely
Troparion Tone VIII:
In thee the Image of God was preserved, O noble Audrey, for thou didst take up thy cross and follow Christ. Royal virgin, thou didst teach the multitude by thine example that the flesh is to be scorned as fleeting, while the soul needeth great care as immortal. Wherefore, O holy Audrey, thou dost now make glad with the angels.
Kontakion Tone II:
O holy Audrey, Mother of many, for the love of God thou didst spurn the need for rest and make thy spirit most bright through fasting and prayer, defeating the passions. Thou didst make the barren fenlands into islands of prayer and through thine intercessions thou dost destroy the snares of our enemies.
Oikos:
O God, grant me streams of speech, make my mind a wellspring of piety, and bless my tongue, that I may hymn Thy lamb whom Thou hast crowned with grace. For if Thou Thyself didst not give me worthy words, how can I, a beggar, bring a gift to her who is so rich in words and deeds? Wherefore give me strength to declare her contests, for she hath mastered the passions. Through thine intercessions thou dost destroy the snares of our enemies.
At the Liturgy
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The Epistle of Paul to the Galatians 208 (3, 23-29)
The Gospel according to St Matthew 104 (25, 1-13)
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Alla Divina Liturgia della Tradizione Ortodossa Celtica
ÉGLISE ORTHODOXE CELTIQUE
Liturgy:
Gn 22:1-13, 15-19
Rm 9:1-13
Mk 6:30-45
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THE ELY SEQUENCE or 'The Story of Etheldreda' is sung at Ely on her feast days, 23 June and 17 October
1. Now, our hymn to God upraising,
Sing we of a queen's amazing
Lowliness of mind, today;
Who her royal state rejected
And, impelled by love, elected
In Christ's holy rule to stay.
2. See-as men her way impedeth,
As she follows where God leadeth,
Lo, her staff breaks out in flower.
Far aside all hindrance thrusting,
Loving God, Him only trusting,
She is strengthened in that hour .
2. See, the flood the saint protecteth;
God the plans of men correcteth;
She is safe from strife at last.
Bound to prayer for man's salvation
And to daily adoration,
To her Lord alone held fast.
4. So, by God to Ely called,
o'er His virgin flock installed
Mother, by Saint Wilfrid's hand;
Now, through work and word, she teacheth
Of the blessed way that reacheth
Unto life's eternal land.
3. Ely's shrine of wondrous beauty,
Kept by men of faith and duty
Through long years of change and strife,
Still is here to tell the story
Of how grace leads on to glory
And to everlasting life.
6. Etheldreda's holy living
Urgeth us to heartfelt giving
Of ourselves to God today.
May her prayers, for us ascending,
Gain us joys that know no ending
With the saints on high for aye.
Amen.
Alleluya.
The Sarum Rite
pag 550-551
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