And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy knowledge, so Thou wouldst mercifully grant me to attain one day to Thee, the fountain of all wisdom… — Venerable Bede Copy Share Image
I was no longer the centre of my life and therefore I could see God in everything. — Venerable Bede Copy Share Image
Christ is the Morning Star, who, when the night of this world is past, gives to his saints the promise of the light of… — Venerable Bede Copy Share Image
If history records good things about good people, the thoughtful hearer is encouraged to imitate what is good; or if it records the evil… — Venerable Bede Copy Share Image
All the ways of this world are as fickle and unstable as a sudden storm at sea. — Venerable Bede Copy Share Image
The ultimate Mystery of being, the ultimate Truth, is Love. This is the essential structure of reality. When Dante spoke of the 'love which… — Venerable Bede Copy Share Image
I have devoted my energies to the study of the scriptures, observing monastic discipline, and singing the daily services in church; study, teaching, and… — Venerable Bede Copy Share Image
He alone loves the Creator perfectly who manifests a pure love for his neighbor. — Venerable Bede Copy Share Image
No man taketh away sins (which the law, though holy, just and good, could not take away), but He in whom there is no… — Venerable Bede Copy Share Image
This life of man appears for a short space, but of what went before, or what is to follow, we are utterly ignorant. — Venerable Bede Copy Share Image