{"id":3061,"date":"2022-02-13T22:13:52","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T02:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/?p=3061"},"modified":"2022-02-14T23:26:19","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T03:26:19","slug":"st-cyril-and-methodius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/priesthood\/st-cyril-and-methodius\/","title":{"rendered":"St Cyril and Methodius"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3062\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/priesthood\/st-cyril-and-methodius\/attachment\/feb14aa\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/feb14aa.jpg?fit=1159%2C659&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1159,659\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;neo&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1644765668&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"feb14aa\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/feb14aa.jpg?fit=625%2C355&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/feb14aa.jpg?fit=625%2C355&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3062\" width=\"660\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/feb14aa.jpg?w=1159&amp;ssl=1 1159w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/feb14aa.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/feb14aa.jpg?resize=1024%2C582&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/feb14aa.jpg?resize=768%2C437&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/feb14aa.jpg?resize=624%2C355&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>At one point during his extended illness, he experienced a vision of God and began to sing this verse: \u201cMy spirit rejoiced and my heart exulted because they told me we shall go into the house of the Lord.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When the time came for him to set out from this world to the peace of his heavenly homeland, he prayed to God with his hands outstretched and his eyes filled with tears: \u201cO Lord, my God, you have created the choirs of angels and spiritual powers; you have stretched forth the heavens and established the earth, creating all that exists from nothing. You hear those who obey your will and keep your commands in holy fear. Hear my prayer and protect your faithful people, for you have established me as their unsuitable and unworthy servant.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cKeep them free from harm and the worldly cunning of those who blaspheme you. Build up your Church and gather all into unity. Make your people known for the unity and profession of their faith. Inspire the hearts of your people with your word and your teaching. You called us to preach the Gospel of your Christ and to encourage them to lives and works pleasing to you.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From the Life Saint Cyril<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Image from CT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At one point during his extended illness, he experienced a vision of God and began to sing this verse: \u201cMy spirit rejoiced and my heart exulted because they told me we shall go into the house of the Lord.\u201d When the time came for him to set out from this world to the peace of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[18,44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-priesthood","category-saints-and-blesseds"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7bfMR-Nn","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9739,"url":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/uncategorized\/prayers-for-part-4-the-heart-of-mary\/","url_meta":{"origin":3061,"position":0},"title":"Prayers for Part 4: The Heart of Mary","author":"Father Boniface Hicks, O.S.B.","date":"May 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"O HOLY MARYSt. John Henry Newman O Holy Mary, Mother of God, obtain for me a heart like thine: a heart that is simple, a heart that does not harbor grievances, a heart large in its sympathy, and a heart faithful to the will of Thy Son. 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