Dec 30 – 6th Day / S Egwin

30/12/2025 9 min
Dec 30 – 6th Day / S Egwin

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Episode Synopsis

It’s the 6th Day of Christmas, 2nd Class, with the color of White. In this episode: the meditation: “The Word Made Flesh”, today’s news from the Church: “Nigeria: Last of the Children Kidnapped a Month Ago Have Been Released”, and today’s thought from the Archbishop.
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Sources Used Today:
“The Word Made Flesh” – From Advent to Epiphanyhttps://angeluspress.org/products/from-advent-to-epiphany

“Nigeria: Last of the Children Kidnapped a Month Ago Have Been Released” (FSSPX.news)
https://fsspx.news/en/news/nigeria-last-children-kidnapped-month-ago-have-been-released-56218

The Spiritual Life – Archbishop Lefebvre (Angelus Press)
https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-life-archbishop


Saint Egwin of Worcester was a bishop whose life combined firm discipline with personal humility, and whose story reveals how authority in the Church can be exercised through obedience rather than power. He lived in the late seventh and early eighth centuries, a time when Christianity in England was still being organized into stable dioceses. Egwin was born of noble Mercian stock, yet from early on he showed a seriousness of character that set him apart. When he became Bishop of Worcester around the year 693, he inherited a diocese marked by laxity and resistance. His insistence on moral reform and clerical discipline made him unpopular, and opposition to his leadership grew intense.
What followed is the most striking episode of his life. According to early tradition, Egwin was falsely accused by his own people and summoned to Rome to answer the charges. Rather than protest or defend himself publicly, he accepted the humiliation as a penance. He placed iron shackles on his own feet and set out on pilgrimage, entrusting his cause entirely to God. When he reached Rome, the chains reportedly fell off during his prayer at the tombs of the apostles, a sign that his innocence had been vindicated. Pope Constantine received him with honor, confirmed his authority, and sent him back to England strengthened rather than diminished.
Egwin returned to Worcester with renewed resolve, but without resentment. He continued his pastoral work quietly, focusing on teaching, reconciliation, and prayer. Around this time he founded the great abbey of Evesham after a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who, according to tradition, directed him to establish a monastery in her honor. Evesham quickly became one of the most important religious centers in England, shaping both monastic life and regional devotion for centuries.