0732- Num Leoba He Begs Boniface's Prayers for her Parents

The English Nun Leoba Begs Boniface's Prayers For Her Parents (Soon after 732
The nun !entione" here a##ears later in this $olu!e% see her biogra#hy by &u"olf of Ful"a' Her !istress
Ea"burga (as the )bbess of *inster in Thanet+ as !entione" earlier'
To the !ost re$eren" Boniface+ "early belo$e" in ,hrist an" relate" to !e by -inshi#+ the lo(est ser$ant of those
(ho bear the s(eet yo-e of ,hrist+ (ishes for eternal (elfare'
. beseech you in your -in"liness to be !in"ful of the #ast frien"shi# (hich you for!e" (ith !y father /ynne
long ago in the (est country' .t is no( eight years since he #asse" fro! this (orl"+ so . beg you not to fail to
#ray for his soul' . as- you also to re!e!ber !y !other )ebbe+ (ho+ as you are (en a(are+ is relate" to you by
ties of -inshi#' She is still ali$e but suffers fro! ill health an" for !any years no( has been afflicte" (ith
infir!ity' . a! !y #arent's only chil"+ an"+ though . a! not (orthy of so great a #ri$ilege+ . (oul" li-e to regar"
you as !y brother+ for there is no other !an in !y fa!ily in (ho! . can #ut !y trust as . can in you' . $enture to
sen" you this little gift not because it is (orthy of your attention but because . (ish to re!in" you of !y lo(ly
self+ so that+ in s#ite of the "istance that se#arates us+ you !ay not forget !e but rather be -nit !ore closely to
!e in the bon" of true affection' This boon #articularly . beg of you+ belo$e" brother+ that by the hel# of your
#rayers . !ay be shiel"e" fro! all te!#tation' 0oul" you also+ if you #lease+ correct the ho!ely style of this !y
letter an" sen" !e as a !o"el a fe( (or"s of your o(n+ for . "ee#ly long to hear the!'
The little $erses (ritten belo( ha$e been co!#ose" accor"ing 1223 to the rules of #roso"y' . !a"e the!+ not
because . i!agine !yself to ha$e great ability+ but because . (ishe" to e4ercise !y bu""ing talents' . ho#e you
(ill hel# !e (ith the!' . learne" ho( to "o it fro! !y !istress Ea"burga+ (ho continues (ith increasing+
#erse$erance in her stu"y of the Scri#tures'
Fare(ell5 #ray for !e5 !ay you en6oy a long life here an" a ha##ier life to co!e'
)rbiter o!ni#otens+ solus 7ui cuncta crea$it+
.n regno #atris se!#er 7ui lu!ine fulget+
8ua iugiter flagrans sic regnet gloria ,hristi
.nlesu! ser$et se!#er te iure #erenni'9
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