PILGRIMAGE TO THE TOMB OF ST CEDD OF LASTINGHAM 9TH NOVEMBER 2019

With the blessing of His Eminence Bishop Mathew of Sourozh,

one day pilgrimage to is organised to the tomb of Saint Cedd of Lastingham, Bishop of Essex. The pilgrimage will take place on 9th November 2019, which is the date close to St Cedd’s feast, (8th November).

The program of the pilgrimage is as follows

• 10.00— Divine Liturgy. 
• Cross Procession to the tomb. 
•  Prayer service.
• 13.00— Festive meal.

St Cedd was born of an Angle family settled in Northumbria.  His brothers Caedda, Cynibill and Caelin also devoted themselves to serving God and became priests. With his younger brother Caedda, he was brought up at Lindisfarne Priory under Saint Aidan. 

In 653 he was consecrated bishop and founded many churches and monasteries, one of which is the monastery of Laestingaeu, now Lastingham in Yorkshire. Of this house he became the first abbot, notwithstanding his episcopal responsibilities. Immediately after the Synod of Whitby he paid a visit to Laestingaeu where he died of plague on 26th October 664. Later St Cedd’s body was interred under the altar of a little stone church at Lastingham.

Saint Cedd, pray to God for us.