God our ruler and guide, we honor thee for Queen Bertha and King Ethelbert of Kent who, gently persuaded by the truth of thy Gospel, encouraged others by their godly example to follow freely the path of discipleship; and we pray that we, like them, may show the goodness of thy Word not only by our words but in our lives; through Jesus Christ, who with thee and the Holy Spirit livest and reignest, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.
I’m a great advocate of Queen Bertha, without her persuading her husband Ethelbert to receive Augustine Canterbury would not be the city it is today or in history and literature. No Augustine’s Abbey, no martyrdom of Thomas Becket and no Chaucer’s Pilgrim’s Tales. pic.twitter.com/Suqel6isTu
— Councillor Connie Nolan (@CT1Connie) March 13, 2023