The feast day of St. Bede the Venerable is celebrated on May 25.
St. Bede was born in Sunderland, England in 672 or 673 near the Monastery of St. Peter and St. Paul. At an early age he was sent there to be educated. His entire life became a life of study and prayer.
At the age of 19, he ordained a deacon. He became a priest at the age of 30. After declining a request to be abbot of his monastery he chose to instead focus on writing. He wrote over 60 books, which have not survived. He also translated writings of the early church Fathers from Latin and Greek into English.
St. Bede died on Ascension Thursday, May 26, 735 while singing to God. Pope Leo XIII proclaimed him a Doctor of the Church in 1899.
Christ is the morning star, who, when the night of this world is past, brings to His saints the promise of the light of life and opens everlasting day.
Quote of St. Bede