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St Boniface, tr. Kylie, 1911

Letter 16: Cenae Writes to Boniface of Her Good-will Towards Him. 723-754

To the venerable Archbishop Boniface, lover of Christ, Cenae, unworthy one, greetings.

I confess to thee that though I behold thee but rarely with bodily eyes, yet do I never cease to look upon thee with the eyes of the spirit and the heart. These small gifts are intended rather as a sign of my love than an offering worthy of thy holiness. This also I would have thee know, that to the very end of my life I shall always recall thee in my prayers; and I beg thee by our plighted friendship to be faithful to me in my weakness, as I trust in thee, and to aid me in thy prayers that God Omnipotent may order my life according to His will. And I ask that if any one of thy people should ever come to this province he may call upon my poverty, and, if in anything I can give thee or any one of thy friends temporal or spiritual assistance, he may show me how, so that, as I believe, for the greater safety of my soul, I can fulfil thy bidding and command to the limit of my strength.

Farewell always in God.