When, in reading my book, your hearts are raised to a more burning desire for the Kingdom of Heaven, by the memory of this holy father, do not forget to intercede with the divine mercy on behalf of one so small, so that I may be found worthy on earth to long for, and hereafter in perfect bliss to see, the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
cum eundem libellum relegentes pia sanctissimi patris memoria vestros animos ad desideria regni cœlestis ardentius attollitis, pro mea quoque parvitate memineritis Divinam exorare clementiam, quatenus et nunc pura mente desiderare et in futuro perfecta beatitudine merear videre bona Domini in terra viventium
Bede the Venerable, prologue to his Life of St Cuthbert, writing to Bishop Eadfrid of Lindisfarne.
