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On this day, as harvest ends and winter approaches,
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there's reason to celebrate, as well as mourn.
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Philip of Gwynedd has been elected
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our new Prior of Kingsbridge
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to replace the late Prior James.
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May St. Adolphus, whose relic sanctifies this church,
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help guide him.
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At the same time, sadness descends.
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Our good Bishop,
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who led his flock for so long,
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died quite suddenly while saying mass Saturday last.
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The monks will now choose a successor.