May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand. Amen.
Saint Patrick’s Breastplate
I arise today Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, Through belief in the Threeness, Through confession of the Oneness of the Creator of creation. I arise today Through the strength of Christ’s birth with His baptism, Through the strength of His crucifixion with His burial, Through the strength of His resurrection with […]
Morning Star
O Christ, our Morning Star,Splendour of Light Eternal,shining with the glory of the rainbow,come and waken usfrom the greyness of our apathy,and renew in us your gift of hope. Amen. – Bede the Venerable
The Flame of Christ
May the light of Godillumine the heart of our soulsMay the flame of Christkindle us to love.May the first of the Spiritfree us to live this day, tonight, and forever. Amen
The Journey Prayer – St Brendan
God, bless to me this day,God bless to me this night;Bless, O bless, Thou God of grace,Each day and hour of my life; Bless, O bless, Thou God of grace,Each day and hour of my life. God, bless the pathway on which I go;God, bless the earth that is beneath my sole;Bless, O God, and […]
I Am Bending My Knee
I am bending my knee In the eye of the Father who created me, In the eye of the Son who purchased me, In the eye of the Spirit who cleansed me, In friendship and affection. Through Your own Anointed One, O God, Bestow upon us fullness in our need, Love towards God, The affection […]
Light
May the blessing of light be on you – light without and light within. May the blessed sunlight shine on you like a great peat fire, so that stranger and friend may come and warm himself at it. And may light shine out of the two eyes of you, like a candle set in the […]
St Richard’s Prayer
Thanks be to thee my Lord Jesus Christ,For all the benefits whichThou hast given me,For all the pains and insultswhich Thou hast borne for me.O most merciful RedeemerFriend and Brother,May I know Thee more clearly,Love thee more dearlyAnd follow Thee more nearly. St Richard
My Fortress
My Fortress, The Sacred Three, My fortress be, Encircling me, Come and be round, My hearth and my home. Celtic Prayer
Be a Bright Flame
Be thou a bright flame before me, Be thou a guiding star above me, Be thou a smooth path below me, Be thou a kindly shepherd behind me, Today – tonight – and for ever Columba
May Our Enemy Become Our Friend
May our enemy become our friend, O God, that we may share earth’s goodness. May our enemy become our friend, O God, that our children may meet and marry. May our enemy become our friend, O God, that we may remember our shared birth in you. May we grow in grace may we grow in […]
Deep Peace
This day and this night, may I know O God The deep peace of the running wave The deep peace of the flowing air The deep peace of the quiet earth The deep peace of the shining stars The deep peace of the Son of Peace. From Celtic Prayers from Iona by John Philip Newell