Two blogs on a Saturday! I decided to share a blessings with you on St. Patrick's Day which comes from a remarkable collection of prayers and blessings assembled by Alexander Carmichael. Carmichael was a British "simple servant" in the 19th century who in the course of travels related to his work became aware of the rich oral prayer tradition of rural folk in Scotland and Ireland.
Collecting these prayers became a passion for this gentle and compassionate man, what one biography described as a "beautiful mania." The collection, known as the Carmina Gadelica, has preserved hundreds of lovely Celtic prayers which might have otherwise been lost.
God be with thee in every pass,
Jesus be with thee on every hill,
Spirit be with thee on every stream,
Headland and ridge and lawn:
Each sea and land, each moor and meadow,
Each lying down, each rising up,
In the trough of the waves, on the crest of the billows,
Each step of the journey thou goest.
Enough blarney for today!
1 comment:
Sláinte Mhaith to everyone!
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