Stay with us t. Patricks Breastplate is a poetic prayer that is attributed to Patrick. Bless us with the knowledge of your ways. Christ in my travelling, Tabhair dom do shearch,a Mhic ghil D We should be open to what the Holy Spirit is saying to us through God's Word during times of intercession. Lord, have mercy. Some great songs which can be used with space for prayer (perhaps, after each chorus) include Matt Osgood's "When our songs", Noel Richard's "Great is the Darkness . There were prayers for rising from and going to bed, daily work, be it sowing and reaping, milking So you calm our fears and anxieties and go before us, guiding us. May we see in every moment the spark of holiness help us to reflect your glory in our lives As I wake from sleep, rouse me, The Three Who are in the heaven, Modified or adapted versions of prayers and original prayers on this site are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. [2], Domine, sancte pater, uniuersitatis auctor,omnipotensaeternae deus, cui cuncta uiuunt, qui uiuificas mortuos et uocasea quae non sunt, tanquam ea quae sunt, tuum solitum opus,qui es artifex, pie exerce in hoc plasmatetuo, perdominum. Christ in quiet, Christ in danger, fleeting, its end unknowable. For world peace, Part Three Search eBay faster with PicClick. All I can do is offer prayers of comfort and safety for every person on the planet because I cant name all the communities, families and individuals affected by gun violence this week. If it is well cultivated and nourished it will produce fruit, but if it is neglected, it will wither and die." per te nobisueniam largiaris iesus christus dominus noster . We look for peace and rest. Prayers of Intercession The prayers at our Sunday Eucharist usually include these concerns and may follow this sequence: The Church of Christ, our local church, and Diocese Creation, human society, the Sovereign and those in authority The local community, our families, friends, and neighbours. Those that lead intercessions have the responsibility of enabling the rest of the congregation to share in May we rejoice in the wonder of Gods eternal presence God also gives her gifts in her own time, not mine, God listens but picks the moment when what she offers will do the most good for my life with her. One of my greatest fears is that massive gun violence, or violence in any form will become the new normal for our lives and we will begin to ignore these incidents because they become common. for all who have inspired us, for our loved ones. Keep wisdom within, keep folly out; Into your hands The poetic books furnish a few examples of intercessory prayer: Job's intercession for his children (Job 1:5); Job's regret at the absence of intercession (Job 16:21); the Lord's command that Job should pray for his friends (Job 42:8). Christ be with me, Christ within me, Circle Prayer Based on a Prayer found in the Gethsemane Chapel, that we may reach out to others. at the dawning of a new day, Shepherd-King lead me. http://www.aquietwalk.wordpress.com, [1] Van De Weyer, Robert, Celtic Prayers, a book of Celtic devotion, daily prayers and blessings, Abingdon Press, Nashville, TN, 1997, pg 26. Reflected glory [5], O God, you always govern your creatures with tender affection. For Gods guidance Help them find the courage to turn away from evil; Jesus, example of all virtues, for all newborn animals. Lord of the sunset, Keep truth within, keep falsehood out; - Repeat as you walk. keep watch over me. We who follow Him are blessed, with your protection,O God. Touch their hearts to realize that you have died for their sins. In the name of the Lamb, the most holy place may be revealed to us We share the knowledge of the Shepherd, Lord, let your love fill our hearts and minds, that we may love the world with the great love that you have for the world; that we may love you with all our heart and mind and soul and strength, and our neighbour as ourselves. God in my rising, Jesus, hear us. And in the patches of sunlight that filter through the trees. [4], Deus, qui non uis mortem peccatoris, sed ut conuertatur etuiuat, huic adte excorde conuerso peccata dimite, et perennisuitae tribu[e] gratiam, perdominum. As you prepare breakfast give thanks for the abundance God has graced you with and offer gratitude for the opportunity to share it with your family or friends. Give, give quickly, O clear, bright sun, Now I like that old hymn but I also know that God isnt going to answer my prayers in any way I expect. may the sign of Christ be on my forehead, He brings us always back to the fold, . Open our lives to your Spirit Shop the Largest Selection, Click to See! and from wanting to run ahead lead us, But Lord, you know everything et quia in sacramentistuis meus sensus infirmus est . Mo bheatha i neamh, a mhic dhil D, In the stillness of our hearts and creation , God give us peace, rest and healing. Jesus, most adorable, Please Holy One give me rest and repose, God is looking for real beings that try, fail, get up and try again. roba locc do Da in cride-sea, [1] Mary Oliver; Thirst, Beacon Press, Boston, MA, 2006, pg 37, [2] Alexander Carmichael; New Moon of the Seasons, Prayers from the Highlands and Islands, Floris Books, Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain, 1986, pg 74, I have set my bow in the clouds and it will serve as a sign He will not let us be lost like orphaned lambs. We pray for your world. Encircled in the Arms of Prayer Prayerful Tuesday, Re-Membering our God Connection, Prayerful Tuesday, Prayers of Intercession and Petition Prayerful Tuesday, Worship and Liturgy Seattle University, School of Theology and Ministry, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. It is. our span of life, Taken from "The Prayers of Moucan", in Celtic Spirituality (Series: Classics of Western Spiritiuality) Trans., Oliver Davies, . And help us to remember and follow your Son, our Savior, Be in the heart of each to whom I speak; in the mouth of each who speaks unto me. Wherever we are, we can find opportunities to stand with people, and identify with their needs and hopes. Look around you; do you see the work of G-d, Christ, and Holy Spirit in the everyday living of your life? Help them to learn compassion and leave hard-heartedness behind; may the serving of God and my neighbor be in my feet, Lifes tapestry We struggle to see good some days. into thanks, and a silence in which and eat corned beef and cabbage (delicious, but unknown to Patrick and to most of the Irish). another voice may speak. There are thistles that slow us, Most often I offer prayers of intercession and petition following my daily meditation when I am fully centered in God's presence. Keep light within, keep darkness out. contempt and pride, may no pour Keep compassion within, keep hard-heartedness out; Let the mountains echo with the joyful sound, prayers of the ancient Celtic People. At the same time, Alexander Carmichael was collecting Christian prayers, poems and even some pagan spells from Gaelic speaking people in Scotland. in the name of Jesus Christ your Son our God, Have mercy on those who call to you. Please God, give us strength and resolve, Circle, O God, those who have committed acts of violence and justice, encirclethem with your presence. So why is Pauls prayer touching me today? Jesus, most powerful, May the gentle breeze of the spirit strengthen our love for each other. Like a fair breeze from the south, Your words they comfort me. Jesus, our Refuge, and we need your presence to gladden our hearts. It was a way to surround oneself with God's protection and blessing and remove any evil. I pray that no envy and malice, no hatred, and to your glory. Keep joy within, keep bitterness out; this day, this night, Those who suffer; The communion of saints. Amen. These Celtic people have stretched . heart of all I meet today. May the Holy Spirit Quaero, postulo, peto a te, [I search, I ask, I beg of you,] For the Celts and for us today G-d lives beside and within each of us. that will enlighten our darkness, But whatever you add let your words open your heart to both the victim and the one who commits the crime. Give me repose this night and every night. Amen. Jesus, Father of the poor, slowly for some A Celtic Night Prayer Creator God who upholds me, Send your peace to sooth me, When this world and its troubles, Press hard down upon me. God in my living, From the darkness of night, But, you call me to be open As the sun scatters the mist The Pearl of Great Price will be found not in your wallet, or fame, rather it is in the a field of flowers bright with sunshine, an elderly person who welcomes your presence, a babe in arms who snuggles into your heart. We pray for peace: Give peace to the world Give peace to the victims of war, the refugees, the widowed and the orphans. I have always loved this couplet of St Patricks Breast Plate Prayer. [1] Schiffman, Richard, Huffington Post, Religious Page, January 18, 2012 Jesus, Lover of us, May all that we do deepen our awareness of God And recognize Christ in every encounter I dont always use every one of these prayers at one time sometimes only one or two, but I find that I am less likely to petition God for selfish reasons when I use this prayer. The Antiphonary of Bangor and The Divine Offices of Bangor. Give, give quickly, O clear, bright sun, Ephesians 3:16-19 16I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit, 17and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love. hear our prayer. Prayers of intercession God of the past and of the future, we bring to you in prayer those people and places on our hearts today: We remember the parts of the world where people are being killed, oppressed and displaced. by my life may I show people Jesus. in our sleeping, be watching us, Scripture and Christian experience also suggest that different patterns of prayer can be helpful for involving people and edifying the church. this night and every night. based on Exodus 3:1-15, Romans 12:19-21, Matthew 16:21-28 Gracious God, In love You created us, and in love You sustain us, day after day. Wherever there is unfulfilled hope, we can be the inspiration of a new future. As I journey, protect me, Jesus, graciously hear us. Often, the traditional prayers from remote locations contain a mix of Christian and pagan thoughts! and to the glory of my soul likewise. 8 When you said, "Come worship me,". O God, May the everlasting music of the wave lull you to rest.. Jennys prayers are to encourage us to be at home with God and to rejoice that God is at home with us. and keep us from all that is evil. Christ to comfort and restore me, Help them to see your light in the darkness. Thanks to you, O God, that I have risen today, encircle them with your presence. This day and every Day guard us with your holy angels When the seasons of our lives are past, grant, Lord, the things we do not ask He is rightly called the Apostle to the Irish. He grew up as a Christian in Roman Britain, but as a teenager, he was not serious about his faith. Fill our leaders with talents and discernment to seek the common good. Inspired by Lindisfarne, Part Four: Prayers throughout the year I am tired, astray, and stumbling, Shield Thou me from snare and sin. that they may receive unquenchable light from you - Source unknown. In thanksgiving to the Lord. Here is a prayer in the spirit of the Celtic love for nature and creativity that I composed for the four seasons. Help us please to understand and to act, It may not be until long after the prayer I understand what the answer is. rob les Docus a choimnesa isna cosaib-sea, which will live forever. All our life and so apply our hearts to wisdom. easily snuffed out From beginning to end And may I warm those that are lonely, and cover me with your protecting wings. If we expect G-d to answer our prayers the way we do when we order something on Amazon, then we have a deep problem. In the waxing and the waning of the moon, you bring down the curtain of night on a weary world. love may burn in my heart, and the From all sin, Here is; It doesnt have to be Lord, teach us to number our days as did your Emmaus-bound disciples. Source: Modified fromThe Irish Handbook of the Holy League, called the Apostleship of Prayer,Dublin, 1890, p. 59-62. Death comes by my thoughts may I show people Jesus, He will always be with us. we feel your protecting arms around us Special invocations were made to Christ as King, and to the threefold God, the Holy Trinity. Comfort the dying and those may the presence of the Holy Spirit be on my head, May the God of beauty touch our souls with compassion and justice. Christ our King. from the mire of sin, As I watch the rain fall outside my window and feel Suzies warm breathing in my lap I understood what this prayer of gratitude meant to fisherman, a farmer, a mother tending the hearth. in our living, be guiding us, Help us to forgive Prayers during the day from the stress of daily life, I will lay down and rest As I baulk at the rough places, May the stillness of the stars watch over you. God the Father, Please contact for permission for any commercial use. Prayer of Intercession for Father's Day Prayer response to violence, 1 John 4:20 Prayer to be part of God's story Australia Prayers arising from Amos 7 Ana Gobledale, UK Prayers for a people and nation, Luke 9:51-62 Tyler Reeve, USA Prayers for our world Loren McGrail, USA Prayers for Our World, opening words - Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, USA It wasnt a prayer book, but no discussion of Celtic Christianity would be complete without mentioning the Book of Kells. celtic - A Collection of Prayers Tag: celtic Cover My Soul with the Shadow of Your Wing Thanks to you, O God, that I have risen today, to the rising of life itself; may it be to your own glory, O God of every gift, and to the glory of my soul likewise. Christ Jesus, hear us. You refresh our bodies with sleep We may be less than perfect, but we are who God Seeks. Here are a few examples of when you might mentally pause and turn your thoughts to God. give us that love which can never cease, We can no longer be silent - where there is need, there is a task for us. protect us, Mo bheatha i neamh, a mhic dhil D; Inspire our artists and musicians, writers and craftspeople. and protect us with your presence; Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May those who love you be secure. if we trust you. in our eating and our fasting, Bring us to you with your unconditional love. Like Augustine, Patrick wrote his Confession in which he described his early life and his return and growth in the Christian faith. Keep love within, keep self-seeking out; It is a lovely prayer in which to hold in our hearts those in need ofcomfort and support, and for those who lay upon on hearts. Cover My Soul with the Shadow of Your Wing, Confession of Sins from the Book of Cerne, The Creed in the Confession of St. Patrick, http://www.ancienttexts.org/library/celtic/ctexts/t27w.html, Prayers for the Sick from the Book of Dimma, https://celt.ucc.ie//published/G400079/index.html, Some scholars also see traces of the worship of early Celtic Christians in the. Jesus, True Light, Prays really happen in those moments when your mind has no words so your heart speaks. Wells Cathedral, Wells, England "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. small stones; just pay attention, then patch, a few words together and dont try O Christ, our dearest Savior, Jesus, Light of confessors, who are bent on evil deeds. Stay with us, Lord, for the night falls Prayer of Intercession . desire you, look on you in love, in the silent hours of darkness. Please guide us and strengthen us to do your will. Intercessory prayer is where you stand close side by side with another man in the presence of God and support him with your prayer. for unrealised potential. become the life we live Encouraging further reflection, they leave the issues and concerns covered fresh in the mind long after the words have first been read or heard, helping to challenge, move and inspire. Let them confess you as their personal Lord . Richard Schiffman, in a 2012 post on the religious page of Huffington Post[1], makes the case that those who pray are healthier. Keep strength within, keep weariness out; your love enfolding me, For the Church A Celtic Night Prayer Creator God who upholds me, Send your peace to sooth me, When this world and its troubles, Press hard down upon me. He escaped and eventually returned home to western Britain where he studied the Christian faith more seriously and was ordained a priest. Less harsh in my judgement of others once, but is the eternity that awaits you. Creation Keep strength within, keep weariness out; This was also the golden age of Irish monasteries which were centers of faith and centers of learning, both sacred and secular. This lorica (breastplate) prayer is called Alexanders Breastplate because it is between two poems about Alexander the Great in the WelshBook of Taliesin. God in my sitting, Prayer Of Intercession For Our Nation Heavenly Father, we come to You today to intercede for our nation and the nations of the world that are in such commotion and disarray, and are so antagonistic towards You, and hateful towards the Lord Jesus Christ, Who died for the sins of the world. We pray that You give them knowledge of Your will and that they will pray accordingly. (Silent prayer) "God Be in My Head". in your strength to uplift me, Friday March 20, 2020. Circle, O Holy Spirit, (offer name[s]), weeds in a vacant lot, or a few et quod uelle nos dicimus nolle nostris actibus adprobamus . Lord, in your mercy We pray for world leaders: that, moved by the Holy Spirit, they may speak out against the scandal of hunger. Keep me as the apple of your eye on Sundays through the year, or your own private prayer. This prayer strikes a deep cord within me today because I am often asked if praying for others is actually beneficial or just words. May your peace be in our hearts, your grace be in our words, your love be in our hands and your joy be in our soul. Christ above me For these Prayers or Intercession and Petition I use the following Celtic Circle Prayer[2], a form of prayer used by early Celtic Christians called the Caim or encircling prayer, which goes like this: Circle, O God, (name the person(s) you are praying for), encircle them with your presence. Prayers from the Ancient Celtic Church. Keep hope within, keep despair out; 7 Hear me, Lord, when I call to you! but not what we have done. V. May the name of the Lord be praised. That haveheld me down and frozen me in place. God of light Fear of being inadequate. You refresh us and let us rest Forgive us our shortcomings in your love to enfold me, so may our clouded spirits be raised Keep our way lighted who toss and turn in sleeplessness, Deus meus adiuva me Keep truth within, keep falsehood out; through your pains and torments, that we may rise in the power of Christ, Christ of wounds, Christ of tears, The miscellany provides prayers and thoughts for various times of the day, as well as reflections for important times of the year. and live in me. Through the mystery of your holy Incarnation, In times of distress it has centered me and given me comfort. yet conquered by your Resurrection. to our covenant with you and with one another. Keep wisdom within, keep folly out; Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: Hear us, Lord Jesus. Shepherd-King walk beside me. Prayers during the day We seem to be in another Celtic revival. to wait for you to act. Sharing is Caring! Press hard down upon me. less ready to seek to be noticed, Read the penitential manuals (Celtic Spirituality, p. 227-245), and you will see that some of the Celtic Christians were doing shameful, wild and vulgar things they needed to confess and receive forgiveness for. Source: An Ancient Collect, sixth century, Source of this version: Freely modified fromPrayers of the Early Church,edited by J. Manning Potts, 1953, he Celts were a people and a culture, and they seem to have been in central Europe as early as 800 B.C. Intercessory prayer is where a person stands in the gap for another person and pleads with God (on their behalf) through persistent prayer.
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