Prayers from the Ancient Celtic Church

by Paul Stratman

Prayers from the Ancient Celtic Church is a collection of prayers from the time of Patrick (d. ca. 460-493) to the Synod of Whitby (664), and also from the Celtic Christian tradition that remained after Whitby. A few of the prayers in this book may be familiar from their appearance in other prayer books. Some may be appearing in English for the first time. All prayers (with one exception) are rendered or revised into contemporary English with the hopes that they will be useful in private and corporate worship. Includes prayers from The Antiphonary of Bangor, The Lorrha-Stowe Missal, The Book of Cerne, The Book of Dimma, St. Patrick, St. Columba and many other sources.

Genres: Religion, Prayer

101 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 20, 2018

Reviews

[Karen Witzler · Rating 3 out of 5]

Contemporary English. I would rather a pseudo- archaic sound, but that’s just me. St Columba’s prayers and the Litanies are beautiful.

[Chuck · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Decent Collection of Ancient Celtic Prayers

I love collecting resources and ideas from such books. While I have a number of books on Celtic spirituality, I found many new prayers in this text. It is, as it says, a collection of prayers. There is little introduction or reflection. Instead, the prayers are allowed to speak for themselves. If this is an area of interest, it is worth a read.

[Andrew Micah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one goes on the top shelf.