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Celtic Prayers
The prayers contained in Celtic Prayers reflect the fusion of religion and life. Celtic Christians made no distinction between religion and daily life, no division between the spiritual and the material realms. They perceived the divine spark in every person, animal, and plant, and in every event. Their religion permeated every aspect of their existence.
Even the most mundane activities merit prayers for God's blessings. Moments of crisis or scenes of great beauty stimulate prayers of deep emotion. These prayers provide a model for anyone who wishes to "pray without ceasing."
This book of Celtic prayers differs from others in the market because its interior design is full-color, with art and graphics.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Prayers of the Celts
Earth & Heaven
Sea & Sky
Day & Night
Animals & Birds
Mind & Soul
Guidance & Safety
Wealth & Poverty
Life & Death
Even the most mundane activities merit prayers for God's blessings. Moments of crisis or scenes of great beauty stimulate prayers of deep emotion. These prayers provide a model for anyone who wishes to "pray without ceasing."
This book of Celtic prayers differs from others in the market because its interior design is full-color, with art and graphics.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Prayers of the Celts
Earth & Heaven
Sea & Sky
Day & Night
Animals & Birds
Mind & Soul
Guidance & Safety
Wealth & Poverty
Life & Death
64 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 1997
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April 18, 2016
Love the art and the prayers!
August 20, 2018
Rescued, during a current revisiting of an interest in Celtic prayer, from a nearly 20-year languishing on my bookshelf. There are a scattering of gems here and the book is beautifully presented, though the prayers and images (the bibliography at the end notwithstanding) carry no references... who? in which Celtic language? where? when?
The internet came to my aid on one occasion when my curiosity refused to be quelled. For your edification, here's the original Irish text of Columba's Rock (p19), with (a more edgy) translation:
1. Aoibhinn dom bheith air cnoc oileáin
Ar barr carraige
Go bhféacha mé minic ar an fharraige ciúin.
Delightful to me to be on an island hill,
on the crest of a rock,
that I might often watch the quiet sea.
2. Go bhféacha mé na dtonnta troma
Os cionn an t-uisce geal mar canann siad
Ceol chig a n-Athair go síoraí.
That I might watch the heavy waves
above the bright water, as they chant
music to their Father everlastingly.
3. Go bhféacha mé dtrá mín geal-chiumhaiseach,
Ní caitheamh aimsire dorcha go gcloise mé glór
na néan iasachta, glór taitneamhach é.
That I might watch its smooth, bright-bordered shore,
no gloomy pastime, that I might hear the cry
of the strange birds, a pleasing sound.
4. Go gcloise mé crónán na dtonnta fada
in aghaidh na gcarraigeacha, go gcloise mé
glór an fharraige mar chaoineadh ar taobh uaigh.
That I might hear the murmur of the long waves
against the rocks, that I might hear
the sound of the sea, like mourning beside a grave.
5. Go bhféacha mé na b-ealtaí é go hiontach
Os cionn na farraige lán d'uisce, go bhféacha mé
a míolta mora laidre, an t-iontas is mó.
That I might watch the splendid flocks of birds
over the well-watered sea, that I might see
its mighty whales, the greatest wonder.
6. Go bhféacha mé a thrá's tuile ina nimeacht
Go raibh mar ainm orm - sé rún a n-innsím -
"Séisean a chas a chúl ar Eirinn."
That I might watch its ebb and flood in their course,
that my name should be - it is a secret that I tell -
"he who turned his back upon Ireland."
The internet came to my aid on one occasion when my curiosity refused to be quelled. For your edification, here's the original Irish text of Columba's Rock (p19), with (a more edgy) translation:
1. Aoibhinn dom bheith air cnoc oileáin
Ar barr carraige
Go bhféacha mé minic ar an fharraige ciúin.
Delightful to me to be on an island hill,
on the crest of a rock,
that I might often watch the quiet sea.
2. Go bhféacha mé na dtonnta troma
Os cionn an t-uisce geal mar canann siad
Ceol chig a n-Athair go síoraí.
That I might watch the heavy waves
above the bright water, as they chant
music to their Father everlastingly.
3. Go bhféacha mé dtrá mín geal-chiumhaiseach,
Ní caitheamh aimsire dorcha go gcloise mé glór
na néan iasachta, glór taitneamhach é.
That I might watch its smooth, bright-bordered shore,
no gloomy pastime, that I might hear the cry
of the strange birds, a pleasing sound.
4. Go gcloise mé crónán na dtonnta fada
in aghaidh na gcarraigeacha, go gcloise mé
glór an fharraige mar chaoineadh ar taobh uaigh.
That I might hear the murmur of the long waves
against the rocks, that I might hear
the sound of the sea, like mourning beside a grave.
5. Go bhféacha mé na b-ealtaí é go hiontach
Os cionn na farraige lán d'uisce, go bhféacha mé
a míolta mora laidre, an t-iontas is mó.
That I might watch the splendid flocks of birds
over the well-watered sea, that I might see
its mighty whales, the greatest wonder.
6. Go bhféacha mé a thrá's tuile ina nimeacht
Go raibh mar ainm orm - sé rún a n-innsím -
"Séisean a chas a chúl ar Eirinn."
That I might watch its ebb and flood in their course,
that my name should be - it is a secret that I tell -
"he who turned his back upon Ireland."
March 2, 2023
This is a wonderful devotion, to be read in one sitting, as I did, or a little at a time. The focus is on God, & His presence in every aspect of life, with no distinction between the holy & profane (in that even in the profane, God is there, & we can worship Him regardless of where we are or what we are doing).
The illuminated designs & images are lovely, & the various prayers & poems nurture the soul.
The illuminated designs & images are lovely, & the various prayers & poems nurture the soul.
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