St Patrick’s Breastplate – Grace of God May Christ be with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ to my right, Christ to my left, Christ where I lie down, Christ where I sit, Christ where I stand, Christ in the heart of everyone who…
Stanza 6 Today I interpose all these powers between myselfAnd every harsh pitiless power which may come against my body and my soul,Against the predictions of false prophets,Against the black laws of paganism,Against the crooked laws of heretics,Against the encirclement of idolatry,Against the spells of women and smiths and druids,Against every knowledge which harms a…
Today I gird myself With the strength of God to direct me, The might of God to exalt me, The mind of God to lead me, The eye of God to watch over me, The ear of God to hear me, The word of God to speak to me, The hand of God to defend…
Today I gird myself With the strength of heaven, Light of the sun. Brightness of the moon, Brilliance of fire.Speed of lightning, Swiftness of wind, Depth of sea, Firmness of earth, Stability of rock. Note – The entire prayer can be found here – https://stbrendanschurch.org/st-patricks-breastplate-1/
Today I gird myself With the power of the order of the Cherubim, With the Obedience of angels, With the ministry of archangels. With the hope of resurrection, For the sake of reward, With the prayers of the patriarchs. With the predictions of the prophets, With the precepts of the apostles, With the faith of…
Today I gird myselfWith the power of Christ’s birth together with his baptism,With the power of his crucifixion together with his burial,With the power of his resurrection together with his ascension,With the power of his descent to pronounce judgment of Doomsday. These four lines of prayer, acknowledge that the call of Jesus is intertwined with…
Today I gird myself with a mighty power,Invocation of the Trinity.Belief in the threeness, affirmation of the oneness.In the Creator’s presence. Note – The entire prayer can be found here – https://stbrendanschurch.org/st-patricks-breastplate-1/ As the Celt prays this caim, she physically turns in a circle, so that her body joins her voice and mind in prayer. A…
St Patrick’s Breastplate – Faeth Fiada (The Deer’s Cry)Translation by John Carey Stanza 1Today I gird myself with a mighty power,Invocation of the Trinity.Belief in the threeness, affirmation of the oneness.In the Creator’s presence. Stanza 2Today I gird myselfWith the power of Christ’s birth together with his baptism,With the power of his crucifixion together with…