William John Fitzgerald

Contents:

Part 1. A Celtic liturgy of the hours. Daily prayers --
Sunday --
Monday --
Tuesday --
Wednesday --
Thursday --
Friday --
Saturday --
Alternate readings --
Locales of meditative moment in a Celtic land --
Part 2. Celtic blessings, prayers, and rituals. Blessings: blessing of a baby; blessing of a child; blessing of children; blessing of grandchildren; blessing for a friend; blessing for a journey; blessing for meals; blessing of a house --
Prayers to Celtic saints: prayer to the vibrant women of Celtic lore; round and round, saints surround us; prayer to Saint Colm Cille; prayer to Saint Patrick; prayer to Saind Columbanus and other "green saints" --
Prayers for special intentions: God be with the days; prayer of the divorced; prayer of single parents; prayer for caretakers --
Prayers for the shadow times: sickness: for the healing of an addiction, one day at a time; sevenfold blessings for those who are sick; healing blessings from holy wells; horses of healing --
Prayers for the thin times: death and mourning: Derry air; Irish wake prayer, our lady of the wake; prayer for the dying; the harvest is with Christ --
Prayers for the moontimes: love and romance: Anam Cara; divine allurement, blessed passions; prayer to the divine marriage broker --
Cycles of the earth and church: prayers and rituals: prayer for advent; prayer for lent; a ritual for the Feast of Saint Brigit; a ritual for May Day; a ritual for Croagh Patrick pilgrimage and Lughnassadh.… (altro)