Saturday, March 18, 2006

Belated Prayer for St. Patrick's Day


We've got a lost kitty at our house -- Walden the Bold has wandered off and has so far eluded all our best efforts to lure him back. Those "best efforts" have consumed a large percentage of my time this week, so I am a day-behind posting this meant-for-St Patrick's Day prayer but am adding it anyway as it's a prayer not just for March 17th but for 24/7.
(AND it's a great opportunity to add this photo of Luna at almost-four-months dressed up in her St. Patrick's Day Best!)

St. Patrick's Breastplate

I arise today
Through a mighty strength,
the invocation of the Trinity,
Through the belief in the threeness,
Through confession of the oneness
Of the Creator of Creation.

I arise today
Through the strength of Christ's birth with his baptism,
Through the strength of his crucifixion with his burial,
Through the strength of his resurrection with his ascension,
Through the strength of his descent for the judgment of Doom.

Christ with me,
Christ before me,
Christ behind me,
Christ in me,
Christ beneath me,
Christ above me,
Christ on my right,
Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down,
Christ when I sit down,
Christ when I arise,
Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.

I arise today
Through a mighty strength,
the invocation of the Trinity,
Through belief in the threeness,
Through confession of the oneness,
Of the Creator of Creation.

1 comment:

SUSAN RUSSELL said...

still no kitty but i'm glad to see you survived the marathon!