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Blessings Unveiled: Explore the Magic of Irish Blessings!

Blessings Unveiled: Explore the Magic of Irish Blessings!

Blessing for the Children

O Thou, to whom to love and be are one,
hear my faith-cry for them who are more
thine than mine.

Give each of them what is best for each.
I cannot tell what it is.
But Thou knowest.

I only ask Thou love them and keep them
With the loving and keeping Thou didst
Show to Mary's Son and Thine.

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May Christ and His saints stand
Between you and harm.
Mary and her Son.
St. Patrick with his staff.
Martin with his mantle.
Bridget with her veil.
Michael with his shield.
And God over all with His strong right hand.

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May those who love us, love us.
And those who don't love us,
May God turn their hearts;
And if He doesn't turn their hearts,
May He turn their ankles,
So we will know them by their limping.

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Three things are of God;
And these are what Mary told to her Son,
For she heard them in heaven:

The merciful word;
The singing word;
And the good word.

May the power of these three holy things
Be on all the men and women of Erin for evermore.

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Four corners to her bed
Four angels at her head
Mark, Matthew, Luke and John;
God bless the bed that she lies on.
New moon, new moon, God bless me
God bless this house and family.

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Blessing For Hearth-Keepers

Brighid of the Mantle, encompass us,
Lady of the Lambs, protect us,
Keeper of the Hearth, kindle us.
Beneath your mantle, gather us,
And restore us to memory.

Mothers of our mother,
Foremothers strong.
Guide our hands in yours,
Remind us how
To kindle the hearth.
To keep it bright,
To preserve the flame.
Your hands upon ours,
Our hands within yours,
To kindle the light,
Both day and night.

Te Mantle of Brighid about us,
The Memory of Brighid within us,
The Protection of Brighid keeping us
From harm, from ignorance, from heartlessness.
This day and night,
From dawn till dark,
From dark till dawn.

(Brighid is the Irish saint whose following draws strongly upon the Celtic Goddess of the same name; as hearth-keeper, she is venerated throughout the Celtic world.)

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An Old Wedding Blessing

May God be with you and bless you.
May you see your children's children.
May you be poor in misfortune, rich in blessings.
May you know nothing but happiness
From this day forward.

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Lorica

The early Celtic church had many 'breastplate prayers', or 'lorica', which declared the surrounding and encompassing of God. Such prayers were not to make God come - He is already there - but to open our eyes to the reality. In breastplate prayers, the person who prays seeks to become aware of what is already a reality.

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The following prayer is from the 4th century
and is attributed to St. Patrick

I bind myself today
The power of God to hold and lead
His eye to watch, His might to stay
His ear to hearken to my need
The wisdom of my God to teach
His hand to guide
His shield to ward
The word of God to give me speech
His Heavenly Host to be my guard.

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Blessing Of The Three

The Sacred Three
My fortress be
Encircling me,
Come and be round
My hearth, my home.
Fend Thou my kin
And every sleeping thing within
From scathe, from sin.
Thy care our peace
Through mid of night
To light's release.

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Caim

The Celtic Christians had a practice called the 'caim', in which they drew around them a circle.... this was a symbol of the encircling love of God.

A Caim Prayer

The Mighty Three
My protection be
Encircling me
You are around
My life, my home
Encircling me
O Sacred Three
The Mighty Three


Here Are More Articles About Irish Folklore, Recipes and History:

CELTIC PATH

  1. IRELAND’S CASTLES & THEIR FASCINATING FACTS 
  2. ST. PATRICK
  3. THE LEPRECHAUN
  4. WHAT IS AN IRISHMAN?
  5. HISTORY OF ST. PATRICK
  6. THE BLARNEY STONE
  7. FACTS ABOUT THE BLARNEY STONE
  8. IRISH RECIPES
  9. MORE IRISH RECIPES
  10. IRISH SYMBOLS - MYSTIC CHARMS, SPELLS, AND INCANTATIONS
  11. IRISH PROVERBS
  12. IRISH BLESSINGS
  13. IRISH BLESSINGS 2
  14. ST PATRICK - IRELAND'S PATRON SAINT


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