Celtic Daily Prayer

For the end of every movement is its beginning: that from which it was first moved, and to which it always longs to return, so there it may rest and be at peace. —Eriugena The Celts saw time as a great wheel that was continually turning. The sun and the moon served as their calendar, dividing time’s circle and marking the changing seasons as they circled around. Each day, each season, each moon was sacred in its own way. The Celts celebrated each turning of wheel of time with feasting and fire, ritual and prayer. Through these celebrations, the Celts experienced their harmony with a ...

Here are prayers and blessings to sanctify your daily life. They will remind you to look for the holiness of the everyday; they will show you the real presence of God in Creation. Kenneth McIntosh, author of Water from an Ancient Well, Celtic Spirituality for Modern Life, writes, "The folks at Anamchara Books have done a real favor for all of us who struggle to integrate communion with God into our increasingly busy and complex lives. These short but powerful prayers connect daily routines—washing in the morning, starting the car, seeing a child off to school, or sitting at our computer...