Gaelic Blessings and Invocations

GAELIC INVOCATION

I am bending my knee
In the eye of the Father who created me,
In the eye of the Son who purchased me,
In the eye of the Spirit who cleansed me,
In friendship and affection.
Through Thine own Anointed One, O God,
Bestow upon us fullness in our need,
Love towards God,
The affection of God,
The smile of God,
The wisdom of God,
The grace of God,
The fear of God,
And the will of god
To do on the world of the Three,
As angels and saints
Do in heaven;
Each shade and light,
Each day and night,
Each time in kindness,
Give Thou us Thy Spirit.


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THE LIGHTENER OF THE STARS

Behold the Lightener of the stars
On the crests of the clouds,
And the choralists of the sky
Lauding Him.

Coming down with acclaim
From the Father above,
Harp and lyre of song
Sounding to Him.

Christ, Thou refuge of my love,
Why should not I raise Thy fame!
Angels and saints melodious
Singing to Thee.
Thou Son of the Mary of graces,
Of exceeding white purity of beauty,
Joy were it to me to be in the fields
Of Thy riches.

O Christ my Beloved,
O Christ of the Holy Blood,
By day and by night
I praise Thee.


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INVOCATION FOR JUSTICE

I will wash my face
In the nine rays of the sun,
As Mary washed her Son
In the rich fermented milk.

Love be in my countenance,
Benevolence in my mind,
Dew of honey in my tongue,
My breath as the incense.

Dark is yonder town,
Dark are those therein;
I am the white swan,
Crowned with Truth for them.

I will go in the name of God,
In likeness of deer, in likeness of horse,
In likeness of serpent, in likeness of king;
In Christ's strength no-one may overcome me.

(adapted by

Rev. Pam Crane)

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BLESSING OF THE KINDLING

I will kindle my fire this morning
In presence of the holy angels of heaven,
In presence of Ariel of the loveliest form,
In presence of Uriel of the myriad charms,
Without malice, without jealousy, without envy,
Without fear, without terror of anyone under the sun,
But the Holy Son of God to shield me.

God, kindle Thou in my heart within
A flame of love to my neighbour,
To my foe, to my friend, to my kindred all,
To the brave, to the knave, to the thrall,
O Son of the loveliest Mary,
From the lowliest thing that liveth,
To the name that is highest of all.



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LOOM BLESSING

Thrums nor odds of thread
My hand never kept, nor shall keep;
Every colour in the bow of the shower
Has gone through my fingers beneath the cross,
White and black, red and madder,
Green, dark grey, and scarlet,
Blue, and roan, amd colour of the sheep,
And never a particle of cloth was wanting.

I beseech calm Bride the generous,
I beseech mild Mary the loving,
I beseech Christ Jesu the humane,
That I may not die without them.



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THOUGHTS

God's will would I do, My own will bridle.
God's due would I give, My own due yield.

God's path would I travel, My own path refuse.

Christ's death would I ponder, My own death remember.
Christ's agony would I meditate, My love to God make warmer.
Christ's cross would I carry, My own cross forget.

Repentance of sin would I make, Early repentance choose.

A bridle to my tongue I would put, A bridle on my thoughts I would keep.

God's judgment would I judge, My judgment guard.

Christ's redemption would I seize, My own ransom work.

The love of Christ would I feel, My own love know.


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THE NEW MOON

She of my love is the new moon,
The King of all creatures blessing her;
Be mine a good purpose
Towards each creature of creation.

Holy be each thing
Which she illumines;
Kindly be each deed
Which she reveals.

Be her guidance on land
With all beset ones;
Be her guidance on the sea
With all distressed ones.

May the moon of moons
Be coming through thick clouds
On me and on every mortal
Who is coming through affliction.
May the virgin of my love
Be coming through dense dark clouds
To me and to each one
Who is in tribulation.

May the King of grace
Be helping my hand
Now and forever
Till my resurrection day.

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