some guidelines for praying set prayers
Anglo-Catholic Prayers
"Lord, make me a channel of your peace"
(Prayer of St Francis of Assisi)
"Day By Day" (Prayer of St Richard)
"God Grant Me the serenity.." (The Serenity Prayer)
"May the grace.."
(The Grace Blessing)
May the Lord Bless You (Judeo-Christian prayer)
Celtic prayers I arise today
(St Patrick's Breastplate)
May the road rise up to meet you
(traditional gaelic blessing)
Wedding Blessings
Scottish Wedding Prayers
Irish Wedding Prayers
back to The Lord's Prayer
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Irish Wedding Prayers
An Irish Blessing
In English:-
May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
the rain fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
may God hold you in the palm of his hand.
And in Irish Gaelic:-
Go n-éirí an bóthar leat.
Go raibh cóir na gaoithe i gcónaí leat.
Go dtaitní an ghrian go bog bláth ar do chlár éadain,
go dtite an bháisteach go bog mín ar do ghoirt.
Agus go gcasfar le chéile sinn arís,
go gcoinní Dia i mbois a láimhe thú.
Several variations and extensions exist to this prayer blessing. Here is one of the most popular ones:-
May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of his hand.
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.
May the road rise to meet you
May the wind be always at your back
May the warm rays of sun fall upon your home
And may the hand of a friend always be near.
May green be the grass you walk on,
May blue be the skies above you,
May pure be the joys that surround you,
May true be the hearts that love you.
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