Monday
Feb012010
Feast Day of St. Brigid
Monday, February 1, 2010 at 9:30 AM Please join me today in celebrating St. Brigid - famous for her hospitality and celebrating the ordinary. I love this woman!!!
"Healing God, come to our hidden corners,
remove the stone and grit we cling to,
that prevent the water of life flowing free."
--Prayer from Solas Bhride, Kildare.
Jan Richardson offers a beautiful and detailed description of this incredible woman. I invite you to read more here. Thank you, Jan!
remove the stone and grit we cling to,
that prevent the water of life flowing free."
--Prayer from Solas Bhride, Kildare.
Jan Richardson offers a beautiful and detailed description of this incredible woman. I invite you to read more here. Thank you, Jan!photo @ St. Brigid's well, Kildare, 10.09
tagged Fire, Water, pilgrimage
Fire, Water, pilgrimage
Reader Comments (9)
Happy Feast Day friend, may her fire blaze in your heart today.
...celebrating the ordinary and not so ordinary today on the drive to Portland. The highway, just a highway, the scenery through fog, mist, rain, and sunshine - beautiful and though perhaps common in its oft-revealed self - there's nothing ordinary about these magnificent views. We are on our way:)
Celebrating
with light and love
Remembering you and St. Brigid on this day! I met with a friend for lunch today to tell her my story of encounter with St. Brigid. She is going to Ireland this year. We feasted on food, story, and memory on this great Feast Day. Thank you so much for this post. May St. Brigid continue to work deep within.
I am inspired and encouraged and filled after my few minutes here. Thank you.
thank you all for sharing these moments to honor st. brigid!!
I like to honor her with a fire in my hearth...lovely entry!
hmmm, I wonder about that prayer. Healing sometimes involves discomfort, much like the debridement of a wound...but that makes sense, the removal of the stone and grit we cling to. I feel that was me this year. :)
karen - we've lived in our house for over 20 years now and the only thing i've ever really missed is a fireplace. thx for kindling the hearth for brigid. i have to settle for candles :-)
hgf - i'm kinding of thinking healing almost always includes some form of discomfort... removing stones and grit can be a horribly painful process!! "debridement" is not a word i'm familiar with, but i like it...