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Thought For The Week (This section is updated on Monday)
'If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.' ~Anne Bradstreet
Tomorrow is the feast of St Brigid (February 1st). Saint Brigid has been described as a woman of faith, feminist, farmer, bishop, convent founder and a miracle worker. She is the patroness of Ireland and starting in 2023 a Bank Holiday weekend will begin in her honour. Brigid has inspired women and men down through the ages. She cared for the poor, healed the sick and managed monastic settlements.
The life of Saint Brigid has been inspirational. No one can deny how special she was. She was way ahead of her time with her outlook on life, her ideas and her vision for an inclusive church. Her energy and presence is very much alive today and awareness about her story and life continues to grow.
St Brigid is most famous for her cross which she wove together using rushes. The many strands that make up a St Brigid's cross represent the different strands of our own lives. They pick up on our joys and blessings but also on our struggles, problems and difficulties. For Brigid the cross was not an end in itself but pointed to a firm and sure hope in a loving God. For Brigid this loving God helps us to make sense of everything that's going on in our lives. Significantly St Brigid's day is a day for renewed hope and is most certainly a day to celebrate.
The following is 'A prayer to Saint Brigid' Brigid you were a special person and an inspiration to so many. You stood up for those who needed a voice.
You brought light and hope to so many. You were a woman of love and you were close to nature and the heartbeat of God.
Your cross has become so symbolic. It is a sign of hope, a sign of strength and a sign that everything in our world and universe is connected.
The centre of your cross is symbolic of the presence of God.
May we recognise our centre. May we feel the blessings of light, hope, peace, courage and strength. May we grow each day into the person God has created us to be,
both in mind, body and spirit.
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Sunday |
Jan-09 |
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The following reflection is printed this week in the Millstreet Parish Newsletter
My life is a gift given, not in years, but a day at a time. Today is the day the Lord has made for me,
and he planned it to be the most important day of my life. Yesterday is gone, never to return. I must not worry about it, but leave it in the hands of God.
Tomorrow and all it holds is God's secret. Only today is mine. Each day, arranged by God with infinite wisdom and goodness is God's gift. It is God's act of love for me. In thanksgiving I will offer God every day the gift of myself,
my prayer, works, joys and sufferings. Dear God, receive them graciously. |
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Wednesday |
Jan-05 |
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A Prayer Blessing for the New Year
Loving God, thank you for this New Year. It is a time of new beginnings and a time too for letting go of old stuff that I don't need to carry forward in my life.
As we all know new year resolutions come and go but your love for me is everlasting and it is constantly steady. As I start the new year may I be a person of light, hope and love.
May I have the strength and courage to be myself and to welcome each day as a new beginning.
May I be kind to others, but particularly may I be kind and gentle with myself.
Loving God, as we start the new year with hope and perhaps some anxiety, may we find your compassion, healing and strength. Give us breath and depth to everything we do. In a world where may things are trivial and shallow, give me something more constant and meaningful.
Finally, bless me, my family and those special in my life. May my new year be filled with peace, blessings and love. Amen |
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Monday |
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A Prayer Blessing for the New Year
Loving God, thank you for this New Year. It is a time of new beginnings and a time too for letting go of old stuff that I don't need to carry forward in my life.
As we all know new year resolutions come and go but your love for me is everlasting and it is constantly steady. As I start the new year may I be a person of light, hope and love.
May I have the strength and courage to be myself and to welcome each day as a new beginning.
May I be kind to others, but particularly may I be kind and gentle with myself.
Loving God, as we start the new year with hope and perhaps some anxiety, may we find your compassion, healing and strength. Give us breath and depth to everything we do. In a world where may things are trivial and shallow, give me something more constant and meaningful.
Finally, bless me, my family and those special in my life. May my new year be filled with peace, blessings and love. Amen |
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Saturday |
Jan-01 |
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A Prayer Blessing for the New Year
Loving God, thank you for this New Year. It is a time of new beginnings and a time too for letting go of old stuff that I don't need to carry forward in my life.
As we all know new year resolutions come and go but your love for me is everlasting and it is constantly steady. As I start the new year may I be a person of light, hope and love.
May I have the strength and courage to be myself and to welcome each day as a new beginning.
May I be kind to others, but particularly may I be kind and gentle with myself.
Loving God, as we start the new year with hope and perhaps some anxiety, may we find your compassion, healing and strength. Give us breath and depth to everything we do. In a world where may things are trivial and shallow, give me something more constant and meaningful.
Finally, bless me, my family and those special in my life. May my new year be filled with peace, blessings and love. Amen
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