I invite you to pray this beautiful Novena for peace-making and justice -doing for the next nine days. According to the stories about St. Brigid of Kildare, she brought feuding Celtic tribes together on a journey to kinship and community. May we join hearts and voices in prayer to lift our nation and world to end hatred and division and build relationships to foster the well-being of all our sisters and brothers and our earth. Bridget Mary Meehan ARCWP
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| St. Brigid of Kildare- gratitude to artist Mary Ann Matthys |
You were a woman of peace.
You brought harmony where there was conflict.
You brought light to the darkness. You brought hope to the downcast.
May the mantle of your peace cover those who are troubled and anxious,
and may peace be firmly rooted in our hearts and in our world.
Inspire us to act justly and to reverence all God has made.
Brigid, you were a voice for the wounded and weary.
Strengthen what is weak within us. Calm us into a quietness that heals and listens.
May we grow each day into greater wholeness in mind, body and spirit.
Amen
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In Catholic tradition, a novena continues by praying three Our Father's, three Hail Mary's, three Glory Be's.
Included below are both the traditional and feminist version of the prayers. Follow your preference.
Traditional Version of Prayers.
Our Father:
Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. (For Thine is the kingdom, the power and the Glory now and forever.)
Amen
Hail Mary:
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen
Glory Be:
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen
A Feminist Version of Prayers:
The Prayer of Jesus
O Holy One, who is within, around, and among us,
we celebrate your many names.
Your wisdom comes.
Your will be done, unfolding from the depths within us.
Each day you give us all that we need.
You remind us of our limits, and we let go.
You support us in our power, and we act with courage.
For you are the dwelling place within us, the empowerment around us, and the celebration among us, now and forever. Amen.
(The Prayer of Jesus as interpreted by Miriam Therese Winter)
The Hail Mary:
Hail Mary, Full of grace, Our God is with you.
Blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother and Friend,
Be with us now , at our hour, and beyond. Amen.
(This version is from www.upperroomicc.org/liturgy-and-prayer/companion-rosary/
A Celtic Version of The Glory Be:
Glory to the One in Three, as it was in the beginning, is now, and evermore shall be. Amen.
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