Top of the Mornin' to Ya my family!!!!!
Sending you some wonderful Irish Blessings, and Prayers ...
I am so excited... we are taking this morning off from work to watch the St. Patrick's Day Parade which I have always loved. My sweetie has picked up some wonderful sticky buns and we will have coffee and juice. How I love the parade! It brings back so many memories for me from when I was a child. Such nostalgia!! Even from when I was young and was called "the Wild Irish Rose" .. which stuck over the years with the men I loved ... and being called "Colleen" the whole day and sometimes the whole week before!! We'll be wearing green today and singing Saint Patrick's Day songs! Joe has been playing them on the CD player all week. I feel like a real live "lassie"! hahahhahaaha Just wish I was young enough to get on the tables and do the Irish Jig .. at the Irish Pubs like I used to do when I was an airline stewardess and would spend weekends at the Jersey Shore with my flying partner, Connie..
We have been working non-stop and decided it would be a good idea to just chill for a minute!!!! My precious ones... the Irish heritage is a rich one... I am praying these prayers for each one of you.. my children .. their families and my grandchildren.. Joe's family and their loved ones..my sister and her husband.. my niece and nephews and their families, and all my friends! ....hope these prayers bless you.... xoxo Donna
An Old Irish Blessing
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May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
and rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.
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A Gaelic Blessing for my Grandchildren
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Dearest Father in Heaven,
Bless this child and bless this day
Of new beginnings.
Smile upon this child
And surround this child, Lord,
With the soft mantle of your love.
Teach this child to follow in your footsteps,
And to live life in the ways of
Love, faith, hope and charity.
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An Irish Prayer
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May God give you...
For every storm, a rainbow,
For every tear, a smile,
For every care, a promise,
And a blessing in each trial.
For every problem life sends,
A faithful friend to share,
For every sigh, a sweet song,
And an answer for each prayer.
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Irish Marriage Blessing
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May God be with you and bless you.
May you see your children's children.
May you be poor in misfortunes
and rich in blessings.
May you know nothing but happiness
from this day forward.
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An Old Irish Blessing
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May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
and rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.
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| A Wish for a Friend |
Wishing you a rainbow
For sunlight after showers—
Miles and miles of Irish smiles
For golden happy hours—
Shamrocks at your doorway
For luck and laughter too,
And a host of friends that never ends
Each day your whole life through!
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An Old Cradle Song
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Sleep, my babe, lie still and slumber,
All through the night
Guardian angels God will lend thee,
All through the night
Soft and drowsy hours are creeping,
Hill and vale in slumber sleeping,
Mother dear her watch is keeping,
All through the night
God is here, you'll not be lonely,
All through the night
'Tis not I who guards thee only,
All through the night
Night's dark shades will soon be over,
Still my watchful care shall hover,
God with me His watch is keeping,
All through the night
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Remembered Joy
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Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free!
I follow the plan God laid for me.
I saw His face, I heard His call,
I took His hand and left it all...
I could not stay another day,
To love, to laugh, to work or play;
Tasks left undone must stay that way.
And if my parting has left a void,
Then fill it with remembered joy.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss...
Ah yes, these things I, too, shall miss.
My life's been full, I've savoured much:
Good times, good friends, a loved-one's touch.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief—
Don't shorten yours with undue grief.
Be not burdened with tears of sorrow,
Enjoy the sunshine of the morrow.
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An Old Celtic Blessing
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May the blessing of light be on you—
light without and light within.
May the blessed sunlight shine on you
and warm your heart
till it glows like a great peat fire.
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Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep
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Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there... I do not sleep.
I am the thousand winds that blow...
I am the diamond glints on snow...
I am the sunlight on ripened grain...
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you waken in the morning's hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of gentle birds in circling flight...
I am the soft star that shines at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry—
I am not there... I did not die...
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Bless This House
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Bless this house, o Lord, we pray.
Make it safe by night and day.
Bless these walls so firm and stout,
Keeping want and trouble out.
Bless the roof and chimney tall,
Let thy peace lie over all.
Bless the doors that they may prove
Ever open to joy and love.
Bless the windows shining bright,
Letting in God's heavenly light.
Bless the hearth a-blazing there,
With smoke ascending like a prayer.
Bless the people here within...
Keep them pure and free from sin.
Bless us all, that one day, we
May be fit, O lord, to dwell with Thee.
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In Time of Sorrow...
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May you see God's light on the path ahead
When the road you walk is dark.
May you always hear,
Even in your hour of sorrow,
The gentle singing of the lark.
When times are hard may hardness
Never turn your heart to stone,
May you always remember
when the shadows fall—
You do not walk alone.
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A Blessing for Fair Day
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God be with them now, and bring them home with their fair share of stock or money.
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From Saint Patrick's Breastplate
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Christ be with me
Christ before me
Christ behind me
Christ in me
Christ beneath me
Christ above me
Christ on my right
Christ on my left
Christ where I lie
Christ where I sit
Christ where I arise
Christ in the heart of every man
who thinks of me
Christ in the mouth of every man
who speaks of me
Christ in every eye that sees me
Christ in every ear that hears me
Salvation is of the Lord.
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Said in the morning when rising...
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Christ be with me,
be after me,
be before me,
and be at my right and left hand.
May everything I do be for Christ.
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| An Old Irish Blessing |
May love and laughter light your days,
and warm your heart and home.
May good and faithful friends be yours,
wherever you may roam.
May peace and plenty bless your world
with joy that long endures.
May all life's passing seasons
bring the best to you and yours!
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