The Celtic Devotional: Daily Prayers and Blessings

by Caitlín Matthews

Book Overview

Mirroring the ancient formulaic prayers to the elements found in the Celtic tradition, along with the wondrous invocations and declarations of the bards of the Scottish, Irish and Welsh traditions,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517704137
• ISBN13: 9780517704134
• Release Date: March 1996
• Publisher: Harmony
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 7.4"

Customer Reviews

Fills a need for your everyday routine made holy

For those of you who may be skeptical about this as a "new age" gaullimaufry of whimsy or wistfulness, be assured that this little guide helps you direct your meditations and actions effectively--out of navel-gazing into both the natural and what for most of us is the artificial, urban, mundane world. A helpful counterpart for Alexei Kondratiev's more detailed explanations of Celtic Reconstructionism in his book on context and ritual, "The Apple Branch" aka "Celtic Rituals." Combined, the two work well to explain the Celtic worldview in a sensible, ethical, and outwardly-focused manner, in a way that both a monotheist and a more "flexible" seeker could appreciate. I rarely give five stars, but as reviewers have noted, this little vademecum ("Take me with you!") satisfies a way to make the rather daunting erudition of Kondrateiv a bit more digestible in a recommended daily requirement dose!

Making Every Day Sacred

This is a wonderful book. In modern times we have lost the sacredness of every day activities and Celtic Devotionals helps us reclaim it. The prayers for soul-protection are lovely, and everyone should take time out to answer the Solar Questrions and think on the Lunar Meditations. This book has found its way into my own daily devotions and I plan on useing it for family devotion when I have children. I cannot say enough for this book.

This is a book I've given to all my children

I bought this book for myself. I found myself buying copies for my children and my friends. Hopefully one day, my children's children will take comfort and joy from this lovely devotional. I have friends who have copied portions to comfort relatives in times of loss, and others who have copied portions to remember life is good and filled with joy. I am thankful, it is back in stock!

This is my daily devotional book

The Celtic Devotional is my daily working book of evening and morning prayer and meditation. The seasonal rythym is both grounds and expands my soul work.

I wish I could give it more stars!

I bought this book about 3 years ago and it remains one of my very favourites. The meditations and devotional practices are poetic, visual and extremely beautiful. It combines equisite expression with practical concerns of everday and resonates with sacredness. Although it is written primarily in the "celtic flavour" it could be used by many other spiritualities to connect with the Divine. Brilliant. Mystical. Thought provoking and inspirational - I love this book and would give it to anyone I love.