Celtic Prayers from Iona: The Heart of Celtic Spirituality [Hardcover]

J. Philip Newell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1997

Based on the rhythms and images of Celtic oral tradition, these morning and evening prayers are a week's cycle of daily worship used by the ecumenical community of Iona, the most famous of Celtic shrines. Written in calligraphy.

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A particularly lovely incarnation of the Celtic spirituality that so many of us have come to appreciate. -- Spiritual Book News

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Paulist Press (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0809104881
• ISBN-13: 978-0809104888
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #190,056 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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77 of 80 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Handy daily morning and evening prayers, liturgical style, January 28, 1999

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This review is from: Celtic Prayers from Iona: The Heart of Celtic Spirituality (Hardcover)

This is a beautiful prayer book of morning and evening personal liturgy based on Monday through Saturday. It includes a lectionary of psalms and readings for each day of the church year. A wonderful prayer book to use in your daily prayers. I'm giving one to each of the kids in my youth group who are going on pilgrimage to Iona. I highly recommend this book for anyone wishing to structure their prayer life.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good guide for prayer discipline., October 15, 2005

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Mr. Joe "timincity" (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Celtic Prayers from Iona: The Heart of Celtic Spirituality (Hardcover)

I've given away about a half dozen of these books. It is a wonderful way to establish and maintain a discipline of daily prayer. Psalm 139 ties the 12 portions (morning and evening of every day but Sunday) together. Each day corresponds to a theme valued by the Iona Community. The structure of each day is the same, but the prayers and focus are different. The prayers themselves are beautiful.

Each day starts with a time of quiet meditation, thanksgiving, the Lord's Prayer, and a reading. I usually choose my own readings, but suggestions are made if you need them. There is also time for prayers of asking, and a closing prayer.

You can spend as much time each day as you like. It is up to you. It is a guide, not a boss. I find that using this book daily has had a significant effect on my work and daily life.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Entering Into The Flow of Modern Monastic Celtic Life, July 24, 2005

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This review is from: Celtic Prayers from Iona: The Heart of Celtic Spirituality (Hardcover)

This book spoke to my Irish heart and a view of Christianity gifted to me by three great-aunts. I was surprised to find thst their earthy familiarity with the Divine had a name and a long tradition.

These daily prayers are based on the Celtic poem prayer, which rejoices in the Divine and Christ found reflected in all around us - from the lush countryside to that dandilion struggling to grow in the crack of the city pavement.

The result of scholarship and the collection of oral faith tradition, it's lilting poetry praises God through his creation.
It has become my morning and evening prayer ritual of reflection, scripture reading and prayer.

And you don't have to be Irish to appreciate its richness