Daily Readings from Prayers and Praises in the Celtic Tradition [Paperback]

A. M. Allchin (Author), Esther De Waal (Editor)

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Publication Date: April 1987

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Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Templegate Pub (April 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0872431517
• ISBN-13: 978-0872431515
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Celtic Praise in Coptic Spirituality, September 14, 2002

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Thought lancer "americopticlilac" (America Illuminated) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Daily Readings from Prayers and Praises in the Celtic Tradition (Paperback)

Thirty readings from Celtic tradition:
These celestial praises, thirty of them, drew my attention to a fameous adaptation in the book of Proverbs;" Have I not written for you thirty sayings of admonition and knowledge?" Prov. 22:20 The original Amenmope contained thirty 'houses' or chapters(footnote of the Harper Collins Study Bible, NRSV).
In addition Allchin and Esther de Waal brought us with these sixty passages arranged in pairs, inspiring prayers and praises seventeen beautiful illustration from Carmina Cadelica illustrative notes of words.

Journey without end:
"Thy beauty will be ever new , ever freshly kindling a fire, through all the ages of eternity, evermore without fail; a fervent flame without end." Chapter(XXVIII)
This delightfully inspiring book of Celtic spiritual heritage very gracefully presented as a toast in honour of which the reader can raise his glass and drink extacts from Irish, scottish, and Welsh meditation.

Adorable sacred writings:

These 30 Gaelic praises of Irish or Scottish tradition on the left hand page are paired with 30 text of Welsh tradition on the right hand page. In the same way* that Copts chant their praise and psalms, in 'quarters' from two Choirs, North and South. I hope you enjoy this slim but penetrating daily companion, which could be your introduction to the daily reading series, and de Waal's meditation garden.

* for Coptic influence on Celtic tradition read;coptic missionary enterprise , in History of Eastern Christianity, by Aziz S. Atiya, U . of Notre dame Press.

5.0 out of 5 stars A collection of gems of celtic literature, January 13, 2009

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Shauna Nouhra "the creative celt" (Alexandria, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Daily Readings from Prayers and Praises in the Celtic Tradition (Paperback)

An amazing and moving treasure trove of gems of celtic literature. Every time I read it, I gain new insight and a new appreciation of the simple yet profound selections. No sugar-coated sentimentality, but refreshingly modern in it's clarity even though it spans from the ninth-century to the twentieth-century. Of special interest is the introduction - equally as engaging as the text itself. In it, the editors suggest the sobering, yet encouraging idea that many of these writings "...come from men and women of prayer with no more worldly status or qualification than the apostles." Their stated purpose in grouping the prayers and praises was based on three common threads that express a "...special quality of vision or understanding which characterizes the spirituality of the Celtic peoples."

1)An "...astonishing confidence that this world is God's world, that nature and grace belong together."

2)An absolute belief that "...the goodness of God healed and restored the whole of human nature and renewed the whole creation."

3)And a "...powerful sense of the closeness of eternity to the things of everyday."

They go on to say that "...the mundane is the edge of glory. Earth and heaven touch, interpenetrate, illuminate one another. The immediacy of the presence of God is here made urgent, accessible in all the unglamorous familiarity of daily life. And yet simultaneously we become aware of a sky white with angels' wings..." and gain "...an awareness that heaven is not far from us, but that in our work and in our sleep we are accompanied by heavenly powers."

Inspiration in every sense of the word - enjoy time and again, a wellspring to water the world weary soul.