17 September 2015, The Tablet

Spiritual readings – 19 September 2015


 
As the hand is made for holding and the eye for seeing, / thou hast fashioned me for joy. / Share with me the vision that shall find it everywhere: / in the wild violet’s beauty; / in the lark’s melody; / in the face of a steadfast man; / in a child’s smile; / in a mother’s love; in the purity of Jesus.TRADITIONAL GAELIC POEM, IN Celtic Christian Spirituality, Edited by Mary C. Earle (SPCK, 2012) O gracious Lady, glory of Jerusalem,/ Cypress of Sion and Joy of Israel, / Rose of Jericho and Star of Bethlehem, / O glorious Lady, our asking not repel, / In mercy all women ever thou dost excel. / Therefore, Blessed Lady, / grant thou thy great grace, / To all that thee devoutly visit in this place. / Amen.FIFTEENTH-CENTURY PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAMDo not anticip
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