Étiquette : prayers for the dead

Prayer for the Departed in the Celtic Church and Early Christianity

One of the most beautiful survivals of ancient Christian prayer is preserved within the classical English liturgical tradition, especially in the Prayer for the Whole State of Christ’s Church: “And we also bless Thy holy Name for all Thy servants departed this life in Thy faith and fear; beseeching Thee to grant them continual growth […]

The Rule of St Columba

The Rule of Saint Columba (Columcille) Rule of Saint Columba (Columcille), the Abbot of Iona, dates from the 6th century and forms the spiritual basis for the Order of Saint Columcille and the Crane Abbey.   Be alone in a separate place near a chief city, if thy conscience is not prepared to be in […]