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The Lord’s Prayer by Number, and the Forgotten Discipline of Embodied Prayer

The Lord’s Prayer by Number Paternosters, Cross-Vigils, and the Forgotten Discipline of Embodied Prayer Modern Christians are accustomed to hearing phrases like “say five Our Fathers” or “ten Hail Marys.” Today these sound casual—almost symbolic. (These are remnants from Biblical, historical, devout traditions. ) But long before later Marian devotions developed, the Church already counted […]

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 […]