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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 […]

Cross-Vigil in Celtic Orthodoxy: Sources, Theology, and Practice

The Crosfigell or Cross-Vigil in Celtic Orthodoxy Sources, Theology, and Practice The early Irish crosfigell—usually rendered cross-vigil—is one of the most striking bodily prayers in the Celtic Christian tradition. It unites the cruciform posture with the Lord’s Prayer, Deus in adjutorium, the Gloria Patri, and the Sign of the Cross, offered directionally to the four […]

Saint David of Wales, the Culdees, and the True Meaning of the ‘Lord’s Way’: A Defense of Celtic Sabbath Observance

  Saint David of Wales, the Culdees, and the True Meaning of the ‘Lord’s Way’: A Defense of Celtic Sabbath Observance A small expose on the topic covered by Dr Stephen MK Brunswick ThD, PhD “Saturday Rest: the Christian Sabbath in Orthodox Faith”, page 35-36. Lord’s Way, Not Lord’s Day, proven The life and ecclesiastical […]