Saint Brendan’s Prayer
Saint Brendan’s Prayer is a traditional Irish Celtic blessing prayer. Saint Brendan, known also as Brendan the Navigator is one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland, tutored by the father of Irish Monasticism, Finnish of Clonard. Saint Brendan founded several monasteries himself, traveling around the Irish and British Isles, and also to Northern France (Brittany).
The Navigatio Sancti Brendani Abbatis (Voyage of Saint Brendan the Abbot) tells of his legendary multi-year Atlantic voyage in search of Paradise on Earth, the Garden of Eden. It is filled with encounters with demons, sea monsters, saints, angels and unknown sacred communities. Saint Brendan’s recorded birth and death are 484-577. The following prayer is attributed to him. May it bring blessing to you on your voyage through each day.
Grace and Peace,
Pastor Alan
Saint Brendan’s Prayer
God, bless to me this day, God bless to me this night;
Bless, O bless, thou God of grace, each day and hour of my life;
Bless, O bless, thou God of grace, each day and hour of my life.
God, bless the pathway on which I go; God, bless the earth beneath my sole;
Bless, O God, and give to me thy love, O God of gods, bless my rest and my repose;
Bless, O God, and give to me thy love, and bless, O God of gods, my repose.