St. Patrick
Directions
Adapted from Saint
Patrick's breastplate
Here today in this fateful hour
We place all heaven with its power,
And the sun with its brightness,
And the snow with its whiteness,
And fire with all the strength it has,
And lightning with its rapid wrath,
And the winds with their swiftness along the path,
And the sea with its deepness,
And the rocks with their steepness
And the Earth with its starkness;
All these we place
By God's almighty help and grace,
Between ourselves and the powers of Darkness.
Let us face the East.
We arise today through speed of lightning and swiftness of wind.
Let us face the South.
We arise today through the light of the sun and the splendor of fire.
Let us face the West.
We arise today through the radiance of the moon and the depth of the sea.
Let us face the North.
We arise today through the stability of earth and the firmness of rock.
Let us face the Center.
We arise today,
Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,
Through belief in the threeness,
Through confession of the oneness
of the Creator of Creation. Amen.
Adapted 2001 by Christine Hoff Kraemer