One of Ireland's patron saints, Brigid, is celebrated on February 1. For the first time, this year is a national holiday in Ireland. Learn more about her in the service of Noonday Prayer, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SV-8PQfcUY&t=592s
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Deb Southward
2/2/2023 05:38:14 pm
Once again you prove to be a “kindred spirit”x I have a framed poster of Judy Chicago’s “The Dinner Party” hanging in my dining room.
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Saints Alive!
I have been privileged to offer Noonday Prayer at my church, usually on Thursdays, which doesn’t matter because it’s on Youtube forever. [It’s amazing what can be done with a smartphone and a smart, helpful parish administrator!] The service is brief, with a place for a meditation. We usually look at the Episcopal calendar of saints, who are nearly always honored on their death dates, not their birth dates. Here is a hymn by medieval saint Hildegard of Bingen to set the mood.
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