Prayers
These prayers are offered in devotion to Brighid, for personal practice and shared vigil.
A Flamekeeper’s Prayer
I seek to know you -
to kneel at your feet with love,
honor you this night.
May my words serve you,
my devotion grow stronger,
my soul tend your Flame.
Brigid, this I ask:
shine your fire in the dark,
guide me home to you.
— Ashling Kelly ©
Brigid Prayer
Brigid,
of the Sacred Oak.
Brigid,
of the Sacred Flame.
Sacred smith,
shape our lives
in the cauldron of destiny.
Ignite our creativity
forge our passions.
Spill forth
in the language of peotry,
falling leaves,
and hot metal.
Brigid,
Sacred Guardian,
Keeper of flame,
hope and hearts.
Enliven our work,
guide our steps,
inspire our message.
Thank You.
Brigid Prayersong
Healing water
Sacred flame
Brigid we
invoke your name.
Holy fire
Sacred water(s)
Honored one
I (we) am (are) your daughter(s).
Breath of life
Ancient eart
Upon your hearth
I claim my worth.
Living earth
Blessed breath
In your hands
through life and death.
Sacred touch
Holy hour(s)
In this space
we feel your power(s).
Healing water
Sacred flame
Breath of air
we call your name.
— Molly Remer ©
Prayer to Brighid
Brighid, lady of the sacred well,
Weaver of protection,
Source of inspiration,
I light this flame
and tend it in your name.
May all who seek repose at your door
feel comforted by the warmth and light
of your sacred hearth.
— Erin T. ©
A Morning Prayer to Brigid
A lovely good morning to you,
O Lady of the Dawn.
Bless the day ahead with warmth and song.
May your flame give me strength
and steady me through the hours.
Heal my heart
and quiet what weighs upon my mind.
O Brigid, I greet you with this new day.
I release what has been
and step forward renewed.
Blessing of Brighid
May Brigid’s presence bring you comfort and peace,
May her flame warm your heart and hearth,
May her bright fires inspire your thoughts, words, and deeds.
May you be forged by your trials
And her strong hand into your most perfect self.
May her cool water heal and sooth your sorrows.
May her mantle protect you from all harm,
And her presence be a light to guide you through the darkness,
Now and always.
As it was, as it is, as it will be evermore.
— Lilly Weichberger©
Blessing of Brighid’s Threefold Flame
May the Flame of the Hearth
warm and cheer you.
May the Flame of the Healer
turn away disease and ills.
May the Flame of Inspiration
teach and enlighten your mind.
May Brighid’s sacred flame
lead you toward Her light.
— Laura S. deGrey ©2000
A Prayer of Peace to Saint Brigid
Saint Brigid, you were a woman of peace.
You brought harmony where there was conflict.
You brought light to the darkness.
You brought hope to the downcast.
May the mantle of your peace cover those who are troubled
and anxious, and may peace be firmly rooted in our hearts and in our world. Inspire us to act justly and to reverence all God has made.
Brigid, you were a voice for the wounded and the weary.
Strengthen what is weak within us.
Calm us into a quietness that heals and listens.
May we grow each day into greater wholeness in mind, body and spirit.
— Lilly Weichberger©
Deep of Well, Bright of Flame
Deep of well,
bright of flame,
Brigid hear me call your name.
Guide my words,
my work,
my art.
Shine your light
into my dark.
— Courtney Weber ©
If you wish to go deeper, here is the structure that holds us in shared prayer.
Invocation of Brighid
Old Irish
A Brigit, a ban-dé beannachtach
Tair isna huisciu noiba,
A ben inna téora tented tréna,
Isin cherdchai,
Isin choiriu,
Ocus isin chiunn,
No-don-cossain,
Cossain inna túatha.
English
O Brighid, blessed Goddess,
Come into the sacred waters.
O woman of the three strong fires—
In the forge,
In the cauldron,
In the head.
Protect us.
— Ellen Evert Hopman ©
Old Irish translation by Alexei Kondratiev
Brigid of the Mantle
Brigid of the Mantle, encompass us,
Lady of the Lambs, protect us,
Keeper of the Hearth, kindle us.
Beneath your mantle, gather us,
And restore us to memory.
Mothers of our mother,
foremothers strong.
Guide our hands in yours,
Remind us how to kindle the hearth.
To keep it bright,
to preserve the flame.
Your hands upon ours,
Our hands within yours,
To kindle the light,
Both day and night.
The Mantle of Brigid about us,
The Memory of Brigid within us,
The Protection of Brigid keeping us
From harm, from ignorance,
From heartlessness.
This day and night,
From dawn till dark,
From dark till dawn.
— Alexander Carmichael
The Caim of Bride
Traditional Scottish Gaelic protective prayer (two variants)
Variant I
Be the compassing of Bride around me
Keeping me from ill and evil,
Keeping me from death and doom,
From malice and misfortune.
Be the fiery sword of Bride
Defending me from all black swarms.
Be the shield of blessed Bride
Protecting me from all sharp edges.
Be the cloak of gentle Bride
Encircling me.
Be the compassing of Bride around me,
Keeping me from hurt and harm,
Keeping me from wound and woe,
From darkness and despair.
Be the compassing of Bride around me
This day and every day,
This night and every night.
Variant II
Be the cross of Bride between me and all bad spirits
That move invisible.
Be the cross of Bride between me and all ill,
All ill-will and ill-mishap.
Be the compassing of Bride around me,
From every spectre, every evil,
From every shame that harmful moves,
In darkness, in power to hurt.
Be the compassing of holy Bride
Shielding me from every harm,
Keeping me from every doom
Coming towards me this day,
Coming towards me this night.
Be the fiery sword of Bride
Defending me from all black swarms,
Be the shield of blessed Bride
Protecting me from all sharp edges,
Be the cloak of gentle Bride
Encircling me.
Be the compassing of Bride about me,
This day and every day,
This night and every night.
— Hilaire Wood©
Prayer of the Ashless Flame
Latin
In nomine Brighid, flammae inextinguibilis, hanc lucernam accendo.
Sit ignis lucis in temporibus desperationis et splendescat, cum omnes aliae lucernae exstinguuntur.
Flamma tua, o Brighid,
per omnia tempora luceat.
Defunctos et errantes perge comitari et viventes protege, qui in nomine tuo bonum faciunt.
Vinctorum frangens, servorum liberatrix, matrona agnorum, omnes, qui tui defensione indigent, sub tuo viridi pallio loY```cum inveniant.
In hoc die et omnibus diebus,
in hac nocte et omnibus noctibus,
nunc et semper.
Fiat voluntas mea.
English
I light this candle in the name of Brighid, the Ashless Flame.
May it be a beacon of light in times of despair and shine brightly when all other lights fade.
May your flame, O Brighid, shine through all times.
Guide the departed and the lost and protect the living who do good in your name.
Breaker of chains, liberator of slaves, mother of lambs, may all those in need of your protection find a place under your green mantle.
On this day and on all days,
in this night and in all nights,
now and forever.
Let my will be done.
— Rev. Taladin ©