Celtic Book Collection

Liturgies from Lindisfarne is a daily worship book for individuals, new monastic groups and churches. It reconnects the world with the seasons and the soil, the saints and the streets, the struggles, senses and silence as well as the Spirit and the Scriptures. It provides many and varied prayers and services for: Days of the week Christian festivals Natural seasons Sacraments and special occasions including weddings, baptisms, an earth blessing, a healing service and an agape meal. These inclusive patterns of worship are provided by Ray Simpson, of the international Community of Aidan and Hilda, and are drawn from early and contemporary Celtic devotion, Anglican, Orthodox, Reformed and Roman Catholic resources. Contents About the Author Introduction Days of the Week - Simple, Everyday Prayer Patterns Days of the Week - Sundays Days of the Week - Mondays and Creation Celebrations Days of the Week - Tuesdays and Nativity Season Days of the Week - Wednesdays and Pentecost Season Days of the Week - Thursdays and Trinity Season Days of the Week - Fridays and Passiontide Days of the Week - Saturdays and Kingdom Days Christian Festivals - Advent Christian Festivals - The Nativity or Christmas Christian Festivals - Epiphany or Theophany of Christ Christian Festivals - Lent Christian Festivals - Holy Week Christian Festivals - Easter Christian Festivals - Ascension Christian Festivals - Pentecost Christian Festivals - Trinity Christian Festivals - Transfiguration Christian Festivals - Creation Christian Festivals - Angel Seasons and Michaelmas Christian Festivals - Remembrance of Saints, Forebears and War Dead Natural Seasons - New Year's Eve Natural Seasons - Night Prayer for New and Full Moons Natural Seasons - Spring Natural Seasons - Summer Natural Seasons - Autumn Natural Seasons - Winter Sacraments and Special Occasions - Earth Blessing Sacraments and Special Occasions - Healing Service Sacraments and Special Occasions - Healing of Wounded Places and Groups Sacraments and Special Occasions - Pilgrimage Prayers and Readings Sacraments and Special Occasions - Blessing of Infants Sacraments and Special Occasions - Baptism of Believers Sacraments and Special Occasions - Baptism of an Infant Sacraments and Special Occasions - At Weddings Sacraments and Special Occasions - Dying, Funerals and Wakes Sacraments and Special Occasions - Blessing of an Icon Sacraments and Special Occasions - Service after an Act of Terror Sacraments and Special Occasions - Pass on the Flame and Grow in Wisdom Sacraments and Special Occasions - Community of Aidan and Hilda Prayers Sacraments and Special Occasions - An Agape Meal Sacraments and Special Occasions - An Informal Celtic Holy Communion Sacraments and Special Occasions - Covenant Service Declarations Resources  Specifications Book Format - Paperback Published - January 2016 Weight - 875g Page Count - 408 Dimensions - 174 x 252 x 35 mm ISBN - 9781848672635 ISBN 10 - 1848672632

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New Celtic Monasticism for Everyday People offers ancient roots for future routes.Christendom is over. The expressions of Christianity many of us grew up with belong to a receding past. The great emergence of new monasticisms is the future, but aspirations alone are not enough.This book sets out a practical way to embrace a rhythm of prayer, learning, earth-care, and healing, and tells the story of a small but worldwide, growing network of people who follow this way and find it life-giving.This revised edition is taken from the no longer available A Pilgrim Way (1500745) includes resources and study material for individuals and groups, and invites them to join the Pilgrim Way. Contents About the Author Preface - Why a Way of Life Part 1 - The Community of Aidan and Hilda Part 2 - Waymarks: The Ten Elements of the Way Part 3 - Making it Practical Specifications Book Format - Paperback Published - February 2014 Weight - 268g Dimensions - 125 x 190 x 26 mm ISBN - 9781848677005 ISBN 10 - 1848677006

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The great wealth of Celtic literature and the revival in popularity of the Celtic tradition, offer a very positive source of inspiring and deeply spiritual yet practical material for daily use. This revised edition of Celtic Daily Light will continue to inspire and guide those seeking a deeper spirituality. Specification Book format - Paperback Published - August 2003 Weight -  Page Count - 416  Dimensions - 14.9 x 2.5 x 21.7 cm ISBN - 9781844170999 ISBN 10 -1844170993

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In these prayers, inspired by the Celtic tradition, Nick Fawcett fuses elements of our Christian past with the present, the ancient with the contemporary. In language at times poetic, at times reflecting a deep affinity with nature, and throughout free of any doctrinal axe to grind, he roots prayer in daily life and the world around us, locating the divine in the down-to-earth, the heavenly in the here and now. There are prayers for ourselves, seeking help in meeting the challenges of life and faith. There are prayers for others and – so vitally important today – for our environment. And there are prayers of praise, worship and thanksgiving, celebrating and responding to the awesome mystery of God. Here is a resource to breathe new life into your daily devotions; prayers that will speak not only for you but also to you. Contents Introduction Blessings Consecrating every moment of life Guidance Help in time of challenge Personal and Spiritual growth The Environment Personal Relationships Social Justice The Wider World Awe and Wonder Thankfulness Specifications Book Format - Paperback Published - December 2021 Weight - 356g Dimensions - 130 x 198 x 15mm ISBN - 9781838581169 ISBN 10 - 1838581162

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I am the way, the truth and the life' Jesus did not call people to join an organisation, but to follow a way of life. Under the guidance of Ray Simpson, renowned for his expertise in Celtic spirituality, this daily prayer book is structured according to the way of life adopted by the Community of Aidan and Hilda. Along with a short Bible reading and reflection, each day includes a step to enable readers to move away from what is destructive towards what is life-giving. There is also a unique spiritual breathing exercise following the rhythm with which our bodies breather, allowing us to pray with our very core, wherever we are.

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Having first emerged from Europe's heartlands, the Celts retreated under the Roman Empire to its western fringes, and from the fifth to the twelfth centuries the early church flourished in Gaul, Britain and Ireland, leaving us an important legacy from which to learn and draw fresh inspiration.Today there is a growing interest in the witness and teaching of the Celtic Church, and Ray Simpson offers us a rich overview of a spirituality now re-emerging from the mists of time. Each chapter describes a feature of the Celtic Church, its worship, rhythm of prayer, sense of community, healing, hospitality and missionary spirit, and challenges us to learn its lessons, principles and way of being renewed in Christ from saints such as Cuthbert, Columba, Aiden, Hilda and Patrick.Ray Simpson's valuable resource includes a comprehensive notes section and the many prayers and responses woven in to the text to lend it a very practical emphasis. This new revised edition incorporates an inspirational study guide with exercises, follow-up suggestions, Bible study and questions for discussion intended for individuals and groups alike. Contents Acknowledgements Preface Introduction to First Edition Celtic Christianity at a glance Roots for a culture change Lindisfarne Landmarks Notes Study Guide for Groups or individuals Specifications Format - Paperback Published - 2004 Weight - 348g Dimensions - 129 x 189 x 20 mm ISBN - 9781844171866 ISBN 10 - 1844171868

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Drawing on the enduring and profound spirituality of the Celtic tradition, Ray Simpson offers over 700 prayers and blessings suitable for a wide range of needs and circumstances. This new and substantial collection is fully indexed to help you find the prayer or blessing you need, when you need it.

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Alongside the traditional Church comes a new wave of committed Christianity. High Street Monasteries explores this incoming tide, illustrating how new monasticism is becoming the heart of our global village, focusing on community, peace and beauty, and the fact that the Holy Spirit is speaking through us all.

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Healing the Land draws on diverse sources to provide profoundly prayerful and healing patterns of worship. Utilising the Celtic Christian tradition of constant renewal and its sense of the unity of all creation, it reconnects prayer to the rhythms of our daily life.

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Patterns of worship which reflect the belief that as we reconnect prayer to the varied rhythms of our daily life, we will be drawn more fully into God's purposes.

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Drawing its primary inspiration from Celtic saints, Great Celtic Christians is suitable for use by churches as an alternative to regular services, individuals who want to follow a daily pattern of prayer, or by groups who want to organise an event around a saint or particular theme.

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This book chronicles the lives of some early Celtic Christians in a calendar of saints, prayers and readings, which amplify their life and draw the reader into the bright Celtic world of the first millennium.

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Over 1500 prayers have been selected from more than twenty of Ray Simpson's published titles and many have been freshly written for this book.These prayers reconnect us with the seasons and the streets, the scriptures and the saints, the struggles and the silence; all created life is included.The exhaustive index will enable all who lead worship to find a prayer for every occasion. Contents 1501278,Ray Simpson,His Complete Celtic Prayers

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Ray Simpson's liturgical prayers for Christian festivals provide worship for individuals, new monastic groups, and churches. They reconnect the post 9/11 world with the seasons and the soil, the saints, and the streets, the struggles, senses, and silence, as well as the Spirit and the Scriptures.These inclusive patterns of worship are drawn from early and contemporary Celtic devotion, Anglican, Orthodox, Reformed and Roman Catholic sources. The Liturgies that appear in this book are taken from Liturgies from Lindisfarne by Ray Simpson.

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Spiritual Accompaniment through Reflection on the Celtic CrossHighly relevant to today's world, in all its complexity and diversity, Search Me and Know Me is a workbook for self-exploration, using the symbol of the Celtic cross as a primary framework. It offers a variety of opportunities to consider personal perspective, experience and response to life lived as spiritual journey.While rooted in the 'Celtic'Christian tradition, this book offers spiritual accompaniment to a broad spectrum of spiritual seekers, whatever their background, including Earth Spirituality and Celtic practitioners.Annie Heppenstall has produced a book of imagination and spiritual insight which will prove an invaluable and inspirational resource for significant personal reflection and pastoral support.

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Capitalism is in crisisIt has become divorced from moral norms. The Church, which in the past has provided a moral and social framework to guide the 'free market', is perceived to have forfeited the common ground. Yet experiments such as The Big Society cannot work unless the population is motivated to service. So society and the Church are at a tipping point.What is the way forward?Ray Simpson suggests it lies in an increase of Downwardly Mobile people - able Christians who lay down their lives for the common good. He explores fresh thinking and tells the inspiring story of such people, past and present, whose social enterprises, if multiplied, could make all the difference. The international 'Occupy' movement wants the 1 per cent who holds the levers of money and power to relate to the 99 per cent as one community: this book suggests ways in which this can come about.

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