Prayers of the Gael / Paidreacha na nDaoine

“Pray without ceasing. In all things give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you all.” (1 Thessalonians V, 17-18)

The prayers in this book were said by the Irish people for hundreds of years and are an expression of the simple but strong faith that kept them true to Christ in times of trial. They are prayers for every aspect of life: rising and going to bed, seeing the sun, making bread, putting a child to sleep, to obtain a happy death, in honour of God, Our Lady, the Angels and the Saints. Translated from Irish to English in 1914, they were published as “Prayers of the Gael”. Now, the original Irish versions and the English translations are published together for the first time.

Included are:

• Morning and night prayers
• Church prayers
• Occasional prayers (before and after meals, before work, before speaking, on seeing the sun, when making bread, before going on a journey, when passing a graveyard, and many more)
• Various prayers (before and after the Rosary, to obtain grace, to obtain a happy death, against sudden death, etc.)
• Prayers to God, to Mary, to the Angels and to the Saints