As Brigidine Sisters, together with our associates, friends and colleagues in ministry celebrate the feast of our Patroness, St Brigid of Kildare on 1st February, we are mindful of the increasingly urgent needs of our planet and our world and we renew our trust in the God of life calling us to be messengers of hope.
In the spirit of Brigid, a threshold woman, we recommit ourselves to contemplative living and decisive action for justice in ‘the bits and pieces of everyday life’. (Patrick Kavanagh)
Brigid, woman of earth and of fire, be our inspiration
Brigid, woman of contemplation and of action, be our inspiration
Brigid, woman of peace and of justice, be our inspiration
Brigid, woman of faith and of hope, be our inspiration
Brigid, woman of compassion and mercy, be our inspiration
Brigid, woman of expansive inclusion, be our inspiration
Brigid, woman of Gospel living, be our inspiration
Brigid woman of strength and gentleness, be our inspiration.
Happy St Brigid’s Day!
(Painting by Doris Klein)