The Book of Common Prayer Quotes

“a faith without works is an orphan without a home, without family.”
― L.B. Ó Ceallaigh, The Book of Common Prayer: Ecclesia Seclorum

“the Divine is ever present before us and that evil need hold no sway over the life of humanity, for truth as light is ever before us. Even on the darkest night of our soul we know we are not alone.”
― L.B. Ó Ceallaigh, The Book of Common Prayer: Ecclesia Seclorum

“wisdom and the virtues are not goddesses only given to the old and experienced but often it is our children that hear them most acutely.”
― L.B. Ó Ceallaigh, The Book of Common Prayer: Ecclesia Seclorum

“O that every season might be Bealtaine that we might see Your Light plainly. But no. For in each time and season we learn patience, prudence, temperance, and wisdom. If all seasons were the same, we would miss You in Your fullness.”
― L.B. Ó Ceallaigh, The Book of Common Prayer: Ecclesia Seclorum

“So, blessed be this season [Bealtaine], blessed be the light of Our Lady, for it is these that point to You. It is why we cherish our feast, and the time and seasons You have sent us. For in them, You teach and, in our ancestors, labours and traditions we learn.”
― L.B. Ó Ceallaigh, The Book of Common Prayer: Ecclesia Seclorum

“Bealtaine, the time of adolescent growth, where what was planted in the spring was given sustenance to grow. Where, just as plants, our souls are enriched with Light so that we may reach skyward toward heaven.”
― L.B. Ó Ceallaigh, The Book of Common Prayer: Ecclesia Seclorum

“In the evening, in the moon, we see only You reflected through our sibling. In the midday sun again, we see only You. The grace of the Cosmos reflected only the beauty of Your Light, For we are in the Season of Bealtaine ... Oh that every season might be Bealtaine that we may see Your Light plainly, but no! If all seasons were the same, we would miss You in Your fullness ... for every season has its purpose, and every time its lessons.”
― L.B. Ó Ceallaigh, The Book of Common Prayer: Ecclesia Seclorum