Here is Compline prayer from the Celtic tradition: Here is Compline prayer from the Celtic tradition: Sunday \u2013 The Ita Compline: Ita, who died in about 570, was abbess of a women\u2019s community in Killeedy, County Limerick in Ireland. She ran a school for boys where she taught:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":197,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1733],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-prayer-and-formation"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nSunday \u2013 The Ita Compline<\/strong>: Ita, who died in about 570, was abbess of a women\u2019s community in Killeedy, County Limerick in Ireland. She ran a school for boys where she taught:<\/em>
\nFaith in God with purity of heart;
\nsimplicity of life with religion;
\ngenerosity with love.
\nAmong those schooled by Ita was Brendan, who honoured her as his foster-mother and adviser. The Compline that follows is named after her because of its emphasis on examination of the heart, and the prayers of care and protection for each soul who crosses our path.
\n+ (silently)
\nThe Sacred Three
\nto save
\nto shield
\nto surround
\nthe hearth
\nthe home
\nthis night
\nand every night.
\n* Search me, O God, and know my heart.
\nTest me and know my thoughts.
\n* See if there is any wicked way in me
\nand lead me in the way everlasting.
\nO Father, O Son, O Holy Spirit,
\nforgive me my sins.
\nO only-begotten Son of the heavenly Father,
\nforgive.
\nO God who is one,
\nO God who is true,
\nO God who is first,
\nO God who is one substance,
\nO God only mighty,
\nin three Persons, truly merciful,
\nforgive.
\n* O God of life, this night,
\nO darken not to me Thy light.
\n* O God of life, this night,
\nclose not Thy gladness to my sight.
\n* Keep Your people, Lord,
\nin the arms of Your embrace.
\nShelter them under Your wings.
\n* Be their light in darkness.
\nBe their hope in distress.
\nBe their calm in anxiety.
\n* Be strength in their weakness.
\n* Be their comfort in pain.
\n* Be their song in the night.
\nIn peace will I lie down, for it is You, O Lord,
\nYou alone who makes me to rest secure.
\n* Be it on Your own beloved arm,
\nO God of grace, that I in peace shall awake.
\nBe the peace of the Spirit
\nmine this night.
\nBe the peace of the Son
\nmine this night.
\nBe the peace of the Father
\nmine this night.
\nThe peace of all peace
\nbe mine this night
\n+ in the name of the Father,
\nand of the Son,
\nand of the Holy Spirit.
\nAmen.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"