St Patrick's Breastplate - An Ancient Encircling Prayer

This prayer is known by several names - The Deer's Cry and St. Patrick's Hymn or St. Patrick's Breastplate,
It is believed that St. Patrick wrote it in c433 A.D. for divine protection before successfully converting the Irish King Leoghaire and his subjects from paganism to Christianity. In this track I introduce you the story, and to the prayer - ancient and and very relevant today as an encircling prayer for protection and grounding in times of disruption and challenge. Let it bring you to a place of peace and felt connection with Source, the Ground Of Being , and the whole cosmos. I include a snippet of the chant Gun Tigeadh , Solas Non Solas ( Come Light of Lights to my heart) which is a loving call to the light that lives in all things to show itself to the eye of our heart. This sacred Gaelic chant is used in this recording with the permission of Céile Dé, an esoteric Celtic path of spiritual awakening.

Reviews

I had heard the prayer but not the story behind it. Thank you for that. You tell it well and help us to really understand the importance of how it ties the past to the present. The song at the end was really beautiful.

So lovely. Your voice and pace of your speaking invite calm. Thank you.

SO beautiful!! Dee’s gentle voice is a gift in itself, and although I’ve known the prayer as a hymn, the backstory is new to me. Fascinating!
This meditation is both peaceful and inspiring, and the soft singing as it ends is truly lovely. What a calm, faith-filled way to greet a new day. Heartfelt thanks!!!