
Slainte mhor agus a h-uile beannachd duibh
Good health and every good blessing to you!
St. Brigid's Day Feb 1st
May Brigid bless you
and make you generous in your giving,
pleasant in your greeting,
honest in your speaking,
loyal in your loving,
clear in your thinking,
strong in your working ,
and joyful in your living
And when it's time
for your homecoming,
may there be peace in
your passing and a warm
welcome in heaven.
Blessing for Lovers
May the blessing of light be with you always,
light without and light within,
may the sun shine upon you and warm your heart,
until it grows like a great fire so that others may feel
the warmth of your love for one another.
Celtic Wedding Blessing May you have -
Walls for the wind and a roof for the rain,
And drinks bedside the fire laughter to cheer you
And those you love near you,
And all that your heart may desire
An Old Wedding Blessing May God be with you and bless you.
May you see your children's children.
May you be poor in misfortune, rich in blessings.
May you know nothing but happiness
From this day forward
Wedding Blessing May the light of friendship guide your paths
together.
May the laughter of children grace the halls of your home.
May the joy of living for one another trip a smile from your lips and
a twinkle from your eye.
Wedding Blessing
May the road rise up to meet you both on each and every morn.
May the rains fall soft upon your fields of waving yellow corn.
May the wind be always at your back and the sun's warmth on your face.
And until we meet again my friends, God keep you in his grace.
May the grains of sand upon the shore
Number all your days.
May the love of God in darkest times
Enlighten all your ways.
May the pipes forever be your soul
And the bodhran beat your heart.
And the jigs and reels your ups and downs
Till life's ceile you depart.
May the rest of life be the best of life
And no one do you wrong.
May children's laughter be your music
Their growing be your song.
And when the time says you must part
As time will always do
May God go with you both my friends
And this blessing stay with you.
Blessing for a Winter Wedding
As warm bread is sliced by a gleaming knife
May sunlight cut through harsh winter cold;
May God's love shine brightly on your life
And may your romance never grow old.
May He bless you with laughter and song
and find you always in love when day is done
And may lengthening days reflect your love,
An eternal springtime, blessed from above.
Edited and adapted from a blessing
Blessing for an Autumn wedding
May golden sunlight guide your way
and renew the joy of your wedding day.
May autumn warmth turn away the cold
and protect your love from
growing old.
And if our love should start to wain
May God grant you strength to begin again.
Edited and Adapted from a blessing by
Traditional Irish Wedding Blessing
May God be with you and bless you,
May you see your children's children,
May you be poor in misfortune, rich in joy,
And may you know nothing but happiness
From this day forward.
An Irish Wedding Blessing
You are the star of each night,
You are the brightness of every morning, You are the story of each guest,
You are the report of every land.
No evil shall befall you, on hill
nor bank, In field or valley, on mountain or in glen.
Neither above,below, neither in sea, Nor on shore, in skies above,
Nor in the depths.
You are the kernel of my heart,
You are the face of my sun,
You are the harp of my music,
You are the crown of my company.
The Blessing Of The Apaches
Now you will feel no rain, For each of you will be shelter to the other.
Now you will feel no cold, For each of you will be warmth to the other.
Now there is no more loneliness for you, For each of you will be companion
to the other.
Now you are two bodies, But there is only one life before you. Go now
to your dwelling place,
To enter into the days of your togetherness and may your days be good,
and long upon the earth.
Kahlil Gibran on Marriage (Lebanon)
Then Almitra spoke again and said, And what of Marriage, Master?
And he answered saying:
You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore.
You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days.
Ay, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
But let there be spaces in your togetherness,
And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.
Love one another, but make not a bond of love:
Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.










