Portús na hÉireann: A Book of Hours according to the Columbanian Tradition
Ebook
Overview
Prayer serves as the central aspect of the Christian life, by which our faith is formed and by which we offer thanksgiving and praise. The act of prayer was central to the early Irish monastics, serving as a vital aspect of their spirituality and religious practice. The Portus na hEireann, or “Irish Breviary,” is a Divine Office text based on the prayers and practices used within the Columbanian tradition. It consists of a series of prayers to be used by individuals, groups, or families to be prayed during a set time. This book includes all canonical hours’ prayers as established within the early Irish church with every psalm according to the Douay-Rheims Bible.
We are formed—for good or for ill—by what we practice, and this book is a welcome reminder that the practice of praying the hours has played and can still play a formative role in nurturing Christian faith. At the same time, by taking us into the Celtic tradition, Dustin Ashley’s work does a great service by connecting us to an important and sometimes neglected stream of forebears among our ‘great cloud of witnesses.’
——Gary S. Selby, Emmanuel Christian Seminary
- Title: Portús na hÉireann: A Book of Hours according to the Columbanian Tradition
- Author: Dustin A. Ashley
- Publisher: Resource Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Logos Release Date: 2022
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666798777, 9781666738278, 1666738271, 9781666798760, 1666798762, 1666798770
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666798777
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-03-05T10:57:05Z
Dustin A. Ashley is a student at Emmanuel Christian Seminary in Johnson City, Tennessee. He is pursuing an MDiv in historical theology, specializing in the history of the early Irish church.