Saint Brigid of Ireland Card - Art Print - Instant Download

 

Catholic Paper Goods has a lovely downloadable Saint Brigit card available for just over £6. Detailed instructions for creating your cards from the file are given. From the website:

Saint Brigid of Ireland Card - Art Print - Instant Download - DIY Downloadable PDF 

5"x7" £6.11 Local taxes included (where applicable)  

INSTANT DOWNLOAD! NO PHYSICAL PRODUCT WILL BE SHIPPED 

St. Brigid of Ireland Card downloadable art print and greeting card. The inside of the card is blank with plenty of space for personalization. Simply download, print, trim and fold—no waiting for this product to ship in the mail. Measuring 5" x 7", it doubles as an elegant, frameable art print to give as a gift for confirmations or baptisms.

Does not include envelope.

Image: Shows drawing of red-haired white woman in white robe with green, hooded cape. She is holding a shepherd’s hook or bishop’s crozier in one hand and a large four-armed rush cross in the other., and has a large halo. The words "Saint Brigid of Ireland - Ora pro nobis" (pray for us) are inscribed to the left of the woman.

Brigit in Winter

 

Ashli of Clann Bhríde asked this question on Facebook, and it got me thinking:

"How do you like to incorporate Brighid into the winter season?"

My reply to her:

Hmmm. I don’t really change the things I do, but I am aware of the season on a deep level, a time of retreat and reflection, or at least the strong desire for them! As so much of the earth quietens to live through this time in semi-suspension, there is room to reflect on the essence of dark and silence. Brigit is in there, dark and quiet, yet there behind the prayer, moving in the flame, bringing warmth to the chilling of my body and my heart. As we move closer to Imbolc I watch for her movement beneath the ice, for her fingers to stir the frozen waters and begin the slow walk toward spring, light, summer, and busy, busy growth. I like her at this time of year, poised in her threshold stance above two seasons, two ways of being in the world.

Image: of ice on blackberry bush, with a few red and green, frozen leaves. By Mael Brigde.