Prayer for Today

Arise today through a mighty strength,
the invocation of the Trinity,
through belief in the three-ness,
through confession of the oneness
of the Creator of creation.

I arise today
through the strength of Christ's birth with His baptism,
through the strength of His crucifixion with His burial,
through the strength of His resurrection
with His ascension,
through the strength of His descent for the judgment of doom.

I arise today
through the strength of the love of cherubim,
in obedience of angels,
in the service of archangels,
in hope of resurrection to meet with reward,
in prayers of patriarchs,
in predictions of prophets,
in preaching of apostles . . .
I arise today.



(Prayer of St. Patrick of Ireland)