The Pattern of Our Days: Worship in the Celtic Tradition from the Iona Community

by Thomas F. O'Meara and Thomas F. C'Meara

Book Overview

A new collection of liturgies and resources reflecting the life and witness of the Iona Community. +

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809138603
• ISBN13: 9780809138609
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Great Worship resource

This is a wonderful collection of prayers from the Iona Community.The book offers a few pastoral liturgies, but is predominately a collection of prayers that can be included in worship services. I found the book a creative resource to include in Iona liturgies that can be purchased from the Community as well as various worship services written by J. Philip Newell. Combining "Celtic Prayers" from Iona by J.Philip Newell with "The Pattern of Our Days" provides creative daily prayer services.

Excellent Insight

This is a well written and documented work on the Celtic pattern of worship. I have found it useful for my personal research on Celtic Christianity.

The Pattern of Our Days

I am pleased the book arrived well within the time frame expected and that it was in excellent condition as described. Thank you!

Gold Star Liturgy

The Pattern of Our Days is the 4th book I've purchased from the Iona Community/Wild Goose Publications. In fact, I've purchased Cloth for the Cradle 4 times alone, because I keep giving it away. If you are responsible in any way for worship/worship planning, any of the Wild Goose books are crucial resources for sign acts and responsive liturgies. These are "book[s] of bits", not whole liturgies, yet each of the books, with a different thematic thrust, brings the Good News into human terms that will help bring your congregation closer to God. I was especially impressed with some of the healing liturgies in The Pattern of Our Days. Less formal, more immediate than we are normally accustomed to. Perhaps that is why they are so effective.