Feast Day: February 1st
The Life of Saint Brigid: she was inspired by the preaching of Saint Patrick from an early age. Even as a child, she was known for her compassion for the poor. She would give away food, clothing, and even her father’s possessions to the poor… Some miles from Dublin she was granted by the King of Leinster possession of a plain called the Curragh, where she built herself a Cell under a large oak tree, thence called Kill-dara, or Cell of the oak. Seven other girls soon placed themselves under her direction establishing the Monastery of Kill-dara…
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Prayers
Apolytikion – Tone 4: Having learned of things Divine by the words of Patrick, thou hast proclaimed in the West the good tidings of Christ. Wherefore, we Venerate thee, O Brigid, and entreat thee to intercede with God that our Souls be saved.
Kontakion – Tone 3: At the Church of the Oak, thou didst establish thy sacred Monasteries for those that took up the Tree of Life, even the Precious Cross, upon their shoulders. And by thy Grace-filled life and love of learning, thou didst bear fruit a hundredfold and didst thereby nourish the faithful. O Righteous Mother Brigid, intercede with Christ, the True Vine, that He save our Souls.
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