St Brigid's or Brigit's day occurs in Ireland on the 1st of February the day we opened our new store in Moville. I thought she was an apt AM to have this month for us all.
St Brigid's day in Ireland is marked by the creation of a cross made from rushes.
Seen in the pictures below.
St Brigid is known as a warrior goddess who is deeply revered in Ireland. He name means the bright one or the powerful one. Which matches her personality perfectly.
Like many others of our early saints, Brigit came of a noble family. Her father Dubthach [Duffa] was a distinguished Leinster chief descended from the kings of Ireland. For some reason which we do not know he and his wife lived for a time at Faughart near Dundalk, which was then a part of Ulster: and at Faughart Brigit was born about the year 455. The family must have soon returned however to their own district, for we know that Brigit passed her childhood with her parents in the neighbourhood of Kildare. She was baptised and carefully instructed and trained both in general education and in religion: for her father and mother were Christians. As she grew up, her quiet gentle modest ways pleased all that knew her. At the time of her birth, St. Patrick was in the midst of his glorious career; and some say that while she was still a child she met him, and that when he died she made with her own hands a winding sheet in which his body was laid in the grave; which may have happened, as she was ten or twelve years of age at the time of his death.
She progressed to become a nun which pleased her family and lived out her life is service.
St Brigid is said to be the equivalent of Archangel Michael and they compliment each other well this month, both been our focal guides for the month ahead. She like Michael inspires divine guidance and brings forth visions of a prophetic nature.
She can assist you with an of the following and calling on both her and Michael simultaneously will be sure to get the results you desire.
- Courage to make choices
- Life purpose
- Protection