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  • Lammas, the Feast of Bread

    Lammas, the Feast of Bread

    Happy Lughnasadh, y’all! Also called “Lammas,” this is the feast of bread. Originally a festival in honor of the god Lugh, today celebrates the beginning of the harvest season. In particular, we celebrate the grain harvest. There is an element of sacrifice in the grain harvest in the cutting, crushing, and grinding. The grain has…

  • John Barleycorn Must Die!

    John Barleycorn Must Die!

    There were three men came out of the West, Their fortunes for to try,And these three men made a solemn vow John Barleycorn must die. They’ve ploughed, they’ve sewn, they’ve harrowed him in, Threw clods at Barley’s head,And these three men made a solemn vow John Barleycorn was dead. They’ve let him lie for a…

loaf of bread, cup of wine, and candle

I Am the Bread of Life

David Ensley Oct 6, 2026

This is a celebration of the beginning of the harvest…

manuscript illustration of Jesus feeding the multitude

A Tale of Two Feasts

David Ensley Aug 2, 2026

A person sowing seeds, weeds, wheat, a mustard seed, yeast,…

As Winter’s Darkness Closes In

As Winter’s Darkness Closes In

David Ensley Jul 17, 2025

As winter’s darkness closes inWe gather here withinTo hear a…

stone circles in Scotland

Circle Us, O God

David Ensley Mar 11, 2025

A caim prayer is an ancient Celtic prayer form asking…

collage of icons of Irish saints

Daily Prayer – All Saints

David Ensley Feb 25, 2025

Approach and Invocation Brothers and sisters, + our help is…

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Lammas, the Feast of Bread

David Ensley Aug 4, 2024

Happy Lughnasadh, y’all! Also called “Lammas,” this is the feast…