Photo was taken at Spring Lane, Ballyvolane, Cork (Irl)

Christina, Kathleen and Sandra McCarthy work with a bundle of rushes to make some St.Brigid’s crosses to mark February 1st. In Ireland she one of our most famous saints next to St.Patrick. Traditionally St.Brigid’s crosses are always made on this day. Sadly its a tradition that is slowly dying out but the likes of Christina, Kathleen and Sandra are keeping that proud tradition very much alive.

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‘Reflect upon your present blessings of which everyone has many; not on your past misfortunes of which all have some.’ ~Charles Dickens

It’s always good to reflect. We often though reflect only on our own misfortunes, our mistakes and all the regrets of the past. Sometimes we even crucify ourselves on all that’s gone wrong in our lives, blaming ourselves and others for what has happened. We do it so much that it often clouds all the good around us. Today the feast of St.Brigid is a day to reflect on all our present blessings and all the good around us. She had time for everyone including the poor but above all she inspired people to greater things. Using rushes she wove them all into a cross, to remind us that all the different strands of our lives are connected. They are connected not by chance but by the gentle presence of God in our lives. We ask her many blessings on us today.