God’s eternal light
Illuminates the
starkness
Dispelling evil
In the invading
darkness
Thursday, 16 June 2022
BE AT PEACE WITH LIFE
Be at peace with life
Live in the light
For although they
Are out of sight
We are in safe hands
Both day and night
As they
walk among us
The Angels of the
light
ST JAMES THE MOOR SLAYER
On a battlefield in Galicia
Upon the cry of
Santiago
The saint appeared
Upon a steed of
brilliant white
St James the greater
Was then transformed
From a fisher of men
To Santiago Matamoros,
St. James the Moor
slayer
HELL DOES NOT HAVE TO BE
Hell does not have to be
A fiery pit of
brimstone
Hell is merely
The absence of God
ONE OF THE TWELVE - JUDAS ISCARIOT
One of the twelve
Judas Iscariot
The betrayer
The taker of coins
The lost soul
Satan’s pawn
Hanged himself
Replaced as an apostle
By Matthias
HOLY UNMERCENARIES
Holy unmercenaries
Is an epithet applying
to
Christian saints,
Who did not accept
Payment of any kind
For good deeds done
Which is I think the
very least
One should expect from
a saint
ONE OF THE TWELVE - BARTHOLOMEW THE APOSTLE
One of the twelve
Bartholomew the
Apostle
From the village of
Cana
On the Sea of Galilee
Witness of the
ascension
Who spread the Gospels
Far and wide
After converting
Polymius
The King of Armenia
He was put to death
By the Kings brother
Martyred on the cross
In Albanopolis in
Armenia
Feast Day August 24th
CANDLE OF HIS LIGHT
Candle of His light
Cast your goodness
In your steady glow
Across the sinful
world
And bath us in love
ONE OF THE TWELVE - SIMON THE ZEALOT
One of the twelve
Simon the Zealot
Witness of the
ascension
Who then spread the Gospels
Far and wide
Was Martyred in Beirut
In the Roman province
of Syria
Feast Day October 28th
ONE OF THE TWELVE - THADDEUS THE APOSTLE
One of the twelve
Thaddeus the apostle
Also known as Jude
Witness of the
ascension
Who then spread the Gospels
Far and wide
Was Martyred in Beirut
In the Roman province
of Syria
Feast Day June 19th
BEYOND THE SILVER MOUNTAINS
Beyond the silver mountains
Lies the undiscovered
country
Where I will pass into
the blue
And you will be there
to meet me
I will walk over the
mountains
And join you in God’s
country
In the peace beyond
the tears
And be together for
eternity
ONE OF THE TWELVE - MATTHEW THE APOSTLE
One of the twelve
Matthew the Apostle
Born in Galilee
Was a former publican
Turned tax collector
From Capernaum
Before answering the
call
Witness of the
ascension
Witness of the resurrection
One of the four
Evangelists.
Who then spread the Gospels
Far and wide
Was killed with a
spear
In the city of Nadabah
In Ethiopia
Feast Day 21st September
AT THE END OF HIS LONG LIFE
At the end of his long life
A Godly man passes
into heaven
Where he sits with God
And revues their
Journey again
While he looked back
Sitting at Gods right
hand
He saw it represented
by
Two sets of footprints
in the sand
But he noticed that at
times
There was just one set
When he was at his
lowest
And he was very upset
So he spoke to God and
asked
That in the scene he
was shown
Why at the hardest
times
He walked the path
alone
No my son you are mistaken
At those times God
said
I thought it would be
more fun
If we hopped instead
ONE OF THE TWELVE - DOUBTING THOMAS
One of the twelve
Doubting Thomas
Sometimes called
Didymus the Twin
Or the Apostle of
India
Was a carpenter by
trade
Witness of the
ascension
Who was gently rebuked
After the resurrection
For his scepticism by
Christ
Before exclaiming
"My Lord and My
God,"
Thomas was the only
witness
Of the Assumption
Of Mary into heaven
He then spread the Gospels
Far and wide
But was stabbed to
death
With a spear
While in India
At a place called Calamine
CALLING ALL YOU ANGELS
Calling all you Angels
Amidst the heavenly
host
Come in the name of
God,
Father, Son and Holy
Ghost
Answer the clarion
call
Of the sombre Last
Post
And take the fallen
hero
Amidst the heavenly
host
ONE OF THE TWELVE - JAMES THE LESSER
One of the twelve
James the lesser
Son of Alphaeus
A tax collector
Witness of the
ascension
Who then spread the Gospels
Far and wide
James son of Alphaeus
Was beaten, stoned
And clubbed to death
Feast Day 1st May
THE CHARGE OF THE DARK BRIGADE
The scroll of the seven seals
Rested in God's right
hand
Until he bade his son
The Lion of Judah
To break the first
seal
And the Lamb did so
And from the broken
seal
Appeared a white horse
Bearing the conqueror
Carrying a bow,
And wearing a victor's
crown
God then bade his son
The Lion of Judah
To break the second
seal
And the Lamb did so
And from the broken
seal
Appeared a red horse
Bearing the warrior
Carrying a sword
And wielding the power
To take peace from the
world
God then bade his son
The Lion of Judah
To break the third
seal
And the Lamb did so
And from the broken
seal
Appeared a black horse
Bearing the bringer of
famine
Carrying a set of
scales
Finally, he bade his
son
The Lion of Judah
To break the fourth
seal
And the Lamb did so
And from the broken
seal
Appeared a pale horse
Bearing a rider called
death
With hell close behind
him
With power over a
quarter of the earth
To kill by sword,
famine, plague,
And by the wild beasts
of the earth.
The four apocalyptic horsemen
rode forth
On the charge of the
dark brigade
ONE OF THE TWELVE - BARTHOLOMEW THE APOSTLE
One of the twelve
Bartholomew the
Apostle
From the village of
Cana
On the Sea of Galilee
Witness of the
ascension
Who spread the Gospels
Far and wide
After converting
Polymius
The King of Armenia
He was put to death
By the Kings brother
Martyred on the cross
In Albanopolis in
Armenia
Feast Day August 24th
FLAXEN HAIRED ANGEL
Flaxen haired angel
Spellbinding in white
Exuding purest love
And Gods sublime light
Spread your wings
For heavenly flight
ONE OF THE TWELVE - PHILIP THE APOSTLE
One of the twelve
Philip the Apostle
From the village of
Bethsaida
On the Sea of Galilee.
Witness of the
ascension
Who spread the Gospels
Far and wide
He was martyred
By beheading
In the city of
Hierapolis
Feast Day 3rd May
DEATH IN THE SHADOWS
Death in the shadows
Grim reaper take
flight
Don’t let me be the
one
You’re coming for
tonight
ONE OF THE TWELVE - JOHN BROTHER OF JAMES
One of the twelve
John the beloved
disciple
Son of Zebedee
Son of Salome
Named by Christ
With his brother James
Sons of thunder
A simple fisherman
Turned to a fisher of
men
By Jesus of Galilee
One of the four
Evangelists
John was the only
disciple
To witness the
crucifixion
While dying on the
cross,
Jesus instructed him
To take care
Of his mother Mary
Witness of the
ascension
Who spread the Gospels
Far and wide
John died at Ephesus
Have lived to an old
age
The only un-martyred
apostle
Feast Day December 27th
ONE OF THE TWELVE - JAMES THE GREATER
One of the twelve
James the greater
Son of Zebedee
Son of Salome
Named by Christ
With his brother John
Sons of thunder
A simple fisherman
Turned to a fisher of
men
By Jesus of Galilee
Witness of the
ascension
Who spread the Gospels
Far and wide
Martyred in Jerusalem
By King Herod Agrippa
I
Feast Day 25th July
WALK WITH GOD ALONG THE PATH OF LIFE
Walk with God along the path of life
When a spring is in
your step
And at times when you
must trudge
He will be your
companion
So feel the blood of
life course
And feel his love
course with it
With every beat of
your heart
ONE OF THE TWELVE - SIMON PETER
One of the twelve
Simon Peter
The son of John
Brother of Andrew
From the village of
Bethsaida
On the Sea of Galilee
Originally a fisherman
Turned to a fisher of
men
By Jesus of Galilee
Denied Christ three
times
After the crucifixion
Witness of the
ascension
Who spread the Gospels
Far and wide
And founded the
Christian church
Becoming the first
bishop
And the first Pope
Before his own
crucifixion
In godless Rome
Under Emperor
Nero Augustus Caesar.
Main feast 29th June
THE SUN RULES IN DAYLIGHT HOURS
The Sun rules in daylight hours
Shining light across
the shadow
The Moon rules over
the tides
In their perpetual ebb
and flow
But God rules in the
heavens
In benevolence over
all below
ONE OF THE TWELVE - ANDREW THE APOSTLE
One of the twelve
Andrew the Apostle
The son of John
Brother of Simon
From the village of
Bethsaida
On the Sea of Galilee
Originally a fisherman
Turned to a fisher of
men
By Jesus of Galilee
Witness of the
ascension
Who spread the gospels
Far and wide
Martyred by
crucifixion
At the city of Patras
in Achaea
Feast day 30th
November
LUGHNASADH
Lughnasadh, on August 1st
Is one of the four
Gaelic seasonal festivals
Lughnasadh marks
The beginning of
autumn,
The harvest season,
And the end summer
Celebrated with
feasting,
Fairs and athletic
contests
And the offering of
First Fruits
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