{"id":36,"date":"2011-02-01T09:06:26","date_gmt":"2011-02-01T09:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/christianityfortherestofus\/2011\/02\/st-brigid-day-raise-a-pint.html"},"modified":"2011-02-01T09:06:26","modified_gmt":"2011-02-01T09:06:26","slug":"st-brigid-day-raise-a-pint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christianityfortherestofus\/2011\/02\/st-brigid-day-raise-a-pint.html","title":{"rendered":"St Brigid Day: Raise a Pint!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>February 1 is St Brigid Day, Ireland&#8217;s female patron saint. &nbsp;Brigid (d. 525) was an abbess and founder of the great monastic communities at Kildare, a leader in early Celtic Christianity, and is venerated in both the western and eastern churches. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Birgid is also the patron saint of beer makers. &nbsp;The reason? &nbsp;The following meditation attributed to her, written c. 500. &nbsp;A good day to pray for barrels of peace and cellars of mercy. &nbsp;Raise a pint and celebrate her memory!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><font face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\" color=\"#336633\">I should like a great lake of beer for the King of Kings.<br \/>I should like the angels of Heaven to be drinking it through time eternal.<br \/>I should like<\/font>&nbsp;<font face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\" color=\"#336633\">excellent meats of belief and pure piety.<br \/>I should like the men of Heaven at my house.<br \/>I should like barrels of peace at their disposal.<br \/>I should like for them cellars of mercy.<br \/>I should like cheerfulness to be their drinking.<br \/>I should like Jesus to be there among them.<br \/>I should like the three Marys of illustrious renown to be with us.<br \/>I should like the people of Heaven, the poor, to be gathered around from all parts.<\/font><\/span><\/div>\n<div><font color=\"#336633\" face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: small\"><br \/><\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 1 is St Brigid Day, Ireland&#8217;s female patron saint. &nbsp;Brigid (d. 525) was an abbess and founder of the great monastic communities at Kildare, a leader in early Celtic Christianity, and is venerated in both the western and eastern churches. &nbsp; Birgid is also the patron saint of beer makers. &nbsp;The reason? 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