The Lorica of St. Fursey for his feast day

May the guiding hands of God be on my shoulders,
may the presence of the Holy Spirit be on my head,
may the sign of Christ be on my forehead,
may the voice of the Holy Spirit be in my ears,
may the smell of the Holy Spirit be in my nose,
may the sight of the company of heaven be in my eyes,
may the speech of the company of heaven be in my mouth,
may the work of the church of God be in my hands,
may the serving of God and my neighbor be in my feet,
may God make my heart his home,
and may I belong to God, my Father, completely.

Today's the feast of St Fursey, 7th Century Irish missionary to East Anglia. He established an abbey at Cnobheresburg, traditionally identified as Burgh Castle in Norfolk, a disused Roman sea fort. Here he is in glass by Goddard & Gibbs, 1962 at Great Melton, Norfolk. pic.twitter.com/Z6BowZANzW

— Simon Knott (@SimoninSuffolk) January 16, 2026