The Love of Thousands Prayer Cycle: Day 7 Evening

Credits: All songs and texts used with permission

Opening Prayer: Written by Christine Valters Paintner

Opening Song: Holy Holy Holy by Karen Drucker from the album The Love of Thousands: Singing with Angels, Saints, and Ancestors

Sung Psalm Opening and Doxology: Richard Bruxvoort Colligan from the album Monk in the World: Songs for Contemplative Living

Psalm Version: Tune: Bold Riley, Words: Kiran Young Wimberly © 2018, from the album Rest in the Shelter

Reading of the Night: Linda Hogan, Dwellings: A Spiritual History of the Living World. Simon and Schuster (1996) page 159.

Closing Song: I Am Here by Deirdre Ní Chinnéide from the album The Soul’s Slow Ripening: Songs for Celtic Seekers

Closing Blessing: Written by Christine Valters Paintner to companion her book The Love of Thousands : How Angels, Saints, and Ancestors Walk with Us Toward Holiness (Ave Maria Press)

Please note: All of the songs and prayer responses are published on CDs in the Abbey of the Arts collection. In addition, these songs & responses have accompanying gesture prayers and/or dances created by Betsey Beckman that can be found on the corresponding DVD (each album has a DVD companion). Audio and video recordings of the Prayer Cycles are available at AbbeyoftheArts.com.