Morning and evening prayers for the peace of the whole world. Following the pattern of his popular Celtic Benediction, Philip Newell provides lyrical and theologically profound prayers for morning and evening each day of the week. These devotions celebrate the spiritual legacy shared by Jews, Christians, and Muslims and articulate the longings for peace that are closer to the heart of these spiritual traditions than their divisions. Ideal for personal devotions, this book also provides a versatile liturgical resource appropriate for Christian or interfaith use. Each devotion features

• A Beatitude
• A Prayer of Awareness
• Meditative Readings from the Psalms, the Gospel of Matthew, and the Qu'ran
• A Prayer for the Life of the World
• A Prayer of Blessing
• Rich full-color illustrations drawn from Jewish, Christian, and Islamic art.

Publisher: Wm. C. Eerdmans
Cost: $18.00

You might also be interested in the companion CD - Chanting for Peace: Praying with the Earth.

John Philip Newell
with soloist Suzanne Butler
The chants, sung in English, have a descant in the original language from the three households of Abraham, Sarah and Hagar. The words are selections from the Quran, the Hebrew Scriptures and the Words of Jesus and are interwoven with prayers by John Philip Newell. The soloist and music director is Suzanne Butler who was featured on Newell's previous chant CD, Sounds of the Eternal.
The composer Linda Larkin is from Santa Fe; the spoken prayers are from John Philip's new book Praying with the Earth.

ISBN: 9780981980058
$23.00

Composed by Guitarist Sam Guarnaccia, with Lyrics by Philip Newell, this beautiful CD was inspired by the haunting spirit of the Celtic world. Soloist: Suzanne Adam with Elizabeth Von Trapp and other choral voices. Instrumentation include Violin, Flute, Cello, Viola, Bodhran, Guitar, Whistle & Small Pipes. Tracks include: Song of the Universe, Sanctus, The Prayer of Jesus, Agnus Dei, Benedictus and Song of Peace. $20.00

These newly translated morning and evening prayers are by the poet and author, John Philip Newell. They draw on Celtic Christian tradition and ancient Jewish spirituality and invite us to rediscover the mystery of God's image within. This Spanish edition includes additional three prayers, The Prayer of Jesus, Blessings of Jesus and Song of Mary, never before published. These lovely prayers give voice to common yearnings of the human soul. John Philip's expansive poetic language opens the ancient tradition to a new generation.

"With so many similarities between Celtic and Latino spiritualities--earthy joy, solemn realism and an incarnational yearning--this careful translation of Philip Newell's Psalter is a grace-filled gift, whether your preference is English or Spanish. Es un cancion del corazon y una ofrenda a Dios."

The Rt. Rev. David M. Reed
Suffragan Bishop of West Texas

Sonidos de lo eterno: un salterio celta ~oranciones para la manana y la noche~
by John Philip Newell
Introduction by Mary C. Earle
Translation by: Carlos Exposito Irarragorri & Maria Cristina Borges Alvarez
Published by New Beginnings. PP 108 $14.95