Holy Island Prayer Book

Although the rushing tide of Celtic spirituality books has ebbed somewhat, there is still room on the bookshelves for high-quality offerings on the ancient Celtic spiritual traditions. One such title is Ray Simpson's A Holy Island Prayer Book, which offers a four-week cycle of readings and prayers taken from the liturgy of the parish church on Holy Island, or Lindisfarne. Simpson, an Anglican priest and retreat leader on the island, presents simple, elegant prayers for each day of the week, including separate prayers for morning, midday and evening. The handy pocket-sized prayer book will appeal to many armchair pilgrims who can't make it to the Northumberland coast.