Dancing Monk Icons

Clare of Assisi

“We become what we love and who we love shapes what we become.”

Benedict of Nursia
“Let our hearts overflow with the inexpressible delight of love.”

Hildegard of Bingen
“Let my soul be greening.”

Francis of Assisi
“The world is my monastery.”

Thomas Merton
“Join in the joy of the cosmic dance.”

Prophet Miriam
“All of the women went out after her with tambourines and dancing.”

King David
“David danced before God with all of his might.”

Mary, Mother of God
“My soul proclaims the greatness of our God, my spirit rejoices in God.”

Amma Syncletica
“We must kindle the divine fire within ourselves.”

Dorothy Day
“Heaven is a banquet and life is a banquet too."

Rainer Maria Rilke
“May what I do flow from me like a river.”

Teresa of Avila
"Allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise, and love."

John of the Cross
"O night, thou was my guide."

Brigid of Kildare
“Christ dwells in every creature.”

Brendan, the Navigator
“Help me to journey beyond the familiar and into the unknown.”

Kevin of Glendalough
"He is linked to eternal life." 

Dearbhla of Belmullet
"She looked at the world as if for the first time." 

Colman of Kilmacduagh
"A robin sings of the beauty found in stones and thorns."

Enda of Inismor
"Seeking the way light, water, and stone can remind of elemental things."

Sourney of Drumacoo
"Walking the rounds, footsteps bless the ground." 

Columcille of Iona
"Alone with none but you, my God, I journey on my way."

Ita of Killeedy
"I thirst for divine love."

Ciaran of Clonmacnoise
"Circle me God, keep fear without, keep joy within."

Patrick of Armagh
"Christ within me and all around me, in everyone I meet."

Gobnait of Ballyvourney
"Go seek the place of your resurrection."

St Melangell of Powys
"Take the soft hare of your life into your arms."

St. Muirgen of Lough Neagh
"They heard the celebration of angels beneath the waves."