the communion of the saints...

     I just like this:

May Brigid bless the house wherein you dwell
Bless every fireside, every wall and floor;
Bless every heart that beats beneath its roof;
And every tongue and mind for evermore;
Bless every hand that toils to bring joy
And every foot that walks its portals through.
This is my wish today, my constant prayer
May Brigid bless the house that shelters you.

     Don't worry. It's not like I believe the saints are, you know, alive in Christ. Rank heresy that is! No, they're dead and gone, and it's best we don't try and talk with 'em or otherwise disturb their deadness.