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St Brigid’s Feast day is February 1st. One of the ways in which you can celebrate this day is by creating what have become known as a Brigid’s Cross.
Our pack above includes pre-measured strips of paper decorated with the Church of Ireland cross and a symbol of the Trinity and a heart intertwined, step by step instructions, as well as some information about the life of St Brigid. For additional help you can also watch an instructional video created by Rev. Abigail Sines where she makes crosses with all three mediums. https://vimeo.com/504840692?share=copy
St Brigid’s cross is a distinctive variant of the Christian cross made with straw or rushes, (you can also use Pipe Cleaners or, as with our cross, with paper). While traditions associated with the cross have varied through time, there is still significant interest from school children especially in creating their own St Brigid’s crosses on either 31st January or 1st February. St Brigid is said to have woven this cross to assist a pagan chieftain’s deathbed conversion to Christianity. (adapted from St Brigid’s Cathedral website)
You can read more information about Brigid here: https://stbrigidscathedral.com/life-of-st-brigid/ and here: https://www.churchofireland.org/news/12236/st-brigid-a-powerful-focus
A service of the word was also created for St Brigid’s day and can be found here: Celtic-Commemorations-2017—St-Brigid