Community of St. Ailbe, and there you shall celebrate the Nativity of the Lord.

Then, when they were making their way along the shore, a dog came running toward them and sat at Brendan’s feet, as dogs are accustomed to sit at the feet of their master. St. Brendan said to his brothers: “Has God not sent us a good messenger? Let us follow him.” Then St. Brendan and his brothers followed the dog as far as the settlement.

creatures vanished from sight, turning tail in all directions along the many paths of the sea.

and his companions, this singing and rhythmic beating of wings seemed as sweet as a song of lamentation.

As they sat at the table, the bird who had spoken to them last year settled on the prow of the boat, extended its wings, and made a noise like the sound of a great organ. The man of God knew that it wanted to tell them something. The bird said: “God has appointed four places for you for each season of the year where you shall stay until the seven

As the sun rose, they began to sing: “And may the splendor of the Lord come upon us” (Ps 89:17) with the same rhythm and chant that they had used at lauds. And then at terce, the same verse: “Sing Psalms to our God, sing Psalms; sing Psalms to our king, sing Psalms with understanding” (Ps 46:7). At sext: “Let thy face, O Lord, shine upon us and

When this period was over, the holy father ordered a three-day fast. At the end of the third day an enormous bird flew toward the boat, with a branch from some unknown tree in its beak. At the tip of the branch hung a large bunch of grapes of a wonderful purple color. The bird dropped the branch into the lap of the holy man. St. Brendan called his

“Next year you will celebrate Easter Sunday and the Easter period with us. And you will be in the same place you were for Maundy Thursday. Similarly you will celebrate the Easter vigil where you celebrated it before, on the back of Jasconius. After eight months you will find the island which is called the Island of the

Nor should I fail to mention another miracle which this renowned handmaid is said to have performed in her unceasing service of God. On one occasion she was moved by pity to give the pork that she was cooking in the cauldron for guests to a dog that came fawning and begging. But when the pork was removed from the cauldron and was divided up for the