A Swiftly Tilting Planet has always been my favourite of the Time books (I was a tween/early teen when I read it) and for a long while I had a printed copy of the poem taped to my bedroom wall. It was my introduction to the Lorica as well, and you're the first person I've seen mention the former in discussion of the latter.
As an aside, I've also noticed how different people latch onto different books in the Time Quintet - A Wind in the Door is my least favourite of the first four, but the echthroi and the idea of X-ing keep popping into my head lately, including last night while watching a live performance of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
That hymn setting was my bridal processional. I look back on that selection often as this mark of grace that has become more layered with just how appropriate it was over time. It is one of my favorite prayers and I loved learning more about the stories!
I love Saint Patrick’s Hymn! (So much so that I included a part of it in a novel, inspired in part by Madeleine L’Engle.) Like you, my first encounter with it was A Swiftly Tilting Planet, which I have not read in years.
A Swiftly Tilting Planet has always been my favourite of the Time books (I was a tween/early teen when I read it) and for a long while I had a printed copy of the poem taped to my bedroom wall. It was my introduction to the Lorica as well, and you're the first person I've seen mention the former in discussion of the latter.
As an aside, I've also noticed how different people latch onto different books in the Time Quintet - A Wind in the Door is my least favourite of the first four, but the echthroi and the idea of X-ing keep popping into my head lately, including last night while watching a live performance of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
That hymn setting was my bridal processional. I look back on that selection often as this mark of grace that has become more layered with just how appropriate it was over time. It is one of my favorite prayers and I loved learning more about the stories!
I love Saint Patrick’s Hymn! (So much so that I included a part of it in a novel, inspired in part by Madeleine L’Engle.) Like you, my first encounter with it was A Swiftly Tilting Planet, which I have not read in years.