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In the Christian monastic tradition, a lorica is a prayer recited for protection. It is essentially a 'protection prayer' in which the petitioner invokes all the power of God as a safeguard against evil in its many forms. The Latin word ''lorica'' originally meant "armor" or "breastplate." Both meanings come together in the practice of placing verbal inscriptions on the shields or armorial trappings of knights, who might recite them before going into battle. The idea underlying the name is probably derived from Ephesians 6:14, where the Apostle bids his readers stand, "having put on the breast-plate of righteousness,".〔("Gildae Lorica", ''Early Church Fathers'', pp.289-293, (1899) )〕 Notable loricas include ''Rob tu mo bhoile, a Comdi cride'', which in its English translation provides the text for the hymn ''Be Thou My Vision'', the Lorica of Laidcenn, the Lorica of Saint Fursey and the Lorica of Saint Patrick, which begins :I arise today :Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, :Through a belief in the Threeness, :Through confession of the Oneness :Of the Creator of creation. == Lorica of St Patrick == (詳細はウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lorica (incantation)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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