Book of Prayers and Proverbs – Diocese of Nave First Edition

Prayers:
Note on Prayers: The Prayers listed below act as loose examples rather than strict templates and can be adjusted as necessary to meet more specific circumstances or situations. These examples assume at least three faithful are present.

Blessing for Safety for a Long Journey
“O Radiant Lord, We pray to Thee to Bless Your Faithful Travelers with Your Illuminating Guidance, To Watch over them and Protect them with Your Righteous Spear Leviaculo so they may reach their destination and come home safe and sound. In Your Glorious Name we pray, Praise be to Sol Deus.” (All other faithful present: “Praise be to Sol Deus”)

Blessing for Good Harvest
“O Radiant Lord, We pray to Thee to Bless Your Faithful with a Bountiful Harvest, to Grant us Your Holy Light to guide our hands, for Your Wisdom so we may collect only what is needed, and for the Strength to carry it back without delay. In Your Glorious Name we pray, Praise be to Sol Deus.” (All other faithful present: “Praise be to Sol Deus”)

Prayer for Reassurance in Times of Hardship
“O Radiant Lord, We pray for Thee for Your Illuminating Guidance in these Hard Times, To Remind us of Your Undying Love, To Comfort us in Your Holy Light, and To Grant us the Courage, Wisdom, and Determination to overcome our Darkest Hours. In Your Glorious Name we pray, Praise be to Sol Deus.” (All other faithful present: “Praise be to Sol Deus”)

Blessing for Protection before Battle
“O Radiant Lord, We pray to Thee to Bless Your Faithful with Protection in the Coming Battle. To Grant us the Will to Fight as You did at Creation, To Strike down Your foes with the Strength of Your Righteous Spear Leviaculo, and for Your Holy Light to give Comfort and Guidance to the Souls of the Fallen. In Your Glorious Name we pray, Praise be to Sol Deus.” (All other faithful present: “Praise be to Sol Deus”)

Prayer for Thanksgiving
“O Radiant Lord, We pray to Thee to Give Thanks for all the Blessings You have given onto us. To renew our devotion to You, To give Your Undying Love back to You in return, and Carry Your Kindness and Generosity with us so we may Spread Your Good Will to All. In Your Glorious Name we pray, Praise be to Sol Deus.” (All other faithful present: “Praise be to Sol Deus”)

Blessing for a Good Meal
“O Radiant Lord, We pray to Thee to Bless this Good Meal we are to partake, To Replenish us in both Body and Soul, To Grant us Good Health and a Long Life, and To Give Thanks to the Working Hands Your Light Guided to make it possible. In Your Glorious Name we pray, Praise be to Sol Deus.” (All other faithful present: “Praise be to Sol Deus”)

Prayer for the Fallen Faithful
“O Radiant Lord, We pray to Thee to Bless Your Faithful Fallen who have passed on from this mortal realm, For Your Light to Guide them to Your Son Leontoceph, so their souls may be Judged Righteously, and Live Forevermore among the fertile fields of Caelum. In Your Glorious Name we pray, Praise be to Sol Deus.” (All other faithful present: “Praise be to Sol Deus”)

Proverbs:
Note on Proverbs: It is our solemn belief that all wisdom, no matter how minor, comes from Sol Deus' Guiding Light. However to be respectful to the real-life cultures in which these proverbs originate, the cultural origins of each proverb will be listed if they are known.

If you fall seven times, stand up eight. - Japanese

A shared joy is a double joy, a shared sorrow is only half a sorrow. - Swedish

If you wish to go fast, go alone. If you wish to go far, go together. - African

You can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs. - American

Words should be weighed, not counted. - Yiddish

If you can’t live longer, live deeper. - Italian

Do good and throw it in the sea, for even if the fish don't notice, Sol Deus (God) will. - Arab

Where love reigns, the impossible may be attained. - Indian

There's more than one way to skin a cat. - American

It’s better to light a candle than curse the darkness. - Chinese

A man who resorts only to force is afraid of reasoning. - Kenyan

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. - English

Still waters run deep. - Latin

He who does not travel, does not know the value of men. - Moorish

The night rinses what the day has soaped. - Swiss

Measure a thousand times and cut once. - Turkish

A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom. - Welsh

Even the most beautiful fig may still contain a worm. - Zulu

Change yourself and fortune will change. - Portuguese

In love, there is always one who kisses and one who offers the cheek. - French

Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree. - Ethiopian

Who begins too much accomplishes little. - German

Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you. - Spanish

Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder. - English

Don’t sail out farther than you can row back. - Danish

There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. - Russian

Age is honorable and youth is noble. - Irish

In a battle between elephants, the ants get squashed. - Thai

If you take big paces, you leave big spaces. - Burmese

Before you score, you first must have a goal. - Greek

Good advice is often annoying, bad advice never is. - French

Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. - Chinese

Do not rejoice at my grief, for when mine is old, yours will be new. - Spanish

What you see in yourself is what you see in the world. - Afghan

It is always darkest just before dawn. - English

It takes a whole village to raise a child. - African

Examine what is said, not who speaks. - Arab

Two wrongs don’t make a right. - English

A large chair does not make a king. - Sudanese

Instruction in youth is like engraving in stone. - Moroccan

Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, small wisdom. - Chinese

A man does not seek his luck; luck seeks its man. - Turkish

A teacher is better than two books. - German

A beautiful thing is never perfect. - Egyptian

The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour. - Japanese

Character is always corrupted by prosperity. - Icelandic

A fault confessed is half redressed. - Zulu

To be willing is only half the task. - Armenian

Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough, but not baked in the same oven. - Yiddish

The heart that loves is always young. - Greek

He who always thinks it is too soon is sure to come too late. - German

Turn your face to the sun and the shadows will fall behind you. - New Zealand

When the sun rises, it rises for everyone. - Cuban

No man can paddle two canoes at the same time. - Bantu

If you go to a donkey’s house, don’t talk about ears. - Jamaican

Speak the truth, but leave immediately after. - Slovenian

The pen is mightier than the sword. - English

Truth is more valuable if it takes you a few years to find it. - French

Some men go through a forest and see no firewood – English

The tree with the most leaves will not always produce the most fruit. - Brazilian

Begin to weave and Sol Deus (God) will give the thread. - German

A bird does not sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song. - Chinese

Even if you know a thousand things, don't forget to ask the man who knows one. - Turkish

It's not enough to learn how to ride, you must also learn how to fall. - Mexican

Strike when the iron is hot. - English