Prayers for Travel
Travel prayers are among the oldest in Christian practice, prayed before pilgrimages long before they were prayed before flights.
These are short by design — for saying in the car before pulling out, or quietly before takeoff.
10 prayers
- A Prayer for Those in Harm's Way
A contemporary prayer for those in dangerous service, in the tradition of the Book of Common Prayer's prayers "For those in the Armed…
- A Prayer for Travellers
The Church has blessed travellers since the earliest centuries, when a journey was genuinely dangerous and often took months. This collect…
- Alone with None but Thee (St. Columba)
Attributed to St. Columba of Iona (521–597), the Irish monk who evangelised western Scotland, and preserved in the Celtic tradition of caim…
- Blessing of a Boat and Those at Sea
A blessing for fishing and sailing vessels and for all who work or travel upon the sea.
- Blessing of a Vehicle
A blessing for cars and other means of transport, asking safe travel for all who use them.
- Prayer Before a Journey
The traditional blessing for travellers from the Roman Ritual, prayed before setting out on a long journey or a pilgrimage. It is one of…
- Prayer for Protection Against Curses, Harm and Accidents
A broad prayer of temporal protection, joining two petitions the Church has always kept together: shelter from the malice of the enemy and…
- Prayer to St. Christopher for Travellers
The name Christopher means 'Christ-bearer', and the legend tells of a giant who ferried travellers across a river and one night carried a…
- Prayer to St. Raphael the Archangel
St. Raphael, whose name means "God heals," appears in the Book of Tobit as the angel who accompanies Tobias and restores his father's…
- Psalm 121 — I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes
Psalm 121 is one of the Songs of Ascents, sung by pilgrims climbing the road to Jerusalem, watching the hills for both danger and the first…