St. Patrick!
Contributed by Barb Gobel
St. Patrick was born in a part of Britain that we now know as Scotland. Irish pirates kidnaped him shortly before his 16th birthday. He was sold as a slave to be a shepherd to the sheep. It was at this time that Patrick came to know Jesus in a very deep and personal way. St. Patrick prayed all day and sometimes all night.
In his dream he is shown a ship that will take him away from slavery. He wakes up and walks two hundred miles till he sees the ship from his dreams. His family and friends are delighted to have him home again. He studies and becomes a priest and a bishop.
St. Patrick has another dream in which he heard the voice of the Irish people to "come back and walk once more among us." So Patrick obeys this call and goes back to Ireland as a bishop. St. Patrick not only could speak the Gaelic language of the Irish but also understood their customs. St. Patrick devoted himself entirely to the salvation of the Irish people who worshipped false gods. He traveled all over the island, where he baptized an infinite number of people and started monastic life in Ireland.
St. Patrick used the shamrock to help the Irish understand how there are three persons but one God. Just as there are THREE leaves on a shamrock but it is one plant. Patrick also knew that the Irish people also known as the Celtic people worshiped the sun. He then used their symbol of the sun behind the cross to intertwine both cultures. It is said that St. Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland. But this legend represents St. Patrick driving out the evil forces in Ireland. The devil takes the form of a snake in the Garden of Eden.
CHAPLET OF ST. PATRICK
Contributed by Barb Gobel
St. Patrick was born in a part of Britain that we now know as Scotland. Irish pirates kidnaped him shortly before his 16th birthday. He was sold as a slave to be a shepherd to the sheep. It was at this time that Patrick came to know Jesus in a very deep and personal way. St. Patrick prayed all day and sometimes all night.
In his dream he is shown a ship that will take him away from slavery. He wakes up and walks two hundred miles till he sees the ship from his dreams. His family and friends are delighted to have him home again. He studies and becomes a priest and a bishop.
St. Patrick has another dream in which he heard the voice of the Irish people to "come back and walk once more among us." So Patrick obeys this call and goes back to Ireland as a bishop. St. Patrick not only could speak the Gaelic language of the Irish but also understood their customs. St. Patrick devoted himself entirely to the salvation of the Irish people who worshipped false gods. He traveled all over the island, where he baptized an infinite number of people and started monastic life in Ireland.
St. Patrick used the shamrock to help the Irish understand how there are three persons but one God. Just as there are THREE leaves on a shamrock but it is one plant. Patrick also knew that the Irish people also known as the Celtic people worshiped the sun. He then used their symbol of the sun behind the cross to intertwine both cultures. It is said that St. Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland. But this legend represents St. Patrick driving out the evil forces in Ireland. The devil takes the form of a snake in the Garden of Eden.
CHAPLET OF ST. PATRICK
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Beads: There are twelve beads for this chaplet. Method: Prayer on the Medal: The Apostle's Creed On each of the twelve green beads recite:Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Intention: Through the intercession of St. Patrick, may God Almighty strengthen one's faith, and grant the grace of faith for others.
Beads: There are twelve beads for this chaplet. Method: Prayer on the Medal: The Apostle's Creed On each of the twelve green beads recite:Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Intention: Through the intercession of St. Patrick, may God Almighty strengthen one's faith, and grant the grace of faith for others.
BREASTPLATE OF ST. PATRICK
Christ as a light, Illumine and guide me! Christ as a shield, o'ershadow and cover me! Christ be under me! Christ be over me! Christ be beside me, on the left hand and right!Christ be before me, behind me, about me; Christ this day, be within and without me!(From "Hymn Before Tara)"
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