A happy and blessed St. Patrick's Day to you, one and all. I offer a tribute to a great man in one of the best known of his prayers:
Christ beside me, Christ before me;
Christ behind me, Christ within me;
Christ beneath me, Christ above me;
Christ to right of me, Christ to left of me;
Christ in my lying, my sitting, my rising;
Christ in heart of all who know me,
Christ on tongue of all who meet me,
Christ in eye of all who see me,
Christ in ear of all who hear me.
For my shield this day I call:
a mighty power:
the Holy Trinity!
affirming threeness,
confessing oneness
in the making of all - through love...
In great courage, sacrifice, and forgiveness, Patrick returned to the land that had enslaved him as a child and returned their slavery for liberty in Christ. Although facing danger, harm, and potential death every day, Patrick went across the whole of Ireland teaching and preaching about the sacrifice and gift of Christ, offering himself as an example of Christian charity and intent.
May the living Trinity of Patrick be beside, before, behind, and within you today and always.
Go mbeannaí Dia duit
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