HAPPY ST PATTY'S DAY. . . MAY THE LUCK OF THE IRISH BE WITH THEE!!!
Leprechauns, castles, good luck and laughter
Lullabies, dreams and love ever after.
Poems and songs with pipes and drums
A thousand welcomes when anyone comes...
That's the Irish for you!
(Irish Blessing)
A Blessing from Saint
Patrick:
May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields and,
Until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.
St. Patrick was a Christian missionary given major credit for the conversion of
Ireland from paganism. So many legends surround his life that the truth is not
easily found.
St. Patrick was born the son of a Christian in what is now britain. As a teen
Patrick was kidnapped by an Irish raiding party and forced into slavery. After six
years he escaped and made his way back home. Soon after, Patrick received a
divine call in a dream to return to Ireland as a Christian missionary. After being
ordained as a priest, he traveled to Ireland to spend the rest of his life converting
pagans, founding churches, and ordaining clergymen. It is agreed that St. Patrick
was the leader in the Christianization of pagan Ireland.
St. Patrick became a hero in Ireland, so much so that there are no fewer than 60
churches and cathedrals named for him in Ireland alone. Perhaps the most famous
of these is the giant St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, the grounds of which bear
the mark of the site on which St. Patrick baptized his converts.
May St. Patrick guard you wherever
you go and guide you in
whatever you do--and may his loving
protection be a blessing to you always.
(Irish Blessing)
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