Happy St Patricks day!!

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  1. Scottish Knight

    Scottish Knight Well-Known Member

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    umm for three days ago, ok better late than ever :p

    Anyhoo its a good reason to put up this funny veggie tales sketch telling the life of Patrick in a way only veggie tales can :D

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg5ejLGEnZk
     
  2. Incense

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    This prayer is often called "St. Patrick's Breastplate" because of those parts of it which seek God's protection. It is also sometimes called "The Deer's Cry" or "The Lorica". I am sure all of you know it, but it is a beautiful reminder :)

    I arise today
    through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,
    through the belief in the threeness,
    through the confession of the oneness
    of the Creator of Creation.

    i arise today
    through the strength of Christ's birth with his baptism,
    through the strength of his crucifixion with his burial,
    through the strength of his resurrection with his ascension,
    through the strength of his descent for the Judgement Day.

    i arise today
    through the strength of the love of Cherubim,
    in obedience of angels,
    in the service of archangels,
    in hope of resurrection to meet with reward,
    in prayers of patriarchs,
    in predictions of prophets,
    in preaching of apostles,
    in faith of confessors,
    in innocence of holy virgins,
    in deeds of righteous men.

    i arise today
    through the strength of heaven:
    light of sun,
    radiance of moon,
    splendour of fire,
    speed of lightning,
    swiftness of wind,
    depth of sea,
    stability of earth,
    firmness of rock.

    I arise today
    through God's strength to pilot me:
    God’s might to uphold me,
    God’s wisdom to guide me,

    God’s eye to look before me,
    God’s ear to hear me,
    God’s word to speak for me,
    God’s hand to guard me,
    God’s way to lie before me,
    God’s shield to protect me,
    God’s host to save me
    from snares of demons,
    from temptations of vices,
    from everyone who shall wish me ill,
    afar and anear,
    alone and in multitude.

    i summon today all these powers between me and those evils,
    against every cruel merciless power that may oppose my body and soul,
    against incantations of false prophets,
    against black laws of pagandom
    against false laws of heretics,
    against craft of idolatry,
    against spells of witches and smiths and wizards,
    against every knowledge that corrupts man's body and soul.

    Christ to shield me today
    against poison, against burning,
    against drowning, against wounding,
    so that there may come to me abundance of reward.
    Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me,
    Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
    Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
    Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ when I arise,
    Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,
    Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
    Christ in every eye that sees me,
    Christ in every ear that hears me.

    I arise today
    through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,
    through belief in the Threeness,
    through confession of the oneness,
    of the Creator of Creation.
     
  3. Jeff F

    Jeff F Well-Known Member

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    Sadly, he was somewhat robbed of his glory since his feast day fell on a Sunday. Our rubrics mandate that it be celebrated on an alternate day, so you were really late with us Episcopal folks!:D

    Jeff
     
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    Silvan Active Member

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    As a friend of Ireland (and England and Scotland and Wales) I am also a friend of Saint Patrick's Day! :)

    --------

    And let me quote this;


    “At Tara in this fateful hour,
    I place all Heaven with its power,
    And the sun with its brightness,
    And the snow with its whiteness,
    And the fire with all the strength it hath,
    And the lightning with its rapid wrath,
    And the winds with their swiftness along their path,
    And the sea with its deepness,
    And the rocks with their steepness,
    And the earth with its starkness:
    All these I place,
    By God's almighty help and grace
    Between myself and the powers of darkness!”



    https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/17745-at-tara-in-this-fateful-hour-i-place-all-heaven
     
  5. anglican74

    anglican74 Well-Known Member Anglican

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    I bind unto myself
    The strong name of the Trinity
    The three in one
    And one in three

    -Saint Patrick
     
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    One of my favorite passages from St. Patrick's Confession:

    And after three days we came to land. And we wandered for twenty-eight days through a wilderness, and their food ran out, and hunger overcame them. And the next day their captain began to say to me, "What do you say, Christian? Isn't your god great and almighty? Why can't you pray for us, since we're perishing with hunger? For it looks as though we aren't likely ever to find any people." So I said openly to them, "Be turned with all your heart and faith to the Lord our God. For nothing is impossible with him, so that today he will send food into your path, so much that you'll be full. For all things are his." And by God's help, it was so. For a flock of swine appeared on the trail right in front of our eyes. And they slew many of them, and stayed there for two nights well-refreshed. And their dogs were revived; for many of them were weakened, and wandered from the trail half-dead. And after this they gave great thanks to God, and I was honored in their eyes.--Confession 19.