St Patrick’s Breastplate

Posted by petrus, on March 17th, 2017
celtic trefoil

Also known as the “Lorica* of St Patrick”, this poem is most familiar to churchgoers in the metrical version by Cecil Frances Alexander. (She also wrote the texts for “All Things Bright and Beautiful”, “There is a Green Hill Far Away”, and “Once in Royal David’s City”.) In honor of the Saint, we present two . . . → Read More: St Patrick’s Breastplate

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Saint Patrick

Posted by petrus, on March 17th, 2017
St Patrick, Enlightener of Ireland

St Patrick, Enlightener of Ireland, shown with the shamrock he used to explain the mystery of the Holy Trinity

O God, who in thy providence didst choose thy servant Patrick to be the Apostle of the Irish people, that he might cause the light of the Gospel to shine in the world: Grant . . . → Read More: Saint Patrick

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