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March 17, 2004

May the Saint be with you ...

May the blessed Saint Patrick be the guide and the companion as you all walk with Christ through this life and into the next.

O God, the light of the faithful, and shepherd of souls, who didst set blessed Patrick to be a Bishop and teacher in the Church, that he might feed thy sheep by his word and guide them by his example: Grant us, we pray thee, to keep the faith which he taught, and to follow in his footsteps; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

On this day when we remember Patrick, slave, evangelist, Bishop and founder of the Celtic Church tradition, let us also remember the Celtic blessing: -

May the sun shine always on your face,
May the wind be always at your back,
May the rain fall gently on your fields,
May the road rise up to meet your feet,
May your journey be always in the Lord,
May the Devil be always too late to find you,
And until we meet again,
May the Lord hold you in the palm of His hand
and keep you safe.

Enjoy the feast in honour of a truly remarkable man, whose footprints are writ large on the history of the Church. Not a learned man, but a steadfast and a faithful one.

Posted by The Gray Monk at March 17, 2004 10:05 AM