Friday, October 4

Quotes from Saint Patrick’s Confessions

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I’ve been reading a couple books that look into Saint Patrick’s mission to Ireland and its affect on Europe. These books led me to lookup some of the few writings penned by Patrick himself. These two quotes stood out.

And he watched over me before I knew him, and before I learned sense or even distinguished between good and evil, and he protected me, and consoled me as a father would his son.

For after chastisement from God, and recognizing him, our way to repay him is to exalt him and confess his wonders before every nation under heaven.

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3 Comments

  1. I love these–the first one especially =) God’s love amazes me in the way it loves me first . . . always

  2. “why his ministry was so successful”

    Because his ministry was commissioned by the Pope. ;-)

  3. I won’t deny that Patrick’s working under authority helped him, but the significant factors are found elsewhere.