Feast of St. Patrick
(385 – 461)

from “The Breastplate of St. Patrick”

“Christ shield me this day: 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 arise, Christ in the heart of every person who thinks of me, Christ in the eye that sees me, Christ in the ear that hears me.”
St. Patrick

For Reflection:
Considering this prayer of St. Patrick and in light of Ephesians 6: 11-17, what “armor” do I wear daily? How convinced am I that I need to wear the armor of God?

“You must pray the prayer of action, which is the fragrant flower of the soul. A good man is a prayer.”
St. Catherine of Sienna
For Reflection:
Why is the prayer of action “the fragrant flower of the soul?” Am I a prayer?

“It is human to fall, but angelic to rise again.”
St. Mary Euphrasia Pelletier
For Reflection:
Ah, where does this bring hope to me today?