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.
SAINT PATRICKThe Lord opened the understanding of my unbelieving heart, so that I should recall my sins.
More Saint Patrick Quotes
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Before I was humiliated I was like a stone that lies in deep mud, and he who is mighty came and in his compassion raised me up and exalted me very high and placed me on the top of the wall.
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I grieve for you, how I mourn for you, who are so very dear to me, but again I can rejoice within my heart, not for nothing have I labored, neither has my exile been in vain.
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I am certain in my heart that all that I am, I have received from God.
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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.
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If I be worthy, I live for my God to teach the heathen, even though they may despise me.
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Daily I expect to be murdered or betrayed or reduced to slavery if the occasion arises. But I fear nothing, because of the promises of heaven.
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If I have any worth, it is to live my life for God so as to teach these peoples; even though some of them still look down on me.
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I am Patrick, yes a sinner and indeed untaught; yet I am established here in Ireland where I profess myself bishop. I am certain in my heart that ‘all that I am,’ I have received from God. So I live among barbarous tribes, a stranger and exile for the love of God.
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Christ beside me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me.
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The Lord opened the understanding of my unbelieving heart, so that I should recall my sins.
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Sufficient to say, greed is a deadly deed. You shall not covet your neighbor’s goods.
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I pray to God to give me perseverance and to deign that I be a faithful witness to Him to the end of my life for my God.
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That which I have set out in Latin is not my words but the words of God and of apostles and prophets, who of course have never lied. He who believes shall be saved, but he who does not believe shall be damned. God has spoken.
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So I live among barbarous tribes, a stranger and exile for the love of God.
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May the strength of God pilot us, may the wisdom of God instruct us, may the hand of God protect us, may the word of God direct us. Be always ours this day and for evermore.
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