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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.

Saint Patrick

He [God] 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.
SAINT PATRICK

Evil Father Protection Save Son
I am certain in my heart that all that I am, I have received from God.
SAINT PATRICK

God Heart Myself
The Lord opened the understanding of my unbelieving heart, so that I should recall my sins.
SAINT PATRICK

Believe God Heart Sin Understand
Christ beside me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me.
SAINT PATRICK

Inspirational Prayer Religion
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.
SAINT PATRICK

Believe God Himself Religious Save Talk
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.
SAINT PATRICK

Expectation Heaven Promise Slave
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.
SAINT PATRICK

Establishment God Heart Live Love Myself Sin
No one should ever say that it was my ignorance if I did or showed forth anything however small according to God’s good pleasure; but let this be your conclusion and let it so be thought, that – as is the perfect truth – it was the gift of God.
SAINT PATRICK

Gift God Happiness Ignorance Perfection
Never trust a dog to watch your food.
SAINT PATRICK

Dog Food Protection Trust
I am Patrick, a sinner, most uncultivated and least of all the faithful and despised in the eyes of many.
SAINT PATRICK

Eyes Faith Hate Loyalty
So I live among barbarous tribes, a stranger and exile for the love of God.
SAINT PATRICK

God Live Love Myself
Let anyone laugh and taunt if he so wishes. I am not keeping silent, nor am I hiding the signs and wonders that were shown to me by the Lord many years before they happened, who knew everything, even before the beginning of time.
SAINT PATRICK

Beginning Hide Laughter Silence Time
I am imperfect in many things, nevertheless I want my brethren and kinsfolk to know my nature so that they may be able to perceive my soul’s desire.
SAINT PATRICK

Angel Character Desire Imperfection Nature Soul
I prayed in the woods and on the mountain, even before dawn. I felt no hurt from the snow or ice or rain.
SAINT PATRICK

Feeling Hurt Myself Prayer Rain
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 PATRICK

God Heaven Nation Recognition
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.
SAINT PATRICK

Compassion Himself Humilition Myself

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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