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 PATRICKIf I be worthy, I live for my God to teach the heathen, even though they may despise me.
More Saint Patrick Quotes
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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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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 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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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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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.
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So I live among barbarous tribes, a stranger and exile for the love of God.
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The Lord opened the understanding of my unbelieving heart, so that I should recall my sins.
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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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I am Patrick, a sinner, most uncultivated and least of all the faithful and despised in the eyes of many.
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Never trust a dog to watch your food.
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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.
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I prayed in the woods and on the mountain, even before dawn. I felt no hurt from the snow or ice or rain.
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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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If I have any worth, it is to live my life for God.
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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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