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.
SAINT PATRICKI 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.
SAINT PATRICKHe who believes shall be saved, but he who does not believe shall be damned. God has spoken.
SAINT PATRICKI 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 PATRICKI am Patrick, a sinner, most uncultivated and least of all the faithful and despised in the eyes of many.
SAINT PATRICKI am certain in my heart that all that I am, I have received from God.
SAINT PATRICKI 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.
SAINT PATRICKChrist beside me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me.
SAINT PATRICKNo 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 PATRICKThe Lord opened the understanding of my unbelieving heart, so that I should recall my sins.
SAINT PATRICKIf I be worthy, I live for my God to teach the heathen, even though they may despise me.
SAINT PATRICKDaily 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 PATRICKSo I live among barbarous tribes, a stranger and exile for the love of God.
SAINT PATRICKChrist 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.
SAINT PATRICKI 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 PATRICKMay 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.
SAINT PATRICKIf I have any worth, it is to live my life for God.
SAINT PATRICK