St. Patrick

Today is the feast day of St. Patrick, Bishop of Armaugh, Ireland. He is said to have freed Ireland from snakes, and chased them out of there. The fact is that he routed the people, in particular the Druids who worshiped snakes. He converted thousands of people who did not know the True God, and what they needed to do because of this enlightening. They have been steadfast believers since the early centuries of the Church. However, I don't know if they are of the same belief today, since the destruction and weakening of the Church in the past 50 years. Hopefully, there are still some who hold onto the Truth. Maybe St. Patrick can drive the low-life snakes out of the Church so that we can worship like we were meant to.


The following is a quote from St. Patrick and how he believes:

“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” (from “The Breastplate of St. Patrick”).


This day's celebration in the parade in New York will 'welcome' homos, because Card. Dolan doesn't see a problem with them; 'we need to accept them as they are' and 'good for them' and 'who am I to judge' type of attitude. While at the same time, the 'Right to Life' people are denied access to the parade. It is right, we don't 'judge' them, but we DO judge their actions. Christ alone will judge them when they croak, higher ups in the Church included. These prelates need to pass on Doctrine, not their feelings. So, how about this. Instead of getting stupid on green beer (which will end up looking like you have a bladder infection later in the day), how about we learn something about the Faith, about a great Saint, about trying to save our own souls? Maybe we can eliminate the snakes in our own lives. Maybe we can put our own selfish ambitions on the back burner for once, and do something God wants us to do.


St. Patrick, pray for us and for the Church in these troubling times. We sorely need it.