St Patrick, bishop of Armagh and enlightener of Ireland

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O Holy Hierarch, equal of the Apostles, Saint Patrick, wonderworker and enlightener of Ireland: Intercede with the merciful God, that He grant unto our souls forgiveness of offences. - Troparion in Tone III
 
St. Patrick’s Breastplate
I like this portion of the poem traditionally attributed to Saint Patrick.

…I arise today
Through God’s strength to pilot me:
God’s might to uphold me,
God’s wisdom to guide me
God’s eye to look before me,
God’s ear to hear me,
God’s word to speak for me,
God’s hand to guard me,
God’s way to lie before me,
God’s host to secure me
against snares of devils
against temptations of vices
against inclinations of nature
against everyone who shall wish me ill,
afar and anear,
alone and in a crowd……
 
Amen, amen. 🙂

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**Hail, Glorious St Patrick ** :harp::harp:

Hail, glorious Saint Patrick, dear saint of our Isle,
On us thy poor children bestow a sweet smile;
And now thou art high in the mansions above,
On Erin’s green valleys look down in thy love.

On Erin’s green valleys, on Erin’s green valleys,
On Erin’s green valleys look down in thy love.

Hail, glorious Saint Patrick, thy words were once strong
Against Satan’s wiles and the infidel throng;
But no less is thy might where in heaven thou art;
O, come to our aid, in our battle take part.

O come to our aid, O come to our aid
O come to our aid in our battles take part.

In the war against sin, in the fight for the faith,
Dear saint, may thy children resist unto death;
May their strength be in meekness, in penance, their prayer,
Their banner the cross which they glory to bear.

Their banner the cross, Their banner the cross,
Their banner the cross which they glory to bear.

Thy people, now exiles on many a shore,
Shall love and revere thee till time be no more;
And the fire thou hast kindled shall ever burn bright,
Its warmth undiminished, undying its light.

On Erin’s green valleys, on Erin’s green valleys,
On Erin’s green valleys look down in thy love.

Ever bless and defend the sweet land of our birth,
Where the shamrock still blooms as when thou wert on earth,
And our hearts shall yet burn, where so ever we roam,
For God and Saint Patrick, and our native home.

For God and St Patrick, For God and St Patrick
For God and St Patrick and our native home.

…

Hail glorious St. Patrick, and may God keep your good son Martin. 😃
 
May the road rise up to meet you
May the wind be always at your back
May the sun shine warm upon your face
And the rain fall softly upon your fields
and until we meet again…
May God hold you in the palm of His hands.
 
The Lorica of Saint PatrickI

I bind to myself today
The strong virtue of the Invocation of the Trinity:
I believe in the Trinity in Unity
The Creator of the Universe.

I bind to myself today
The virtue of the Incarnation of Christ with His Baptism,
The virtue of His crucifixion with His burial,
The virtue of His Resurrection with His Ascension,
The virtue of His coming on the Judgement Day.

I bind to myself today
The virtue of the love of seraphim,
In the obedience of angels,
In the hope of resurrection unto reward,
In prayers of Patriarchs,
In predictions of Prophets,
In preaching of Apostles,
In faith of Confessors,
In purity of holy Virgins,
In deeds of righteous men.

I bind to myself today
The power of Heaven,
The light of the sun,
The brightness of the moon,
The splendour of fire,
The flashing of lightning,
The swiftness of wind,
The depth of sea,
The stability of earth,
The compactness of rocks.

I bind to myself today
God’s Power to guide me,
God’s Might to uphold me,
God’s Wisdom to teach me,
God’s Eye to watch over me,
God’s Ear to hear me,
God’s Word to give me speech,
God’s Hand to guide me,
God’s Way to lie before me,
God’s Shield to shelter me,
God’s Host to secure me,
Against the snares of demons,
Against the seductions of vices,
Against the lusts of nature,
Against everyone who meditates injury to me,
Whether far or near,
Whether few or with many.

I invoke today all these virtues
Against every hostile merciless power
Which may assail my body and my soul,
Against the incantations of false
prophets,
Against the black laws of heathenism,
Against the false laws of heresy,
Against the deceits of idolatry,
Against the spells of women, and smiths, and druids,
Against every knowledge that binds the soul of man.

Christ, protect me today
Against poison, against burning,
Against drowning, against death-wound,
That I may receive abundant reward.

Christ with me, Christ before me,
Christ behind me, Christ within me,
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ at my right, Christ at my left,
Christ in the fort,
Christ in the chariot seat,
Christ in the poop,
Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks to me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.

I bind to myself today
The strong virtue of the Invocation of the Trinity,
I believe in the Trinity in Unity
The Creator of the Universe.

cin.org/saints/lorica.html

peace
 
Come to us, O Patrick, as we keep thy sacred memorial; guide our hearts with thy shepherd’s staff to fervour of faith and love and divine compunction. Let thy comely feet, which once walked through Erin’s hills and fields, bearing the Gospel to bondsmen and to kings, stand also in our midst, as thou receivest kindly our offerings and entreatest the Trinity to grant mercy and life to all. - Third Stichera of Vespers “For Lord, I have cried”
 
For St Patrick’s Day:

Some Guinness was spilled on the barroom floor

when the pub was shut for the night.

Out of his hole crept a wee brown mouse

and stood in the pale moonlight.

He lapped up the frothy brew from the floor,

then back on his haunches he sat.

And all night long you could hear him roar,

‘Bring on the blasted cat!’
 
Is there a common accepted form for painting Saint Patrick? I’ve much variation in iconography with him. Some look like Gregory the Theologian, some look like Seraphim of Sarov, others show a more youthful figure with red hair.
 
Troparion - Tone 3
Holy Bishop Patrick,
Faithful shepherd of Christ’s royal flock,
You filled Ireland with the radiance of the Gospel:
The mighty strength of the Trinity!
Now that you stand before the Savior,
Pray that He may preserve us in faith and love!

Kontakion in the Fourth Tone
The Master revealed thee as a skillful fisher of men; and casting
forth nets of Gospel preaching, thou drewest up the heathen to piety.
Those who were the children of idolatrous darkness thou didst render
sons of day through holy Baptism. O Patrick, intercede for us who
honour thy memory.

It’s great when we commemorate a Holy Saint on the same day both East and West. 👍
 
Another Fisherman hath been added by the Saviour unto the Twelve, not from the coasts of Galilee, but from the shores of the far northern seas. Preaching Christ, the true Rock, he taught Erin not to hibernate unto God, but brought her into the glorious vernal flowering of grace, showing himself to be the Apostle of Ireland, the Father of Saints, the undoing of druids and dread of demons, the glory of the Orthodox and joy of all who cry: O Patrick, intercede for us who honour thy memory. - Oikos

Synaxarion
On the seventeenth of this month we commemorate our Father among the Saints Patrick, the Enlightener of Ireland and Equal to the Apostles.
Verses
Patrick now cometh, and the serpents quit Ireland,
For the serpent’s counsel hath nothing in Patrick.
On the seventeenth Patrick stood before the Trinity’s throne.
By his holy intercessions, O God, have mercy on us. Amen.
 
Little_Boy_Lost said:
Is there a common accepted form for painting Saint Patrick? I’ve much variation in iconography with him. Some look like Gregory the Theologian, some look like Seraphim of Sarov, others show a more youthful figure with red hair.
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I like the idea of the (improbable?) red hair since I was a red head before the grey set in 😃
 
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