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Saint
Patrick's day is on March 17th, a lot of people
celebrate this holiday all around the world.
Some
of the thousands that celebrate the holiday go to church,
having parties, or just wearing GREEN.
Some
places in the United States of America have parades to
celebrate the holiday.
People
have been celebrating St.. Patrick's Day for almost 1600 years
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The Story Of Saint
Patrick
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*Patrick was born
to a Romanized family in Britain probably in the first half of
the 5th century.
*At the age of 16
he was taken to Ireland by pirates and sold into
slavery.
*The young boy was
sustained by his faith during his six years working as a
herdsman.
*When Patrick
escaped and returned to Britain, he had a vision of the Irish
beseeching him to return to Ireland to spread his
faith.
*Patrick recorded
this call to his vocation in the Confessio, his spiritual
autobiography and one of his two short writings that have
survived.
*Patrick returned
to Ireland around the year 432 AD with the mission to convert
the pagan Irish to Christianity.
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 Saint
Patrick's Church
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To
commemorate the 1500 anniversary of St Patrick the Church of
Ireland built in 1932 a small stone church with a round tower
on the site. The church at Saul is open daily and is only one
of several sites associated with the Irish
Saint.
St. Patrick's Day is not
only a public holiday in Ireland but has become a holiday for
many of the estimated 70 million members of the Irish diaspora
who planted their roots all over the world following the Great
Famine and emigration (1845 -1857)
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Saint
Patrick |
Saint Patrick's in
Dublin |
Statue on Slieve
Patrick |
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Saint
Patrick's Day is traditionally a religious
holiday in Ireland, but
in America, it has become a day of fun and celebration.
To those of Irish descent, the roots of St. Patrick's
Day are not forgotten, but they enjoy the parades
and holiday fun as well. Many take the opportunity
to share the wonderful culture of Ireland through their
talents as dancers and musicians.
The
primary artistic reminder of Saint Patrick's Day is the
shamrock, which is a three leafed
clover.
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 Leprechaun's clothes are like what a shoemaker
might wear. He is about two feet tall and a very grouchy
sort of man. If you can catch one of which I
doubt you can. You can force the Leprechaun using threat of
bodily harm to find his pot of gold. But don't take your eye
off of him as he will get away when you are not looking.
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Patrick of Ireland used a three leafed clover in his
sermons to represent the Father, the Son, and the Holy
Spirit. He used this analogy during his explaination of
how the three parts exist as the same entity. His
followers later began wearing three leaf clovers in
rememberance of his sermons.
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An
Ancient Irish Prayer
An Ancient Irish
Prayer, 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 shield to
protect me,
God's host to save me
From snares of
devils,
From temptation of vices,
From everyone who
wishes me ill
Afar and anear
Alone and in a
multitude.
~From St. Patrick's
Breastplate
May you be poor in misfortune,
Rich in
blessings,
Slow to make enemies,
Quick to make
friends.
But rich or poor or quick or slow,
May you know
nothing but happiness
From this day
forward.
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