cmotherofpirl Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 Lorica of Saint Patrick I arise today Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, Through a belief in the Threeness, Through confession of the Oneness Of the Creator of creation. I arise today Through the strength of Christ's birth and His baptism, Through the strength of His crucifixion and His burial, Through the strength of His resurrection and His ascension, Through the strength of His descent for the judgment of doom. I arise today Through the strength of the love of cherubim, In obedience of angels, In service of archangels, In the hope of resurrection to meet with reward, In the prayers of patriarchs, In preachings of the apostles, In faiths of confessors, In innocence of virgins, In deeds of righteous men. I arise today Through the strength of heaven; Light of the sun, Splendor of fire, Speed of lightning, Swiftness of the wind, Depth of the sea, Stability of the earth, Firmness of the rock. 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 shield to protect me, God's hosts to save me From snares of the devil, From temptations of vices, From every one who desires me ill, Afar and anear, Alone or in a mulitude. I summon today all these powers between me and evil, Against every cruel merciless power that opposes my body and soul, Against incantations of false prophets, Against black laws of pagandom, Against false laws of heretics, Against craft of idolatry, Against spells of women and smiths and wizards, Against every knowledge that corrupts man's body and soul. Christ shield me today Against poison, against burning, Against drowning, against wounding, So that reward may come to me in abundance. 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 sit down, Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of every man who speaks of me, Christ in the eye that sees me, Christ in the ear that hears me. I arise today Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, Through a belief in the Threeness, Through a confession of the Oneness Of the Creator of creation St. Patrick (ca. 377) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 i wish i could go to Ireland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 Who has the claim to fame of bringing St Patrick to Ireland? St Brighid, Niall of the 9 hostages, Bord Failte, or the Vikings Who was Irelands 1st canonized Saint? St Lawrence O'Toole, St Oliver Plunkett, St Matthew Talbot, St Patrick Who diiscovered America in 545 AD? St Brendan - bishop of Clonefert, St Kevin, Irish sailors on the spanish armada, an irish monk who sailed with Leif Eriksson What is the leprechauns legendary profession? tour guide, tailor and cobbler, banker, garden ornament Whose cry heralds the death of a member of the listener's family? banshee, keener, pooka, wolf What is a changling? currency, loose coins, ugly impish child left by fairies, evil spirit who steals cattle What is a pooka? fairy who takes the form of a horse, an irish dance, clothing, irish ballad what weapon can you use against fairies? none, money, fire and iron, words What is the origin of fairies? angels who revolted and thrown out of heaven, the ancient gods driven underground by Christianity, imagination, marketing tool Who did not invade Ireland? vikings, romans, normans, english Where is the seat of the High Kings of Ireland? Tara, Dublin castle, Armagh, Galway What does one do at a wake? sing a song, cry, drink alcogol, play games If on a journey you meet a red-haired woman what do you do? turn back, talk, ignor, cross the road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 [quote name='cmotherofpirl' date='Mar 15 2004, 01:04 PM'] If on a journey you meet a red-haired woman what do you do? turn back, talk, ignor, cross the road [/quote] watch out for me, then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 [color=green]Happy St. Patrick's Day! [/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PedroX Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 Sitting here, listening to Johnny Cash sing "Danny Boy" in honor of the day. peace... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilroy the Ninja Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 We're either going to have corned beef with cabage and potatoes or we're going to our favorite Irish pub for entertainment and food and none of that nasty green beer. Only Guinness for us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 Kilroy do you have a good recipe? I'm going to make Irish soda bread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stargirl3:16 Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 [color=green]It's St. Patrick's day! woohoo! get green or get pinched! (brought to you by your local sppa)[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 [color=green]We're cranking the Irish tunes here at our house. First some Irish Tenors, then some Bing, then Phil Coulter, and Frank Patterson.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 Wolftones, Cheiftains, Gailic Storm, Clancy Brothers, Cahil Dunne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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