I love St. Patrick's day..In part because I have some Irish heritage, but I also love the reason we celebrate St. Patrick's day.
Giving of one's self for others.
St. Patrick's day is a reminder of so many others who have gone before me.
Brave souls who gave their all,so others as well as myself could hear words to set us free. They remind me to give and sacrifice for others, as well.
So St. Patrick's day,we "wear the green proudly and are reminded of so much to be thankful for. Not only do we wear the green, we often eat the green..
Have you ever had green milk for breakfast,green eggs and ham..green jelly for your toast and for jelly sandwiches? Green jello for dessert at supper?
Yes GREEN, GREEN, GREEN... today make IT GREEN... you still have time...
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A Little St.Patrick's Day History...
St. Patrick's was born in Roman Britain in the fifth century, into a wealthy Romano-British family. His father & grandfather church deacons.
Patrick was kidnapped by Irish raiders when he was 16 years old and taken as a slave, to Ireland. It is believed Patrick was held somewhere on the west coast of Ireland, possibly Mayo, but the exact location is unknown.
According to Patrick , he heard God tell him in a dream to flee from captivity to the coast, and board a ship and return to Britain. Upon his return to Britain, Patrick joined the Church in Auxerre in Gaul ,where he studied to become a priest.
Patrick said he was called back to Ireland in 432. He returned a bishop, to save the Irish. Patrick was successful in reaching the Irish people, he focused on converting royalty ,aristocracy as well as the poor.
Irish folklore tells that Patrick's teaching included using a shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity (the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit) to the Irish people. Tradition says Patrick died on March 17,461 AD, and that he was buried at Downpatrick , after teaching and spreading God's Word for nearly 30 years. Patrick endured as the principal champion of Irish Christianity and is held in esteem in the Irish Church, even though there were other more successful missions from Rome to Ireland.
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