St. Patrick's Day

Who is St. Patrick?
A. A brawny man who can drink more than his share of green beer
B. The folk hero who chased the snakes out of Ireland
C. A Celtic Druid Priest who is the Patron Saint of Ireland
D. None of the above…

We live in a world where many people choose to believe folk tales or a lie.
As Christians, it is important we look up and share what is the truth, and in the case of St. Patrick, it is easy to find out the truth … He writes about his life in his "Confessions."

Patrick was born in England about AD 389. He was raised in a Christian home, but did not follow in the ways of his parents. At about 16 years old he was kidnapped and taken to Ireland, where he became a slave. He herded sheep for a number of years, and in the fields rediscovered God. The Lord helped him escape his captors. He was taken by ship to France, where he spent time in a monastery learning to share the Gospel. From there he returned to England.
In England he heard the call of God to take the Gospel to Ireland. He became “a fisher of men,” taking the Gospel where it had never been heard and reached many of the Irish including their chieftains. Patrick writes in his Confessions: “So, it is that in Ireland, where they never had any knowledge of God but, always, until now, cherished idols and unclean things, they are lately become a people of the Lord, and are called children of God”

So the truth is that Patrick was a Priest and a missionary for Jesus Christ who took the Gospel to a pagan nation, and on this day we celebrate the life of a man who accomplished great things for God.

In this world of lies, gossip and innuendos, it is always best to go to the source, go to the source or the person to get the truth. "Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." JN 8:32