You don't have to be Irish to find St. Patrick's famous prayer a treasure. I'm off on retreat later today, so I'll make this brief. Here's hoping you'll just head over to Patheos and read the whole thing.
Let us pray for one another.
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
Happy Sunday! Today is the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity.
For most of us*, St. Patrick’s Trinitarian analogy using the little shamrock, for all its simplicity, conveys the essential essence of the Trinity.
Imagine Patrick holding a shamrock as he converses with you, somewhat along these lines…
“Would ye be seein’ the little shamrock clover I’m holding in my hands now?”
“Aye.”
“Now, laddies and lassies, answer me this… Is this one leaf or three? Or would it be both one leaf and three?”
“Aye, indeed, ‘tis the one and the three at the same time!”
“And so ‘tis with God!”
His prayer of renown, St. Patrick’s Breastplate, opens and ends with these resounding sentiments...
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…
The saints knew firsthand what they were talking about.
If you'd like a fuller explanation of the "who" and "what" of the Trinity, please go read my most recent column on the Trinity over at Patheos.
*(Note: For those desiring a deeper explanation of the “how” the Trinity is three-in-one, I defer to the mastery of Frank Sheed by referring inquirers to carefully read his work on the subject, excerpted here, or read the Catechism, par. 232- 267.)
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Among Women Podcast #49, tho' late, is up!
This week's Among Women episode is titled, "A Flood of Joy and Mercy".
<--You can see the flood part to the left...
in Pat's backyard! But seriously, folks!
Spend an interesting hour with Pat as she talks about how Lent really does equip us for Joy. Plus enjoy a delightful conversation with the Happy Catholic herself, Julie Davis. Plus get ready for the flood of mercy that comes from Jesus and the celebration of Divine Sunday.
Also, AW is getting ready to celebrate its first anniversary... send Pat your audio feedback! See below.
Links for this episode:
Divine Mercy Novena (Good Friday to Mercy Sunday)
Divine Mercy 101 - articles by Dr. Robert Stackpole STD
Julie Davis’ links:
--Happy Catholic Blog
--Forgotten Classics Podcast
St Patrick’s Breastplate - the long version of the prayer
Note from Pat about the cover art: Yes, that really is my backyard, covered over by a flooding pond due to the March Nor’easter of ’10. And, yes that little white figure is a statue of the Blessed Mother. And yes, this podcast is posting late due to that storm.
Contact Pat Gohn via amongwomenpodcast@me.com
or phone your feedback to 206-338-6077.(Remember Among Women is celebrating its first anniversary with Episode 51-- give us your feedback!)
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