The Confession of Saint Patrick and Letter to Coroticus - Translated by John Skinner

The Confession of Saint Patrick and Letter to Coroticus
John Skinner (Translated By)
John O'Donohue (Foreword)
Image Books
ISBN 9780385491631

This is a book I have read a few times now. Each time, I find it stirs me greatly both in thought and the desire for action. I would say that its greatest strength is that if you read it with an open heart and mind, you cannot but help to be stirred by the writings of this simple man who became a great bishop. I find that as I read it I have an ever-increasing desire to have my actions live up to my theology; to see the example of Patrick and strive to live it. I love St. Patrick's Rune or Lorica - Breastplate prayer, though I prefer Madeleine L'Engles' version from her book A Swiftly Tilting Planet. I memorized it years ago and still pray it often, though not as often as I should.

St. Patrick's Rune

"All heaven with its power
and the sun with its brightness and,
and the snow with its whiteness,
and the fire with all the strength it hath-
and lightning with its rapid wrath
and the winds with their swiftness along their path.
And the sea with its deepness,
and the rocks with their steepness
and the earth with its starkness-
all these I place
by God Almighty's help and grace
between myself and
the powers of darkness!"

I have never memorized the longer version found in this book, but really should. This book always reminds me to strive - to strive to listen to God, to strive to follow God and to strive to learn to be better at being.


Other articles about Saint Patrick:
The Confessions of Saint Patrick and Letter to Coroticus
Happy Saint Patricks Day 2012 With Saint Patrick Prayers
Patrick and The Fire - Cornelia Mary Bilinsky and Maggie Coburn
Twenty Tales of Irish Saint - Alice Curtayne
More Tales of Irish Saints - Alice Curtayne
The Secret of the Shamrock - Lisa M. Hendey and Jenn Bower
Brigid and the Butter - Pamela Love and Apryl Stott
Prayer of the day - Saint Patrick's Rune
The Trials of Saint Patrick.

Saint Patrick An Ancient Saint for Modern Times - Edmond Grace SJ

Patrick Missionary to the Irish - Thomas O’Loughlin - CTS Great Saints

Saint Patrick - Gerard Culkin – CTS Biographies

Saint Patrick - Donal A. Kerr – CTS Biographies 

Saint Patrick Patron Saint of Ireland - Lois Rock

Saint Patrick Apostle of Ireland - Alice Curtayne

Saint Patrick Ireland's Beloved Saint - Jeannie Meekins

The Spiritual Journey of St Patrick - Aidan Larkin

St. Patrick and His World - Mike Aquilina

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