Saint Patrick’s Day is just not a day to wear green and eat green cupcakes. There is a man behind this day that tried to tell the country of Ireland about Christ.
Patrick is not really a saint with a capital S as he was never authorized by Rome. He was a saint in the Christian definition as a saint is one who is holy and set apart.
Patrick was sixteen years old when he was taken from his homeland in a raid and became a slave. He was taken to, at the time, the pagan country of Ireland. While there he wrote that he prayed nearly a hundred times a day. He was a slave for six years until he managed to escape.
After forty years he felt called to go back to Ireland and witness to the people there. It has been said that he used the shamrock to witness by explaining the Trinity. Patrick introduced Latin to the people of Ireland. Hand written copies of the Bible were completed in Latin for the people of Ireland. This replaced the awkward Ogham scripts. He stayed in Ireland as a missionary until his death.
A good book to teach young children about St. Patrick is “The Story of Saint Patrick” by Patricia A. Pingry and Illustrated by Pamela R. Levy.
For delicious food and fun crafts for Saint Patrick’s Day check out Truths for Tots Saint Patrick’s Pinterest board.
Cathy Jo Johnson
Patrick is not really a saint with a capital S as he was never authorized by Rome. He was a saint in the Christian definition as a saint is one who is holy and set apart.
Patrick was sixteen years old when he was taken from his homeland in a raid and became a slave. He was taken to, at the time, the pagan country of Ireland. While there he wrote that he prayed nearly a hundred times a day. He was a slave for six years until he managed to escape.
After forty years he felt called to go back to Ireland and witness to the people there. It has been said that he used the shamrock to witness by explaining the Trinity. Patrick introduced Latin to the people of Ireland. Hand written copies of the Bible were completed in Latin for the people of Ireland. This replaced the awkward Ogham scripts. He stayed in Ireland as a missionary until his death.
A good book to teach young children about St. Patrick is “The Story of Saint Patrick” by Patricia A. Pingry and Illustrated by Pamela R. Levy.
For delicious food and fun crafts for Saint Patrick’s Day check out Truths for Tots Saint Patrick’s Pinterest board.
Cathy Jo Johnson