More Quotes by Saint Patrick
For after chastisement from God, and recognizing him, our way to repay him is to exalt him and confess his wonders before every nation under heaven.
If I have any worth, it is to live my life for God so as to teach these peoples; even though some of them still look down on me.
I prayed in the woods and on the mountain, even before dawn. I felt no hurt from the snow or ice or rain.
So I live among barbarous tribes, a stranger and exile for the love of God.
Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me, Christ in every eye that sees me, Christ in every ear that hears me.
I am Patrick, a sinner, most uncultivated and least of all the faithful and despised in the eyes of many.
I am not ignorant of what is said of my Lord in the Psalm: "You destroy those who speak a lie." And again: "A lying mouth deals death to the soul." And likewise the Lord says in the Gospel: "On the day of judgment men shall render account for every idle word they utter."
I pray to God to give me perseverance and to deign that I be a faithful witness to Him to the end of my life for my God.
Let anyone laugh and taunt if he so wishes. I am not keeping silent, nor am I hiding the signs and wonders that were shown to me by the Lord many years before they happened, who knew everything, even before the beginning of time.
If I be worthy, I live for my God to teach the heathen, even though they may despise me.
