He [God] watched over me before I knew him, and before I learned sense or even distinguished between good and evil, and he protected me, and consoled me as a father would his son.

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So I live among barbarous tribes, a stranger and exile for the love of God.

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I prayed in the woods and on the mountain, even before dawn. I felt no hurt from the snow or ice or rain.

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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.

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Never trust a dog to watch your food.

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Christ be with me, Christ within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort me and restore me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ in quiet, Christ in danger, Christ in hearts of all that love me, Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.

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The Lord opened the understanding of my unbelieving heart, so that I should recall my sins.

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I am Patrick, yes a sinner and indeed untaught; yet I am established here in Ireland where I profess myself bishop. I am certain in my heart that 'all that I am,' I have received from God. So I live among barbarous tribes, a stranger and exile for the love of God.

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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.

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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.

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