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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He who believes shall be saved, but he who does not believe shall be damned. God has spoken.

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Christ beside me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me.

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If I be worthy, I live for my God to teach the heathen, even though they may despise me.

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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."

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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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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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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 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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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.

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