Pictured above: ancient monastic cells on Skellig Michael, off the coast of Kerry, Ireland. The island was the culminating point of an ancient pilgrimage route that ran from Palestine through Europe to Ireland.
Website of the Week
Saint Patrick's Day
Lent Week Two
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
"Dear God, please help me to believe the truth about myself,
No matter how beautiful it is."
Macrina Wiederkehr, OSB
St Patrick Preaching. Stained glass window by Harry Clarke in St Michael's Church, Ballinasloe, Co Galway.
Meanwhile, Lent continues and our Lent Online page has many useful resources for celebrating this season.
“My name is Patrick”. In the week when we commemorate our national saint, a great way to mark the event is to read St Patrick’s “Confession” – the story of his capture, slavery and mission in Ireland – in his own words. Composed in the fifth century and preserved in manuscripts dating from the 800’s, the “Confession” is the oldest text, in any language, written in Ireland that is still extant.
The Royal Irish Academy has published St Patrick’s work in a freely accessible form online, both in the original Latin and in a variety of modern languages (including Irish).
Saint Patrick's Breastplate is a powerful hymn of hope for God's help in adversity, and is attributed to the Saint himself. We include a haunting musical setting of the poem by Shaun Davey, sung by Rita Connolly (who sang this at the first inauguration of President Michael D Higgins).Pray the words of Saint Patrick on our Our Poem of the Week page. We include a haunting musical setting of the poem by Shaun Davey, sung by Rita Connolly (who sang this at the first inauguration of President Michael D Higgins).
The Royal Irish Academy has published St Patrick’s work in a freely accessible form online, both in the original Latin and in a variety of modern languages (including Irish).
Saint Patrick's Breastplate is a powerful hymn of hope for God's help in adversity, and is attributed to the Saint himself. We include a haunting musical setting of the poem by Shaun Davey, sung by Rita Connolly (who sang this at the first inauguration of President Michael D Higgins).Pray the words of Saint Patrick on our Our Poem of the Week page. We include a haunting musical setting of the poem by Shaun Davey, sung by Rita Connolly (who sang this at the first inauguration of President Michael D Higgins).