I arise today
Through the strength of heaven;
Light of the sun,
Splendor of fire,
Speed of lightning,
Swiftness of the wind,
Depth of the sea,
Stability of the earth,
Firmness of the rock.

I arise today
Through God’s strength to pilot me;
God’s might to uphold me,
God’s wisdom to guide me,
God’s eye to look before me,
God’s ear to hear me,
God’s word to speak for me,
God’s hand to guard me,
God’s way to lie before me,
God’s shield to protect me,
God’s hosts to save me
Afar and anear,
Alone or in a mulitude.

Christ shield me today
Against wounding
Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me,
Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down,
Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in the eye that sees me,
Christ in the ear that hears me.

I arise today
Through the mighty strength
Of the Lord of creation.

“LAND OF PRISTINE LAKES,VERDANT VALLEYS AND PASTORAL COUNTRY SIDE.
SEA SWEPT COASTLINES,CLIFFS THAT CLIMB UP AND SKYWARD FROM THE OCEAN WAVES.
SUN THAT WARMS BOTH HEART AND SUMMER AIR,CASTING LONG SHADOWS UPON THE MIST THAT LINGERS IN THE SWEET MEADOW.
MUSIC THAT DELIGHTS THE EAR,WHILE SETTINGS ONE’S HEART A-FLUTTER.
“DANNY BOY” NOT JUST A SONG,BUT A NATIONS “ANTHEM”
BRILLIANT MINDS,SCHOLARS,POETS,PLAYWRIGHT,AUTHORS AND MEN
OF LETTERS.GREAT UNIVERSITIES AND HALLS OF LEARNING.
GREAT STATESMAN AND PARLIMANTARIANS.
ST.PATRICK HER HOLY PATRON.
THE HARSH FAMINES THAT GAVE WAY TO THE TIDAL WAVE OF IMMIGRATION THAT NEVER DIMINISHED THE IRISH SPIRIT AND GIFT OF LAUGHTER OF HER PEOPLE WHO CONTRIBUTED RESOURCE AND TALENT TO THEIR NEWLY ADOPTED HOME-LANDS.

Copyright 2003 joseph patrick martino

The Patron Saint of Ireland
Died in the Fifth Century
On the Seventeenth of March
Is that Anniversary.

That day is during Lent
When the Irish celebrate
With dance and drink and feast
Of cabbage and bacon they ate.

The first Patty’s Day Parade
Was held in New York City
In Seventeen sixty-two
By Irish in the English Military.

Over the next thirty-five years
Immigration and “Irish Aid” grew
Where the Societies held parades
As drums beat and the bagpipes blew.

Up until the Great Potato Famine
In Eighteen forty-five came to pass
Most immigrants were Protestant
And came from the middle class.

But then to escape starvation
A million poor Catholics came here
Despised by their counterparts
Because of ignorance and fear.

Though, they soon began to organize
Saw their great numbers gave them power
And their voting block, the “green machine”
Became the swing vote of the hour.

The Parades became a show of strength
Where candidates vied for their vote
Many attended New York City’s
President Truman, one of note.

Now they celebrate around the World
To be part of the Irish scene
Last year one million went to Dublin
For the wearing of the green.

Once just a religious occasion
Of a barely known Holiday
But now, everyone is Irish
At least, for this one day.

Del “Abe” Jones

“Mankind’s greatest accomplishment is not the revolution of technology, it is the evolution of creativity.” copyright 1984 by Del “Abe” Jones

Saint Patrick was a gentleman…Who through strategy and stealth…
Drove all the snakes from Ireland…Here’s a drinkee to his health!
But not too many drinkees…Lest we lose ourselves and then…
Forget the good Saint Patrick…And see them snakes again!
–Unknown

Why should you never iron a 4-leaf clover?
You don’t want to press your luck.
- Daryl Stout

In order to find his equal, an Irishman is forced to talk to God.
- Stephen Braveheart

May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow, and may trouble avoid you wherever you go.
- Irish Blessing

As you slide down the banister of life, may the splinters never point in the wrong direction!
- Irish Blessing

You never miss the water till the well has run dry.
- Irish Proverb

May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields and,
Until we meet again
- An Irish Blessing

St. Patrick’s Day is an enchanted time – a day to begin transforming winter’s dreams into summer’s magic.
- Adrienne Cook

May you have warm words on a cold evening, a full moon on a dark night, and the road downhill all the way to your door.
- An Irish blessing

A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book
- Irish proverb

Oh, Paddy, dear, an’ did ye hear the news that’s goin’ round?
The shamrock is forbid by law to grow on Irish ground!
No more St. Patrick’s Day we’ll keep, his colour can’t be seen,
For there’s a cruel law agin’ the Wearin’ o’ the green~
- Unknown

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