St Patrick's Day 來自愛爾蘭，有基督教淵源。每年 St Patrick's Day 我們同事都穿綠色衣服。我沒有為 St. Patrick' Day 穿過一次綠色衣服。總忘，沒有這個概念。今年 St. Patrick's Day 剛好在星期天。教會裡有些教友穿上綠色的衣服，更主要的是，牧師還念起了 St. Patrick’s Breastplate。顧名思義，應該是當時 (一千五百多年前）掛在 Patrick 胸前的禱告牌。教會屏幕上有文字，整個祈禱詩句非常好，可惜我記不住。回到家裡來上網查，查不到和教會裡放映的完全一樣的，這個是最近似的。第一次知道這個禱告，所以和大家分享：

I arise today
Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,
Through the belief in the threeness,
Through the confession of the oneness

Of the Creator of Creation.

I arise today
Through the strength of Christ’s birth with his baptism,
Through the strength of his crucifixion with his burial,
Through the strength of his resurrection with his ascension,

Through the strength of his descent for the Judgment Day.

I arise today
Through the strength of the love of Cherubim,
In obedience of angels,
In the service of archangels,
In hope of resurrection to meet with reward,
In prayers of patriarchs,
In predictions of prophets,
In preaching of apostles,
In faith of confessors,
In innocence of holy virgins,

In deeds of righteous men.

I arise today
Through the strength of heaven:
Light of sun,
Radiance of moon,
Splendor of fire,
Speed of lightning,
Swiftness of wind,
Depth of sea,
Stability of earth,

Firmness of 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 host to save me
From snares of demons,
From temptations of vices,
From everyone who shall wish me ill,
Afar and anear,

Alone and in multitude.

I summon today all these powers between me and those evils,
Against every cruel merciless power that may oppose my body and soul,
Against incantations of false prophets,
Against black laws of pagandom
Against false laws of heretics,
Against craft of idolatry,
Against spells of witches and smiths and wizards,

Against every knowledge that corrupts man’s body and soul.

Christ to shield me today
Against poison, against burning,
Against drowning, against wounding,
So that there may come to me abundance of reward.
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 when I arise,
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 arise today
Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,
Through belief in the threeness,
Through confession of the oneness,
Of the Creator of Creation.

基督信仰源遠流長。幾千年來支持着基督徒們的那股信念的力量，那個真諦，今天在這紛繁和雜亂的世道，一樣支持着那些堅定的信仰者們，直到基督再來的日子，直到永永遠遠。

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