Who Was St. Patrick?

In honor of his feast day.... A short story of Patrick's life...

Patrick was a normal Welsh teenager in the late fourth/fifth century. He lived in a Christian family and attended church regularly until… He was kidnapped by pirates! Patrick was taken to Ireland and sold as a slave to a prosperous tribal chief and druid named Miliuc who put Patrick to work herding cattle. It was during his years of isolation in the wilderness herding cattle that he fell in love with God and with the Irish. He learned to speak the local Celtic language and came to understand the Irish Celtic people, society, and culture.

Patrick eventually escaped from his captors and began studying for the priesthood by being immersed in the Scriptures. One night at the age of 48, (already past his life expectancy in the 5th century) Patrick had a dream that changed his life. In his dream he could hear the voices of his former captives calling out for him to come back to them.

Patrick believed God was calling him to Ireland, and in 432AD he and his team went to Ireland. It was there that he preached to the kings and common people through parable, story, poetry, song, open-air speaking, visual arts, visual symbols, and, perhaps, drama to engage the Irish’s remarkable imaginations. (He used the three leaves of the clover to explain the trinity. A symbol that has lasted through the centuries.) The people heard the gospel message, saw the faith of Patrick, and turned away from their pagan beliefs. It was not long until the majority of Ireland came to believe in Jesus, and the Celtic church was begun.

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