19 Saint Patrick Quotes for You to Enjoy

Saint Patrick

Scottish Saint

Born: 385

Died: 461

Before God Heart Me Who World

Related authors: Francis of Assisi Joan of Arc Mother Teresa Pope John Paul II Saint Augustine Saint Ignatius Saint Teresa of Avila St. Jerome

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

Me Christ Before Beneath Beside Above Within Saint Patrick's Day Behind

The Lord is greater than all: I have said enough. Saint Patrick

Enough Greater Said Lord Than

Before I was humiliated I was like a stone that lies in deep mud, and he who is mighty came and in his compassion raised me up and exalted me very high and placed me on the top of the wall. Saint Patrick

I partly know why I have not led a perfect life like other believers. But I avow to my Lord, and I do not lie, that from the time when I first knew him, the love of God and the fear of him has grown in me from my youth so that I have, by the power of God, always till now kept the faith. Saint Patrick

Life Love God Faith Time Me Youth Lie Fear Power First Other Perfect Perfect Life Knew Like Know Him Partly Always Lord Till Led Grown Now Why Believers Kept

I only seek in my old age to perfect that which I had not before thoroughly learned in my youth, because my sins were a hindrance to me. Saint Patrick

Me Age Youth Old Before Old Age Thoroughly Seek Only Perfect Had Learned Hindrance Because Were Sins Which

The Lord opened the understanding of my unbelieving heart, so that I should recall my sins. Saint Patrick

Heart Understanding Opened Lord Sins Should Recall

I am Patrick, a sinner, most uncultivated and least of all the faithful and despised in the eyes of many. Saint Patrick

Eyes Faithful Despised Most Am Least Sinner Many

It was not any grace in me, but God that put this earnest care into my heart, that I should be one of the hunters or fishers whom long ago God foreshowed would come in the last days. Saint Patrick

God Me Heart Grace Care Long Earnest Hunters Would Put Days Come Any Should Whom Last

Let who will scoff and revile - I will not remain silent; neither will I conceal the signs and wonders which have been shown to me by the Lord, who knew all things even before the time of this world, many years before, just as they happened. Saint Patrick

Time Me World Will Signs Before Neither All Things Silent Remain Knew Conceal Lord Been Years Wonders Just Happened Which Who Many Shown Even Things

Avarice is a deadly sin. Saint Patrick

Sin Deadly Avarice

I was freeborn according to the flesh; I am born of a father who was a decurion, but I sold my noble rank - I blush not to state it, nor am I sorry - for the profit of others. In short, I am a slave in Christ to a foreign nation for the unspeakable glory of the eternal life which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Saint Patrick

Life Christ Father Sorry Nation Profit Others State Our Sold Our Lord Rank Born Noble Unspeakable Glory Lord Am Foreign Nor According Short Blush Which Eternal Eternal Life Flesh Who Jesus Slave

I plainly told them, 'Be ye sincerely converted, and with your whole heart, to the Lord our God, for nothing is impossible to Him, that He may today send you food on your road, even until you are satisfied, because He has everywhere abundance.' And, with God's help, it was so done: Behold! A herd of swine appeared in the road before our eyes. Saint Patrick

Today God Food You Heart Eyes Impossible Before Nothing Nothing Is Impossible Satisfied Herd Our Everywhere He Road Abundance Sincerely Until Him Because Lord Send Done May Behold Converted Them Plainly Your Help Whole Even Appeared Swine

I see that already in this present world I am exalted above measure by the Lord. And I was not worthy nor such a one as that he should grant this to me, since I know most surely that poverty and affliction become me better than delights and riches. Saint Patrick

Me World Better Poverty Become Affliction Worthy See Exalted Above Delights He Since Know Most Surely Lord Am Nor Than Riches Should Grant Measure Present Present World

The most High approveth not the gifts of the wicked. Saint Patrick

Wicked Gifts High Most

I have vowed to my God to teach the heathen, though I be despised by some. Saint Patrick

God Despised Though Some Vowed Heathen Teach

No one should ever say that it was my ignorance if I did or showed forth anything however small according to God's good pleasure; but let this be your conclusion and let it so be thought, that - as is the perfect truth - it was the gift of God. Saint Patrick

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