Wednesday, 18 March 2026

Saint Patrick: The Documented Saint

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Today we begin a series of posts exploring some opinions, old and new, about Saint Patrick's Confession. I have often thought that we ...
Tuesday, 17 March 2026

'This word of God in his mouth was like a fire': Meditation on Saint Patrick, Apostle of Ireland

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  A meditation for Saint Patrick's Day from Bishop Richard Challoner (1691-1781). I have a 1934 edition of his Meditations for Every Day...
Monday, 9 March 2026

A Prayer to Saint Patrick

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 The 1874 edition of  The Key of Heaven  which contains the Litany of Saint Patrick also has an alternative to the more commonly found nove...
Sunday, 1 March 2026

LITANY OF SAINT PATRICK. APOSTLE AND PATRON OF THE IRISH RACE.

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A fine old nineteenth-century litany which I intend to pray every day during the month of March:   LITANY OF SAINT PATRICK. APOSTLE AND PA...
Sunday, 8 February 2026

Saint Brigid: 'Steadfastly Worshipped in the Heart'

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  We close the series of posts in honour of Saint Brigid based on the work of Alice Curtayne with the author's own conclusions about the...
Saturday, 7 February 2026

Saint Brigid: 'Supremely the Saint of Pastoral Life'

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  Over the last week we have seen how Alice Curtayne's book on Saint Brigid has examined our national patroness as a uniquely important ...
Friday, 6 February 2026

Brigid and the Bishops II

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St Brigid Feeding the Poor by Imogen Stuart   We are continuing today with the relationship between Saint Brigid and the Irish bishops. Yest...