Saint Patrick
Patrick is taken as a slave to Ireland, escapes, and returns as a bishop. The Breastplate attributed to him is a lorica - a binding prayer for protection on a journey - and the driving out of the snakes is the later legend of the land being cleared.
A saint, not a deity. The Breastplate is the practice.
Offerings
- Offerings
- BreadA three leaf sprigWater
Practice
- Invocation Approach
- ToneFirm and groundedAddressSaint PatrickApostle of IrelandRelationshipThe one who returned
- Modern Practice
Worked with for protection on a journey and for a binding that holds: the lorica said aloud, the three-leaf sprig, the bread.
Nature and meaning
- Domain
- ProtectionBindingThe landThe captiveThe return
- Mythology Summary
Patrick is taken as a slave to Ireland, escapes, and returns as a bishop. The Breastplate attributed to him is a lorica - a binding prayer for protection on a journey - and the driving out of the snakes is the later legend of the land being cleared.
Details
- Feast Day
- March 17
- Patronage
- IrelandSnakesProtectionThe boundTravel
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