The Prayer Of Saint Patrick – Finding Strength And Courage For The Day.

I arise today

Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity

Through a belief in the Threeness

Through confession of the Oneness

Of the Creator of creation

I arise today

Through the strength of Christ’s birth and His baptism

Through the strength of His crucifixion and His burial

Through the strength of His resurrection and His ascension

Through the strength of His descent for the judgment of doom

I arise today

Through the strength of the love of cherubim

In obedience of angels

In service of archangels

In the hope of resurrection to meet with reward

In the prayers of patriarchs

In preachings of the apostles

In faiths of confessors

In innocence of virgins

In deeds of righteous men

I arise today

Through the strength of heaven

Light of the sun

Splendor of fire

Speed of lightning

Swiftness of the wind

Depth of the sea

Stability of the earth

Firmness of the 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 hosts to save me

From snares of the devil

From temptations of vices

From everyone who desires me ill

Afar and near

Alone or in a multitude

I summon today all these powers between me and evil

Against every cruel merciless power that opposes 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 women and smiths and wizards

Against every knowledge that corrupts man’s body and soul

Christ shield me today

Against poison, against burning

Against drowning, against wounding

So that reward may come to me in abundance

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 in the heart of every man who thinks of me

Christ in the mouth of every man who speaks of me

Christ in the eye that sees me

Christ in the ear that hears me

I arise today

Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity

Through a belief in the Threeness

Through a confession of the Oneness

Of the Creator of creation

Saint Patrick

