Today we celebrate the Feast of one Europe's greatest saints.
A man who was taken into slavery by an Irish tribe, being forced to work as a shepherd, here he found God and he was able to escape.
Through doing the will of God, against the best instincts most of us would have had, he decided to return to Ireland to convert the very same peoples that enslaved him.
St Patrick accomplished this amazing task without blood spilt, a near unique event in the history of the faith, thanks be to God.
He taught the people of Ireland about the Trinity by using the shamrock and drove the snakes from Ireland.
His most famous works are the Confessio (Confession) and the Letter to the Coroticus.
Amongst the prayers associated with St Patrick the most famous are the St Patrick breastplate, a powerful prayer of intercession from demonic influence in the world.
Wishing you all a very happy feast of St Patrick, may he pray for us in our daily struggles.