St. Patrick

The cult of St. Patrick seems to be growing more and more in the United States.   Parades, controversies over who can march and who can't; parties; dinners, luncheons; the "wearin' o' the green"; music on the radio, etc.  Patrick the Rock Star instead of Patrick the Bishop and Saint. How good it would be to celebrate his zeal to convert non-believers and share with them his love for God and help them become faithful disciples of Jesus with the same energy put into all these commemorations which have come to be rooted in being Irish rather than being followers of St. Patrick.  Perhaps this prayer from the assistant Director of Media Relations at the University  Notre Dame could help us celebrate this day in the proper spirit:

Prayer - March 17, 2015 Good, gracious, and great Triune God, Saint Patrick glimpsed you in the shamrock’s three green growing sprouts and showed you to Ireland and all the world. Please sow yourself deep in the soil of our inmost selves, so that every prayer we pray, every word we speak, and every deed we do springs forth not only from us, but truly from you. Make us a living sign of your inmost self, your holy Trinity—Father, Son, and Spirit. Amen Michael Garvey Have a truly happy St. Patrick's Day. Bro. Rene