I Arise Today . . .

I Arise Today . . .

Through a good deal of my working career I carried a portion of a prayer in my credit card holder. It was inside the small flap so I could open it in times of stress, challenge or danger and see it right away. Today I am led to share that prayer with you. It is often known as the Breastplate of Saint Patrick. I am descended from Irish people according to my DNA results, so it works for me. I hope it brings you some comfort. I have highlighted in red the part I had cut out so I could keep just that section in my card holder and refer to it quickly. I can’t tell you how many times it lifted me up.

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ST. PATRICK'S BREASTPLATE:

PRAYER FOR PROTECTION

I arise today

Through a mighty strength, the

invocation of the Trinity,

Through belief in the Threeness,

Through confession of the Oneness

of the Creator of creation.

I arise today

Through the strength of Christ's birth

with His baptism,

Through the strength of His crucifixion

with His burial,

Through the strength of His

resurrection with 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 the obedience of angels,

In the service of archangels,

In the hope of resurrection to meet

with reward,

In the prayers of patriarchs,

In the predictions of prophets,

In the preaching of apostles,

In the faith of confessors,

In the innocence of holy virgins,

In the deeds of righteous men.

I arise today, through

The strength of heaven,

The light of the sun,

The radiance of the moon,

The splendour of fire,

The speed of lightning,

The swiftness of wind,

The depth of the sea,

The stability of the earth,

The firmness of 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 shield to protect me,

God's host to save me

From snares of devils,

From temptation of vices,

From everyone who shall wish me ill,

afar and near.

I summon today

All these powers between me and those

evils,

Against every cruel and merciless

power

that may oppose 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 witches and smiths

and wizards,

Against every knowledge that corrupts

man's body and soul;

Christ to shield me today

Against poison, against burning,

Against drowning, against wounding,

So that there may come to me an

abundance of reward.

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 when I arise,

Christ in the heart of every man who

thinks of me,

Christ in the mouth of everyone who

speaks of me,

Christ in every eye that sees me,

Christ in every ear that hears me.