Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

[St. Patrick's Day, Cork City, Ireland]

I like to see all the celebrating on St. Patrick's Day. Some of it can be overdone though, especially with so many people getting drunk. But it can be a day where we celebrate this great servant of the Lord Jesus Christ as well. I have borrowed a little bit about who this Christian man was, and posted it, and also a couple photos of the crazy ways people celebrate this day.



"..he [St. Patrick] lived from 340 to 460, and ministered in what is modern day northern Ireland from 428 onwards. On 17th March St.Patrick's day is celebrated to remember him and what he did. This is celebrated across the world.

As one of the earliest Christian missionaries traveling abroad to spread the Christian faith, Saint Patrick is important because he serves as a testament to the overall missionary legacy of the Church. His example afforded later Christian missionaries the opportunity to assess the best methods to employ when confronting pagan groups abroad. Perhaps the most significant aspect of Saint Patrick’s missionary efforts in Ireland was that he transcended the boundary between Church hierarchy and prominent Church Fathers in terms of the viability of missionary pursuits. Saint Patrick proved that any Christian could live out the Scriptural commandment to spread the word of God while “exalting and confessing his wonders before all the nations that are under the heavens.” Patrick’s example would inspire later missionaries to undertake great missions to evangelize abroad in later years."

[The Chicago River is dyed green each year for the St. Patrick's Day celebration, shown here in 2008.]