person of Patrick
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- Person of Patrick in the Confession
- Introduction
- Personal & emotional account of his life and achievement.
- Thomas F O'Rahilly "statement of Patrick's personal faith".
- An admirable and lovable human.
- Humility
- We detect he feels unworthy and inferior
- Recognises gaps in his education "everyone can see from my style of writing how little training in the use of words I got"
- Admits sinfulness, "We neither keep his commandments"
- Received a lot without arrogance. "I am Patrick, a sinner, most unlearned, the least of all the faithful and utterly despised by many"
- Determined and Courageous
- He can be assertive, he faced many dangers and difficulties during his mission
- Tells us himself his life was at risk 12 times
- speaks out against gossip and his critics
- Accused of being ill-educated, blundering, arrogant, self-seeking, sinful and unworthy of his position in the church
- John Gwyna: "works of one who feels he has been mispresented"
- Physically strong, man of enormous energy
- had to cope with Ireland's climate and terrain
- C5th Ireland heavily afforested. Travel by boat
- Often came up against the power of the druids when trying to introduce a new faith
- Determined In decision to never leave his flock to return home caused him great personal sacrifice
- He can be assertive, he faced many dangers and difficulties during his mission
- Strong faith
- willingness to praise and thank God continually
- "I give unwearied thanks to God"
- Thankful for his conversion, he wouldn't change any of it as he was brought to God
- "I give unwearied thanks to God"
- Mystic who felt God's presence in every turn of the road, he prayed almost continuously
- "In a single day I would say as many as 100 prayers".
- Feels God supported and assisted him in his life
- "Guarded and protected me as a father would a son"
- Cahill: "God was palpable to him, and his relationship to him was very, very close"
- "Guarded and protected me as a father would a son"
- Frequent interventions by the Holy Spirit in dreams or visions
- Life long openness to the world of God through the bible allowed Patrick to become God's vessel to speak out for what is right and condemn wrong
- willingness to praise and thank God continually
- Compassionate and Vulnerable
- Kind and generous
- Respect for women, this was unheard of in Ireland at the time
- "But greatest is the suffering of these women"
- sympathetic to victims of slave trade
- Noel Dermot O'Donoghue says his compassion stems from the fact he "has in himself a certain vulnerability".
- describes himself as 'utterly worthless' and 'imperfect in many ways'.
- capable of friendship and forgiveness, great compassion, warmth and sympathy.
- Conclusion
- Able to cope due to determination and dedication as a disciple of God
- 'Dynamic and magnetic man'
- Humble man aware of his limitations and proud of his achievements
- 'netted many thousands
- Introduction
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