Spiritual Survival Guide
6: Keeping It Going: Moving Beyond Survival Mode
through Your holy Church, and the intercession of Your holy Mother, innumerable souls who live far from the truth. Grant this so that with You, through You and in You, they may be reconciled to the Eternal Father, in union with whom, together with the Holy Spirit, You live and reign forever and ever.
From snares of devils, From temptations of vices, From everyone who shall wish me ill, Both far and near, Alone and in multitude. Christ to shield me today Against poison, against burning, Against drowning, against wounding,
So that there may come to me 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,
The Breastplate of St. Patrick
This prayer helped St. Patrick face oppression, conflict and other challenges. This is only a short piece of the fuller prayer. I arise today Through God’s strength to pilot me:
Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of 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 way to lie before me, God’s shield to protect me, God’s host to save me
Christ in every eye that sees me, Christ in every ear that hears me.
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.
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