The Breastplate
              Of St. Patrick

I bind myself today through the strong virtue of love,
The strong name of the Trinity,
By invocation of the same, the three one,one in three.

I bind to myself today through the virtue of faith
The incarnation of Christ,
His crucifiction,burial,resurrection and ascension.

I bind to myself today
The virtue of love of the seraphim,
In obedience of the angels,
In hope of resurrection to reward,
In prayers of patriarchs,
In predictions of prophets,
In preaching of apostles,
In faith of confessors,
In purity of virgin souls,
In deeds of righteous humanity.

I bind to myself today the power of Heaven,
The light of the Sun,
The brightness of the Moon,
The splendor of the Fire,
The flashing of Lightening,
The swiftness of Wind,
The depth of Sea,
The stability of Earth,
The compactness of Rock.

I bind to myself today
God's power to guide,
God's might to uphold,
God's wisdom to teach,
God's eye to watch over me,
God's ear to hear me,
God's word to give me speech,
God's hand to guide me,
God's way to lie before me,
God's shield to protect me.

Christ with me,
Christ before me,
Christ behind me,
Christ in me,
Christ beneath me,
Christ above me,
Christ on my right hand,
Christ on my left hand,
Christ where I lie,
Christ where I sit,
Christ where I arise.

Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me.
Christ in the mouth of every man who speaks to me.
Christ in the eye of every man who sees me.
Christ in the ears of every man who hears me.

I bind myself through a mighty strength,
The invocation of the Trinity,
Through belief in the Threeness,
Through confession of the Oneness of the Creator of creation.
Salvation is of the Lord.
Amen.

ATTRIBUTED TO ST. PATRICK OF IRELAND 450 A.D.
Lord of All Hopefullness
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