Asides

st. patrick’s breastplate

    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 every one who speaks of me, 
    Christ in the eye of every one who 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.   

(excerpt from St. Patrick’s Breastplate)