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Title: St. Patricks Day: A Christian Celebration


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St. Patricks DayA Christian Celebration?
  • Patrick was born in Scotland (400 A.D.), sold
    into slavery in Ireland, escaped, went home to
    study to be a priest, and was sent to Ireland to
    preach the Christian gospel

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St. Patricks DayA Christian Celebration?
  • Ireland completely pagan nation

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St. Patricks DayA Christian Celebration?
  • Patrick preached the gospel in Ireland for 30
    years, and within 100 years, the land was mostly
    Christian

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St. Patricks DayA Christian Celebration?
  • March 17th was the date of his death
  • Patrick suggested that those who mourned his
    death should take a wee drink (small alcoholic
    beverage) to ease their pain thus the Irish
    wake (feast of food and drink after someone dies)
  • Celebration started in 1737 in U.S.

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St. Patricks DayA Christian Celebration?
  • Bits of history

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St. Patricks DayA Christian Celebration?
  • One pagan king committed suicide when he heard
    that Patrick was coming

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St. Patricks DayA Christian Celebration?
  • Druids (pagan priests) performed black magic
    against Patrick, but the God of the Bible always
    performed greater miracles to demonstrate His
    greater power

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St. Patricks DayA Christian Celebration?
  • Patrick used the clover (3-leaf) to help explain
    the concept of one God having three
    personalities the Trinity (Father, Son and Holy
    Spirit)

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St. Patricks DayA Christian Celebration?
  • Legend (no basis in fact) he drove the snakes
    out of Ireland
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