God and Mary to ya

Good morning, and Happy St. Patrick's Day to you! They say that everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day, and maybe it is because we all love the beauty, whimsy, and passion of Ireland and the Irish people. But, this is St. Patrick's Day! St. Patrick, the patron Saint of Ireland, a saint, this is his feast day. So, what is all the pub crawling and green beer about. They take a break from Lent , for one day, in Ireland on St. Patrick's Day. Much that is believed about St. Patrick is legend. But what we do absolutley know about him was that he brought Christianity to Ireland, returned to a wild country after escaping his kidnappers. He was brave, he was holy, he loved Ireland. So knock off the drinking, and say a prayer or two.
I close with a thought , or two, I pilfered from my brother's blog. "All human love is a participation in the life of the divine and an invitation for grace. When we pray “on earth as it is in heaven” I think we should be praying that we will find the holiness in the family meal that gives meaning to the Sunday Eucharist. We should find holiness in the joy of friendship that mirrors the Perichoresis of the Trinity! We should find the holiness in making a sandwich for our children and giving food for their flesh. And all of that will enrich our experience of the liturgy where for us Jesus gives us his flesh for food."