Born in England arguably in the late 4th century A.D., (therefore he was not Irish as most think and hold to be true) St. Patrick was captured by pirates as a child and brought to Ireland. During his enslavement, he was called to Christianity and escaped his captors after six years. He returned to Ireland as a missionary. He is annually honored on March 17.
Early Life
St. Patrick, apostle of Ireland, was born in England circa 385. His father, Calphurnius, was a deacon. His mother, Conchessa, was a close relative of the great patron St. Martin of Tours. St. Patrick\’s grandfather, Pontius, was also a member of the clergy.
When St. Patrick was 16 years old, he was captured by Irish pirates. They brought him to Ireland where he was sold into slavery in Dalriada. There, his job was to tend sheep. Patrick\’s master, Milchu, was a high priest of Druidism, a Pagan cult that ruled religious influence over Ireland at the time.
St. Patrick came to view his enslavement as God\’s test of his faith. During his six years of captivity, he became deeply devoted to Christianity through constant prayer. . He said he prayed about 100 times a day as a shepherd boy going after the flock for his master. These prayers were repeated in the night in the cold mountains and valleys AND GOD CALLED PATRICK! In a vision, he saw the children of Pagan Ireland reaching out their hands to him. With this, he grew increasingly determined to free the Irish from Druidism by converting them to Christianity. He was also NOT a Roman Catholic as has been painted!
Missionary Work
Circa 408, the idea of escaping enslavement came to St. Patrick in a dream. In the dream, a voice promised him he would find his way home to England. Eager to see the dream materialize, St. Patrick convinced some sailors to let him board their ship. After three days of sailing, he and the crew abandoned the ship in France and wandered, lost, for 28 days— covering 200 miles of territory in the process. At last, St. Patrick was reunited with his family in England.
Upon his arrival in Ireland, St. Patrick was initially met with hostile resistance. But St. Patrick quickly managed to spread Christian teachings far and wide. Through preaching, writing and performing countless MIRACLES SIGNS AND WONDERS and baptisms, he convinced Pagan Druids that they were worshiping idols under a belief system that kept them enslaved. By accepting Christianity, he told them, they would be elevated to \”the people of the Lord and the sons of God.\”
One of the favorite stories is of Patrick, whom God used to bring Christianity to Ireland—he arrived at a city just as the pagan king was preparing the funeral for two of his children who had died suddenly. Upon hearing it was the Patrick, who was known to have raised people from the dead, the anti-Christian king declared that if his children could be restored to life, he would immediately become a Christian. Patrick prayed, the two children were resurrected, and the whole city converted
This journal is sent to enable believers to pray appropriately knowing that many who are world rulers today are still pagans and resort to anything to keep them in power, even so called prayers they seek from the church like Simon of old.
It was not possible to hurt Patrick by poisoning by the druids. There were earthquakes when the troops attacked St. Patrick. It was not possible for fire to burn him and even with his disciples. Consequently, he planted about 700 churches, consecrated hundreds of Bishops and in-fact all of Ireland was converted in this time. Camps were raised for training of Christian and built apostolic centers. This is why the Nation of Ireland is credited with bringing civilization to the world.
Druids and Celts(UK) were Sun and Moon worshippers!
Many Pagans celebrate the eight celebratory seasonal festivals of Samhain, Winter Solstice (Yule), Imbolc, Spring Equinox (Ostara), Beltane, Summer Solstice (Litha), Lughnassadh (Lammas) and Autumn Equinox (Mabon). Only four of these are actual holidays that come from the Celtic culture: Samhain, Imbolc, Beltane and Lughnassadh.
The Celts believed that the gateway to the Otherworld was at its thinnest at this time and the souls of the Dead could come and mingle with the living. Many folks would hold feasts for the dead and this was seen as a nice time to mingle with dearly missed ancestors.
The people would extinguish all of their home fires and the Druids would light the Samhain bonfires. The cattle and livestock would be passed between the fires in blessing, and folks would take torches lit from these fires to relight their home fires. Divination was commonly done at this time to predict what may lay ahead in the New Year, since the Otherworld was close at hand and the results would be enhanced by this. On the 23rd of March 2013 the whole world put off the lights between 8:30 to 9:30pm during this season in pretense that it was to save energy whereas it is still the pagan practice to other gods!
It was also part of the practice of ancient Druids in their cult and paganism to worship the environment and to keep the environment green and worship nature. Today that is now done under the subject of climate change and planting of flowers everywhere. Listen, I have nothing against flowers and a good environment, however my investigation shows that many of the world wide practices are agendas from the liberals that intend to destroy the true faith in Jesus Christ and wipe away Christianity. Is it not strange that in one generation homosexuality has become so much news as normal in many nations!
Spring Equinox is a cross-quarter holiday that celebrates the balance of daylight and darkness. Some folks call it Alban Eiler or Ostara. Day and night are the same lengths at this time as we head towards the lighter half of the year. The days are noticeably longer and the weather is starting to warm up. This holiday is often called Ostara by Neo-Pagans because of its Germanic origins with the Goddess Eostre (which, coincidentally, is where we get the word “Easter” from), who brings in the spring and wakes the earth. The hare is her animal and with the birth of chicks and such at this time, eggs and rabbits are popular symbols! Folks often plant seeds at this time, or bless seeds for planting, to symbolize planting goals for the year. This is a time of transformation as the Earth wakes from her winter slumber. Is this not what some “churches” do for church growth and gathering of crowds?
The most universal Celtic symbol for the sun is called the Sun Cross. This symbol comprises a simple cross inside a circle and has been found amongst artifacts dating back to prehistoric Europe during the Bronze Age. It is particularly attributed to the ancient Celts, in particular the Druids and paganism. The Sun cross is a simple representation of the polarities of the western world and stood for the sun and the tree of life.
The Assyrians, the Akkadians, the Phœnicians, Greeks, the Romans, all alike worshipped the sun, Merodach, Baal, Apollo, or Adonis. Rabbi Issaaki reads Tammuz of Ezek.8, as the burning one: i. e. Moloch. India has down to this day reverenced the Sun.
These practices are still in practice today with different names. The British spread these things all over the world with all their practices and many Christians are naïve to think that occultism especially the knowledge-based occultism is no more. Enough for the wise!
This journal is written monthly to help build believers up so they no longer act as children in significant strategic issues. We must not be ignorant of the practices that oppose the faith vehemently and violently without pretense.
Gen 1:14-15 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. We know from these scriptures why God created the Sun, Moon and star. We cannot worship creation. WE MUST BOW TO THE CREATOR. BUT note that Ps 74:20 Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
With this kind of tendency around the world, for people who do know God, you can see how manipulations happen massively with dark powers and in the places of cruelty in the earth. Ps 121:6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. This journal is sent to enable believers to pray appropriately knowing that many who are world rulers today are still pagans and resort to anything to keep them in power, even so called prayers they seek from the church like Simon of old.
Ac 8:18 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles\’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money, 19 Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost. MANY POLITICIANS OFFER BROWN ENVELOPES TODAY TO PREACHERS FOR INVOCATION AND ENCHANTMENTS AND HELP AND THESE PREACHERS ACCEPT, AS SOON AS THEY LEARN THAT THE POLITICIAN IS A “CHRISTIAN” or they even say it is national cake!