The Lorica of Saint Patrick

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I originally published the following article in 2011, under the pseudonym Iris Atma. The dissemination was through Lengua lengua, an electronic newsletter and blog on contemporary art by arT&+. It was also shared by the blog Como leer en Bicicleta. Documenting past publications is part of the digitization of the Atma Unum archive.

March 17, happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Saint Patrick was the son of a nobleman; on one occasion when he went out with his friends to the forest, he was kidnapped and turned into a slave. Years later, a voice guided him to a ship that took him back to his parents’ home, and he was freed. He became a priest; he explained the mystery of the Trinity with the shamrock. One of the prayers he bequeathed us in his memoirs is “Breastplate of St. Patrick,” which we share here.

Lorica of St. Patrick
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.

I arise today
Through the strength of Christ’s birth with His baptism,
Through the strength of His crucifixion with His burial,
Through the strength of His resurrection with His ascension,
Through the strength of His descent for the judgment of doom.

I arise today
Through the strength of the love of Cherubim,
In the obedience of Angels, In the service of Archangels,
In the hope of resurrection to meet with reward,
In the prayers of Patriarchs, In the predictions of of Prophets,
In the preachings of Apostles, In the faith of confessors,
In the innocence of Holy Virgins, In the deeds of righteous men.

I arise today
Through the strength of heaven:
The light of the sun,
The radiance of the moon,
The splendor of fire,
The speed of lightning,
The swiftness of wind,
The depth of the sea,
The stability of the earth,
The firmness of the rock.

I arise today
Through God’s strength to pilot me:
God’s might to upholds me,
God’s wisdom to guides me,
God’s eye to look before me,
God’s ear to hear me,
God’s word to speak for me,
God’s hand to guard me,
God’s shield to protect me,
God’s host to save me,
From snares of devils,
From temptations of vices,
From anyone who shall wish me ill,
afar and near,
alone or in multitude.

I summon today
All these powers between me and those evils,
Against every cruel and merciless power
that may oppose my body and soul,
Against incantations of false prophets,
Against dark laws of pagandom,
Against false laws of heretics,
Against craft of idolatry,
Against spells of witches, and smiths and wizards,
Against every knowledge that corrupts man’s body and soul.

Christ to shield me today,
Against poisons, against burning,
Against drowning, against wounding,
So that there may come to me an abundance of reward.

Christ with me,
Christ before me,
Christ behind me,
Christ in me,
Christ beneath me,
Chist 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 everyone who speak of me,
Christ in every eye that 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 confessing of the Oneness,
Of the Creator of creation.

Amen.

+Mailing list of Iris Atma. Current art newsletter since 2003.
+Iris Atma is a visual and performance artist. Creator by humanitarian ideals and principles of Love, Light, and Power in her projects of photography, painting, video, experimental audio, conceptual art, fashion design, net art, and performance. She was born in Mexico, of Swiss, German, Catalan, and Mexican descent. She is the founder of the modern concept of Creative Consciousness; the Art of combining art criticism, visual creation, and ancient spiritual sciences.

Original publication:

• Iris Atma. (2011, March 17) Lengua lengua. Mailing list and blog. arT&+
• Iris Atma (2011, March 19) How to read on bicycle?

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