Happy Feast Day St Patrick.

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 IN EVERY EYE THAT SEES ME.
CHRIST IN THE HEART OF EVERY MAN WHO THINKS OF ME....
HAPPY FEAST DAY ST PATRICK. PRAY FOR US.

"Cursed is the man who trusts in human beings.... Blessed are those who trust in the Lord; the Lord will be their trust." (Jeremiah 17: 5, 7).

Thursday 17th March 2022, the feast of St Patrick. (389 - 461). British-Irish. Bishop and great Missionary. Patron saint of Ireland and Nigeria. St Patrick teaches us that persistence in prayer breaks resistance. St Patrick had a great desire to become a priest. He was opposed by powerful clerics because he was considered too old and not able to withstand the rigors of the studies involved. Convinced by the intensity of his desire, he persisted. Result: St Patrick is one of the most powerful priests that ascended the Altar of God. Not just that, St Patrick was consecrated the Bishop of all Ireland.

What is the word of God in the first Reading saying to us this Thursday of the second week of Lent?  God is the Author of all blessings and curses. God is the primary cause of every good thing in life: health and medicine, family, money and possessions, job and social status. All the gold, silver and diamond belong to God. He provides food to all living things. Your future, destiny and security lie in His mighty hands.
How foolish it is to place your trust in mortal man who cannot save himself. Nobody gives that which he has not says an old Roman proverb.

In the Gospel of today, we see the rich man who did not see Lazarus day after day lying at his door tormented by hunger. The rich man trusted his wealth but unknown to him is the fact that his enjoyment is for a short season. Then one day, he died suddenly. Lazarus died too and the table was turned. Lazarus who trusted in God went to heaven. The rich man was gnashing his teeth in hell.

"Praise to you, O Christ, king of eternal glory! Blessed are those who, with a noble and generous heart, take the word of God to themselves and yield a harvest through their perseverance.
Praise to you, O Christ, king of eternal glory!" (Cf. Luke 8:15).

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