In his letter to the Ephesians, Saint Paul told us to put on the armor of God (6:10-20). Saint Patrick, whose feast we celebrate today, sublimated beneath the celebration of Passion Week (on the old Roman rite calendar), gave us a beautiful prayer called his Lorica, the Latin word for breastplate. His prayer is indeed a fitting spiritual breastplate, for it is putting on the power of God. There is no greater power than Christ. Let us place Him today then upon us, praying with Saint Patrick through an invocation of the Holy Trinity.
Seven years ago, I shared a bit of that prayer through the version in my hymnal and reflected upon how this prayer was written in imitation of the invocations of the druids: In Honor of Saint Patrick. Today I want to share with you all the verses to the best of my ability, sung for you as a prayer for His protection upon you.
