St Patricks Day March 17 th of Every Year St Patricks Day celebrated People from all over the world Share symbols Tell stories Engage in Irish activities Who really was St Patrick ID: 322739
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World Wide Celebration
St. Patrick’s DaySlide2
March 17th of Every Year
St. Patrick’s Day celebrated
People from all over the world…
Share symbolsTell storiesEngage in Irish activities Slide3
Who really was St. Patrick
Was he even Irish?
When did he appear in history?
Why was he so important?Why do people remember him now?Why is March 17th
so important?Slide4
St. Patrick
Born in Great Brittan to a rich family
He began going to school
Was not particularly that special of a kidSlide5
Well then why is he so important
When he was 16 he was kidnapped by raiders for ransom.
His parents would not pay.
He was sold into slavery in IrelandSlide6
Irish Slavery
He never say his parents again
He stayed enslaved for the next 6 years
He was a herdsman for a flock of sheep (Sheppard) Slide7
The Faith
He was a catholic as a boy.
Over his 6 years in Irish slavery he grew a strong faith
He studied the Bible and learned more & more about the faithSlide8
His Vision
One night alone in his bed he had a vision
In his vision he was directed to fast for 30 days.
He was then told to escape from his slave master during the nightThere would be a ship waiting for him200 miles
Had no map & knew no route (followed the direction of the Lord)Slide9
The Ship
He reached the ship at night fall 4 days later.
He boarded the ship as was directed in his dreams.
The Captain stopped him.Have you no money to pay the fare.Patrick had no money
He was told “in no means try to board this ship”
So Patrick left the ship & headed for a hut.
He was stopped in the village where the hut was and told that the men of the ship were calling for him. Slide10
Back in Great Brittan
The ship docked in Great Brittan
St. Patrick got out and found a Christian monastery that took him in.
He became a priestSlide11
Missions
He led many mission trips to try to convert people to Catholicism.
Used the Shamrock to distinguish Holy Trinity
Everywhere he went Miracles happened.Slide12
Miracles
He banished snakes from an island
Rose people from the dead.
He converted countless people to ChristianitySlide13
Story of his death
Died March 17
th
493 A.D.Natural causesMade a saint hundreds of years after his death.Made a saint because of his Christian teachings around the world.Slide14
St. Patrick’s Day Symbols
Most do not have to do with St. Patrick’s day at all.
Three Leaf Clover
Four Leaf CloverLeprechaunsGreenLuck of the IrishSlide15
Three Leaf Clover
The Way St. Patrick taught the Trinity on his Missions
Father
SonHoly Spirit as oneSlide16
Four Leaf Clover
Used by St. Patrick
Luck?
Not luck at allThe four clovers represent…HopeFaith Love
HappinessSlide17
Green
Why do we wear green on St. Patrick’s Day?
Because you will be pinched if you don’t
School children in Ireland started the traditionGreen was the color of the Irish flag & you were pinched if you did not have it on.Slide18
The Luck of the Irish
Say your Prayers
May blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow & may trouble avoid you wherever you go
Wear greenCatch a Leprechaun Slide19
Legend of the Leprechaun
Leprechauns were crabby shoemakers
Fairies paid leprechauns to mend their shoes.
Paid them in gold coinsThey collected them in large black potsIf you listen closely & hear their hammer you might be able to catch one.
If you catch one & threaten them they will lead you to which rainbow their treasure is behind but on the journey if you take your eye off of them they will vanish & you will be lost in the woods forever. Slide20
St. Patrick's Day
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