I know it sounds silly, but St. Patrick's Day is a favorite day of mine. My Dad loved to embrace his Irish heritage. We always dressed in green on the 17th growing up, and always had a special pin to wear on the day. I attended college in a predominately Irish Catholic town and their St. Patrick's Day celebrations were epic! So...how could I resist stitching an Irish Blessing for today? This is a free pattern from Herrschners that I have had in my stash for ages. I think it turned out pretty good...now to decide how to fully finish it. Hopefully by next St. Patrick's Day I'll have it ready to display somewhere! I hope you all enjoy your day!
Slainte' mhaith
Not many know the true story of St. Patrick...
The REAL story of St. Patrick's Day:
St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated every year on March 17, but why? Many who celebrate have only a vague idea that there was a real man — a Christian — named Patrick. He was born in Britain to a Christian family, but he didn’t accept Christ until after he was kidnapped at age 15 by Irish pirates and sold to a harsh Druid man in Ireland. Patrick was forced to work as a herdsman by his captors, and during that time he would pray for hours. At age 22, he escaped and returned to Britain. But several years later, he had a dream calling him back to Ireland to minister to its people. Heeding this call, Patrick journeyed throughout Ireland, sharing Christ until his death, thought to have been around March 17, A.D. 461. Whether you’re wearing green or not, remember the story of the Christian witness behind St. Patrick’s Day.
5 comments:
Happy St. Patrick's Day to you, DJ! Your Irish Blessing stitch is beautiful. Well done on getting it fully stitched! I look forward to seeing how you finish it.
Hi DJ, thank you for sharing the story behind St. Patrick's Day. I love your stitched Irish Blessing. Hope you have a great day!
My red head son loves all things Irish so I'm off to find the beautiful pattern. Thanks for sharing. Love the history. St Patrick's Day is my Grandfather's bday so we always laugh and joke about so many people have a drink in his honor.
A lovely post about St Patrick, your Irish Blessing looks great
Happy Belated St. Patrick's Day DJ and Family: I grew up Catholic and celebrated St. Patrick's Day it was always so much fun, my Father was Irish and a bit of Swede.
Thank-you for sharing the story on St Patrick, so many of my friends ask many questions about the Saints that Catholics believe in.
Thank-you also for sharing the free design from Herrschner's, I am going to look and see if they still have it on their site.
Have an amazing week.
Catherine☘️
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