Day 33 - March 17

Scripture Reading

Hosea 12:6 (NLT)

So now, come back to your God.

Act with love and justice,

and always depend on him.

Prayer Focus

To repent of our pride and return to God

I have set around me all these powers,

Against every hostile savage power,

Directed against my body and my soul,

Against the incantations of false prophets,

Against the black laws of heathenism,

Against the false laws of heresy,

Against the deceits of idolatry,

Against the spells of women and smiths, and druids,

Against all knowledge which blinds the soul of man.

Christ protect me today

Against poison, against burning,

Against drowning, against wound,

That I may receive abundant reward.

Christ with me, Christ before me,

Christ behind me, Christ within me,

Christ beneath me, Christ above me,

Christ at my right, Christ at my left,

Christ in the fort,

Christ in the chariot-seat,

Christ in the poop [deck].

Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,

Christ in the mouth of every man who speaks to me,

Christ in every eye that sees me,

Christ in every ear that hears me.

I bind to myself today

The strong power of the invocation of the Trinity,

The faith of the Trinity in Unity,

The Creator of the elements.

Salvation is of the Lord,

Salvation is of the Lord,

Salvation is of Christ,

May your salvation, O Lord, be ever with us.

~ From “Saint Patrick’s Breastplate,” Patrick of Ireland