Invocations from the PRIMARY Western Orthodox (Old Roman) Catholic Bishop of Ireland

ST. PATRICK’S

BREASTPLATE

• THE LORICA •

I.
I ARISE TODAY:
in vast might, invocation of the Trinity;
belief in a Threeness;
confession of Oneness;
towards The Creator.

II.
I ARISE TODAY:
in the might of Christ’s Birth and His Baptism;
in the might of His Crucifixion and Burial;
in the might of His Resurrection and Ascension;
in the might of His Descent to the Judgment of Doom.

III.
I ARISE TODAY:
in the might of the order of Cherubim;
in obedience of Angels;
in ministration of Archangels;
in hope of resurrection for the sake of reward;
in prayers of Patriarchs;
in predictions of Prophets;
in preachings of Apostles;
in faiths of Confessors;
in innocence of holy Virgins;
in deeds of righteous men.

IV.
I ARISE TODAY:
in the might of Heaven;
brightness of Sun;
whiteness of Snow;
splendor of Fire;
speed of Lightning;
swiftness of Wind;
depth of Sea;
stability of Earth;
firmness of Rock.

V.
I ARISE TODAY:
In the might of God for my piloting;
Power of God for my upholding;
Wisdom of God for my guidance;
Eye of God for my foresight;
Word of God for my utterance;
Hand of God for my guardianship;
Path of God for my precedence;
Shield of God for my protection;
Host of God for my salvation;
against snares of demons;
against allurements of vices;
against solicitations of nature;
against every person that wishes me ill, far and near;
alone and in a crowd.

VI.
I INVOKE THEREFORE ALL THESE FORCES:
against every fierce merciless force that may come upon
my Body and soul;
against incantations of false prophets;
against black laws of paganism;
against false laws of heresy;
against encompassment of idolatry;
against spells of women and smiths and druids;
against all knowledge that is forbidden the human soul.

VII.
Christ for my guardianship today:
against poison, against burning;
against drowning, against wounding;
that there may come to me a multitude of rewards.

Christ with me, Christ before me,
Christ behind me, Christ in me,
Christ under me, Christ over me,
Christ to the right of me, Christ to left of me,
Christ in lying down, Christ in sitting, Christ in rising up,
Christ in the heart of every person who may think of me!
Christ in the mouth of everyone who may speak to me!
Christ in every eye which may look on me!
Christ in every ear which may hear me!

I ARISE TODAY;
in vast might, invocation of the Trinity;
belief in a Threeness;
confession of Oneness;
meeting in the Creator;

Domini est salus, Domini est salus, Christi est salus;
Salus tua, Domine, sit semper nobiscum.

St. Patrick's SHORT Prayer

+ This I call to me:
God's strength to direct me,
God's power to sustain me,
God's wisdom to guide me,
God's vision to light me,
God's ear to my hearing,
God's word to my speaking,
God's hand to uphold me,
God's pathway before me,
God's shield to protect me,
God's legions to save me. +

The Confession of Saint Patrick
(Translated from the Latin by Ludwig Bieler)