St.Patrick’s SMS/Quote

Happy St Patrick Day SMS

The reason the Irish are always fighting each other is they have no other worthy opponents.
** Anonymous

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St. Patrick’s Day is an enchanted time – a day to begin transforming winter’s dreams into summer’s magic.
** Adrienne Cook

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So, success attend St. Patrick’s fist,
For he’s a saint so clever;
Oh! he gave the snakes and toads a twist,
And bothered them forever!
** Henry Bennett

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I showed my appreciation of my native land in the usual Irish way by getting out of it as soon as I possibly could.
** George Bernard Shaw

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May the Irish hills caress you.
May her lakes and rivers bless you.
May the luck of the Irish enfold you.
May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.
** Irish Blessing

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You know how on St. Patrick’s Day everybody is Irish. In Quincy this weekend, everybody’s German.
** Mary Alice

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May your blessings outnumber
The shamrocks that grow,
And may trouble avoid you
Wherever you go.
** Irish Blessing

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Never iron a four-leaf clover, because you don’t want to press your luck.
** Author Unknown

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When Irish eyes are smiling,
‘Tis like a morn in spring.
With a lilt of Irish laughter
You can hear the angels sing.
** Unknown

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Oh, while a man may dream awake,
On gentle Irish ground,
‘Tis Paradise without the snake –
That’s easy to be found.
** Frederick Langbridge

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If you’re enough lucky to be Irish, you’re lucky enough!
** Irish Saying

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May luck be our companion
May friends stand by our side
May history remind us all
Of Ireland’s faith and pride.
May God bless us with happiness
May love and faith abide.
** Irish Blessing

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Leprechauns, castles, good luck and laughter
Lullabies, dreams, and love ever after.
Poems and songs with pipes and drums
A thousand welcomes when anyone comes.
** Author Unknown

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Nobody gets upset with the Irish on St. Patrick’s Day.”
** Gabriela Lemus

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“St. Patrick… one of the few saints whose feast day presents the opportunity to get determinedly whacked and make a fool of oneself all under the guise of acting Irish.”
** Charles M. Madigan

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“St. Patrick’s Day is a religious holiday in Ireland. The first thing you do is go to church.”
** Dermott Reid

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May your pockets be heavy and your heart be light,
May good luck pursue you each morning and night.
** Irish Blessing

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A best friend is like a four leaf clover: hard to find and lucky to have.
** Author Unknown

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I think I’ve discovered the secret of life – you just hang around until you get used to it.
** Charles Schulz

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For each petal on the shamrock
This brings a wish your way –
Good health, good luck, and happiness
For today and every day.
** Unknown

St.Patrick’s Story

Leprechauns

Saint Patrick’s Day (Irish: Lá ’le Pádraig or Lá Fhéile Pádraig), colloquially St. Paddy’s Day or Paddy’s Day, is always celebrated on March 17th, which is the day that Saint Patrick died. In Ireland, Saint Patrick’s Day is both a holy day and a national holiday. Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland as he was the one who brought Christianity to the Irish.

Saint Patrick was born around 385 AD in the UK. His real name is believed to be Maewyn Succat. When he was 16, he was kidnapped by a group of Irish raiders and sold into slavery in Ireland. During his six-year captivity as a shepherd, he began to have religious visions and found strength in his faith. He finally escaped to France and became a priest – and later a bishop. When he was about 60 years old, Saint Patrick returned to Ireland to spread the Christian word. He used the shamrock, which resembles a three-leafed clover, as a metaphor to explain the Christian concept of God –Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

People give St. Patrick credit for chasing all the snakes out of Ireland. This is likely a metaphor for his bringing Christianity to Ireland and driving out the pagan religions.

General sign of St.Patrick’s Day is Green and Leprechauns.

Green means spring, Ireland and the shamrock while Leprechauns are Irish and usually mean mischievous Irish elf.

Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated worldwide by Irish people and increasingly by non-Irish people (usually in Australia, North America, Ireland) as well. Celebrations are generally themed around all things Irish and, by association, the color green. Both Christians and non-Christians celebrate the secular version of the holiday by wearing green or orange, eating Irish food and/or green foods, imbibing Irish drink (such as Guinness) and attending parades.

The largest St. Patrick’s Day parade is held in New York City and it is watched by over 2 million spectators. The St. Patrick’s Day parade was first held in Boston in 1761, organized by the Charitable Irish Society. As well as being a celebration of Irish culture, Saint Patrick’s Day is a Christian festival celebrated in the Catholic Church.

Many Irish people still wear a bunch of shamrocks on their lapels or caps on this day or green, white, and orange badges (after the colours of the Irish flag). Girls and boys wear green in their hair. Artists draw shamrock designs on people’s cheeks as a cultural sign, including American tourists.

Ref: wikipedia