Quotes from The Confession — Saint Patrick
385–493 Ireland
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Therefore be amazed, you great and small who fear God, and you men of God, eloquent speakers, listen and contemplate.
The Confession (452)
I cannot keep silent, nor would it be proper, so many favours and graces has the Lord deigned to bestow on me in the land of my captivity.
The Confession (452)
I am imperfect in many things, nevertheless I want my brethren and kinsfolk to know my nature so that they may be able to perceive my soul's desire.
The Confession (452)
I confess to my Lord and do not blush in his sight, because I am not lying; from the time when I came to know him in my youth, the love of God and fear of him increased in me, and right up until now, by God's favour, I have kept the faith.
The Confession (452)