I bind unto myself today
– Saint Patrick’s Breastplate Prayer,
The strong Name of the Trinity,
By invocation of the same,
The Three in One and One in Three.
Christ be with me, Christ within me,
Christ behind me, Christ before me,
Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me.
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,
Christ in hearts of all that love me,
Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.
I bind unto myself the Name,
The strong Name of the Trinity;
By invocation of the same.
The Three in One, and One in Three,
Of Whom all nature hath creation,
Eternal Father, Spirit, Word:
Praise to the Lord of my salvation,
Salvation is of Christ the Lord.
first and final two stanzas
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!
How did you celebrate?
Today I got to wear a bow tie. It was awesome. Nothing in my wardrobe is both green and professional, so I went without. But lo! As I was wishing everyone a happy holiday, one of the men in the office exclaimed that he was going to have to change ties. I joked that I wanted to borrow one so I, too, had green for the day, and he nodded at me and asked, “Regular or bow tie?”
“With this dress? Definitely a bow tie.”
Awesome. It was just simply fantastic. It was a real bow tie (thankfully, as I had nothing to attach it to), so I had to estimate my “neck size” (which he kindly estimated as far too small), he had to tie it for me (which was a little strange), and then he showed me how to adjust it (which was plenty complicated in and of itself). It looked fabulous. I was stoked. The experience was awesome. I wore it all day; eventually got used to the little noose around my neck, and I nearly forgot to return it at the end of the day.
I hope your Saint Patrick’s Day was phenomenal. Did you, too, perchance get to wear a bow tie?
